I couldn’t help thinking watching Q&A that as a Prime Minister Kevin Rudd makes a good Opposition Leader, and that whatever his Mandarin speaking skills, he’s a creditable Mandarin.
Large numbers gushed in answer to every question, and at one point he even referred to the Opposition as the Government. […] Continue Reading…
May 23, 2008 | Graham
Q&A and the Kevinator
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May 22, 2008 | Graham
So you thought George Bush was an idiot
Maybe he’s smarter than Congress. According to Reuters:
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved legislation on Tuesday allowing the Justice Department to sue OPEC members for limiting oil supplies and working together to set crude prices, but the White House threatened to veto the measure.
The bill would […] Continue Reading…
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May 22, 2008 | Graham
A Schneid look at Aitkin
Robyn Williams carried on his campaign to politicise ABC science last Sunday by broadcasting a response to Don Aitken’s Ockham’s Razor piece from Professor Stephen Schneider. He has never felt the need before to broadcast rebuttals of global warming enthusiasts.
One thing in Schneider’s talk caught my eye:
“We’ve seen intensification […] Continue Reading…
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May 22, 2008 | Ronda Jambe
Get ready to put your money where your mouth is
Australia has been a cornucopia, a near paradise of abundant food for most as long as most of us can recall. Droughts notwithstanding, our access to beautiful produce, fine meat and wonderful fish (not to mention great wine) has been something we can happily take for granted.
The rest of […] Continue Reading…
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May 21, 2008 | Graham
Better information on the Liberal National Party
I have received better information on the Liberal National Party, so I’ve uploaded a few files. Make of them what you will.
The major difference between what I was told, and what appears to be the case is that there will be four regions in the south-east, not two. I’m […] Continue Reading…
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May 20, 2008 | Graham
More flummery from Flannery
Every country has ’em, but only in Australia would we make them Australian of the Year. We know how to celebrate our ratbags:
Professor Flannery, who has written extensively on environmental issues, spoke at a business and sustainability conference in Parliament House today and suggested a plan to pump sulphur […] Continue Reading…
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May 16, 2008 | Graham
Some Queensland Libs still having trouble with democracy
According to The Courier Mail, and confirmed from sources, the Queensland Liberal State Council decided last night to bring their plebiscite on the amalgamation forward, and to reject calls to postpone thier convention. However, according to the Courier Mail, the convention won’t be taking a vote on the merger […] Continue Reading…
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May 16, 2008 | Graham
Cheap economically illiterate populism not the way to win next election
Brendan Nelson’s address-in-reply to the budget shows just how far away from finding the range on the government the Opposition is. While reducing fuel excise may be politically popular, it is short-sighted and will be wiped out by just a small increase in the price of oil.
A more logical, […] Continue Reading…
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May 15, 2008 | Ronda Jambe
Under the Moruya Moon (5)
Everything starts with ideas. Intellectuals are people who consider the world of ideas to be a real place. And maybe I spend more time in la-la land than most. But to have an idea and then see it take shape in metal, wood and glass, so far beyond any […] Continue Reading…
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May 15, 2008 | Graham
Flegg labels McArdle plan undemocratic
Queensland Shadow Treasurer Bruce Flegg weighed into the merger debated this morning sending this letter out to members of the Liberal Party. This is a significant split in the parliamentary party, and an indication of just how fraught attempts to railroad Liberal Party members into the amalgamation deal could […] Continue Reading…
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