Those who paid attention to The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy will know not just that 42 is the answer to the meaning of life the universe and everything, but that the earth is actually a giant super-computer whose purpose is to determine that very answer.
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June 23, 2005 | Graham
A climate model worth studying
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June 22, 2005 | Graham
Expert predicts this could be another “mega” moment for Flannery
A few posts ago I threatened to start a database which would check on experts’ predictions after the event to see how many of them are correct. Now I’d like to make a nomination, even though I don’t yet have a database going – Tim Flannery.
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June 21, 2005 | Graham
Convert don’t forgive international debt
The British push seems to have tipped the balance in favour of debt forgiveness for poor countries, with an agreement by the G8 to write off US $40 billion in debt. Is this really what is needed? To me it seems like “go away” money.
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June 20, 2005 | Graham
Northern Territory election result – confirmation bias
I’m not about to undertake any deep analysis of the Northern Territory result because I haven’t done any research on what NT voters thought and so would just be retailing chattering class gossip and my own prejudices. But that doesn’t stop me wondering?
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June 16, 2005 | Graham
Parkinson’s Laws – Recommendation 23
The inquiry into the Child Support Scheme headed by Professor Parkinson has some intriguing recommendations in its report, and I will be devoting a series of blog posts to them, starting with the most intriguing. And the most intriguing recommendation, one with potentially far-reaching and good consequences,I have read […] Continue Reading…
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June 14, 2005 | Graham
Wacko, I was right about Jackson: Time for some more predictions
In this blog post I predicted that Michael Jackson should get off. That was two months ago. Now I’m waiting for the stories probing the litigation industry, asking how the matter could have got to court, and putting the media coverage on trial. I hope they come, but […] Continue Reading…
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June 13, 2005 | Graham
Rethinking National Parks in the light of Terra Nullius
There is a myth around that declaring something a National Park represents a return to a former pristine state, and that this can be done by merely leaving the property alone. This idea is in many cases just another expression of the idea of Terra Nullius.
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June 11, 2005 | Graham
Labor is killing Queensland
It isn’t true, it’s not smart politics, it’s authorised by the Queensland Nationals and it is on a billboard just metres away from where Campbell Newman started his billboard campaign to rid Brisbane of gridlock.
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June 08, 2005 | Graham
Balance of power and unfair dismissal
There are a couple of assumptions underlying the unfair dismissal debate which deserve to be challenged. The first is that “unfair” is the appropriate adjective – this is always taken for granted by opponents and interviewers, and never explored by the government.
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June 08, 2005 | Graham
Child support and taxes – Howard’s battlers are battling
When John Howard criticised the proposed Georgiou private member’s bills in the party room he is reported to have asked “Don’t you know how we won the last election.” This isn’t just a reference to so-called “dog whistling” but a tacit recognition that a key demographic – the “Howard […] Continue Reading…
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