KEVIN Rudd deserves all the flak he is getting from the miners over the resource tax and from people concerned about the climate over his junking of the emissions trading scheme. Continue reading “Rudd deserves mining flak”
Month: May 2010
CSI effect mars DNA effetiveness
WE COULD all give a sigh of relief. Now we know Benjamin James Forbes is guilty of sexual assault. Continue reading “CSI effect mars DNA effetiveness”
Aussie way out of Tory’s LibDem trap
An open letter to the new British Deputy Prime Minister and Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg.
DEAR Mr Clegg (or may I call you Nick, given that you were in primary school when the Liberal Democrats last held the balance of power and I was starting a career in journalism after doing politics, statistics and law at university).
Do not fall into the Tory trap of having a referendum on the electoral system. Continue reading “Aussie way out of Tory’s LibDem trap”
Don’t tinker with the essential Canberra
EVERY year at Budget time, the ACT Government tinkers about a bit. Some money goes here and some is taken from there. It is an accounting exercise and a political exercise and all too often the big picture gets lost. Continue reading “Don’t tinker with the essential Canberra”
War on flu gives better security than war on terror
A LITTLE under 28 years ago, I copped a heavy dose of flu – real flu, not just a bad cold. Bone aches, fever, headache as well as the usual nasal congestion. I have not had another dose until earlier this week. I know it was 28 years ago because I looked up an article I wrote after crawling out of my bed. It was headed: Imagine having the flu all of your life. Continue reading “War on flu gives better security than war on terror”