PRIME Minister Julia Gillard gets it, but ACT Chief Minister Jon Stanhope does not: a large majority of Australians are unhappy with the prospect of high population growth. Continue reading “People do not want a big Canberra”
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Left powerless to quit unwinnable war
WE NOW have a Prime Minister and Defence Minister from the left of the Labor Party part of whose heritage is the active and successful protests against the Vietnam war in the late 1960s and early 1970s – a tragic, futile unwinnable war. Continue reading “Left powerless to quit unwinnable war”
Rudd making Abbott more prime ministerial
PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd a should be a bit careful telling the Australian people that if the polls are replicated on election day Tony Abbott would be PM. Continue reading “Rudd making Abbott more prime ministerial”
Obama’s big chance on oil and Mid-East
IHE oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and the violent Israeli commandeering of Gaza-bound relief ship in international waters –usually called piracy — are seemingly unrelated.
But they could present an opportunity to President Barack Obama, and to the US in general, to change direction. It’s all about oil. Continue reading “Obama’s big chance on oil and Mid-East”
Conditioning people to costly car servicing
IT MUST be difficult to be in the car business these days. The latest Morgan poll out this week shows a 10 per cent fall in intention to buy a new car in the next year. And the first mass-produced fully electric car was launched on to the Australian market. Continue reading “Conditioning people to costly car servicing”
Rudd deserves mining flak
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”
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”