A group of activists has successfully challenged regulations passed by the New South Wales government, imposing a $5,500 fine for “annoying” Catholics attending World Youth Day celebrations in Sydney. They argued that the laws infringed on their civil liberties, and three judges of a federal panel agreed with them.

Members of the NoToPope coalition plan to use their newly restored freedom to express their opposition to the church’s medieval stances on contraception and abortion. They’ll try to engage the attendees by handing out condoms, stickers and leaflets.

Sometime this evening, I’ll be installing the newest WordPress build, version 2.6. I’m nobody’s IT professional, so expect the site to be down for a bit, and some kinks to work out once everything is in place.

I managed to update my WordPress install, with far less mucking about than I anticipated. Sometimes, things go better than expected. Praise astronauts.