That's Broggers, not Bloggers, although sometimes you have to feel for them, too!

When I heard the news that the silly bugger had propositioned a female journalist and assaulted another, my first thought, being a long term married bloke, was "What will his wife be thinking?"

If his wife's anything like mine, she'd be making his life hell, and rightly so.

Add that to the racist slandering of former Premier Bob Carr's wife, and he had to go. It was just a matter of when, and the wait wasn't long. At least he did the honourable thing by taking responsibility for his actions and resigning promptly.

A promising leadership career finished in a short period of time. Labor's well on the nose in NSW, and, huge swing needed notwithstanding, Brogden had a good chance of snatching government in a couple of years time. Brogden was touted a progressive, which would have made a change from the usual run of miserable conservatives that infest the right wing of politics these days. What a pity that his reputation has come to this.

Update: There's no greater indication of the pressures of public life than a person in the spotlight attempting to take his own life.

Although he has no one but himself to blame for the media attention, he deserves to be left alone so he can rebuild and get on with his life.

I hope he recovers fully and becomes a better person for the experience.

Hi. It's been a while for me, political-social comment taking backseat to soaking up the mediterranean sun and drinking french wine. Just got an email though which led me to an organisation which seems to be taking a proactive stance on the issues most of the Australians in hostels I come across seem content to whinge about as they chug their half-litres of beer and giggle over Kath and Kim and other culturally specific entities for the express purpose of isolating every other nationality at the table. Check it out. See you later.

Morris Iemma's first major economic announcement as NSW Premier, the abolition of the Real Estate Vendor tax, is his government's first big mistake.

The vendor tax was doing its job, ie, dampening the overheated Sydney property market. The fact that he, or the people from head office that selected him, were spooked by a bunch of greedy property speculators and real estate agents does not bode well for the economic management of the state.

The measure may cause the market to drop further as investors dump their properties, or spark off another rise in housing prices that will make the inevitable correction all the more painful when it happens.