http://www.thepunch.com.au/tags/litigation/ Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:00:12 +0000 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:00:12 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/attention-breath-in-and-out-while-using-this-escalator/ A wander through Myer at Christmas time, usually reveals nothing more than the depth of human depravity come holiday season.  In years gone by I’ve learnt little apart from the fact that you never get between a middle aged woman and the last set of Sheridan sheets, unless you want to make a beeline for the first aid department afterwards. That is, of course, until now. The other day I discovered that there is something else to be had at a Myer store, apart from the inevitable coronary when you add up your receipts.  An education. In a marriage of technological advancement and the debilitating fear of litigation, Myer has brought us one step closer to no longer having to wipe our own bottoms, with the informative pamphlet: ‘Escalator Safety Information’.  The ‘Genital Herpes Facts Pack’ of the technological world. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Antony McMullen) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/attention-breath-in-and-out-while-using-this-escalator/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/attention-breath-in-and-out-while-using-this-escalator/#item4734 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:00:12 +0000 Some of the most vivid memories I have from childhood involved sleepovers at friends houses or having my friends come and stay. Those moments, when you experience for the first time what it’s like to be without your own parents, and are expected to fit in with families with totally different habits to your own, are incredibly important in childhood development. But a NSW court has this afternoon put an end to the practice - awarding $853,396 in damages to a boy who fell from a bunk-bed at a friends house. The friend’s parents have to pay. http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/no-more-sleepovers-birthday-parties-or-babysitting/ Some of the most vivid memories I have from childhood involved sleepovers at friends houses or having my friends come and stay. Those moments, when you experience for the first time what it’s like to be without your own parents, and are expected to fit in with families with totally different habits to your own, are incredibly important in childhood development. But a NSW court has this afternoon put an end to the practice - awarding $853,396 in damages to a boy who fell from a bunk-bed at a friends house. The friend’s parents have to pay. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Antony McMullen) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/no-more-sleepovers-birthday-parties-or-babysitting/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/no-more-sleepovers-birthday-parties-or-babysitting/#item466 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:00:12 +0000 Some of the most vivid memories I have from childhood involved sleepovers at friends houses or having my friends come and stay. Those moments, when you experience for the first time what it’s like to be without your own parents, and are expected to fit in with families with totally different habits to your own, are incredibly important in childhood development. But a NSW court has this afternoon put an end to the practice - awarding $853,396 in damages to a boy who fell from a bunk-bed at a friends house. The friend’s parents have to pay.