Tag Archives: Tony Abbott
News That’s Fit To Punt – 30/May/2012
Julian Assange Loses Appeal Here it is, fresh off the press. Julian Assange is going to be extradited to Sweden. But his lawyer Dinah Rose, QC, asked the UK Supreme Court court for two weeks in which to consider the … Continue reading
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News That’s Fit To Punt – 10/May/2012
The Greek Situation The elections held last weekend in France and Greece tell us a lot where things are going. Where they’re going is not to a better place but to more chaos and turmoil. The French have kicled Nicolas … Continue reading
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News That’s Fit To Punt – 19/Apr/2012
Entitlement, You Say? Joe Hockey’s out in the UK thumping his chest. He says Australia and the rest of the west need to wind back welfare and everybody should fend for themselves like they do in Hong Kong. Tony Abbott … Continue reading
ALP In Spin Cycle Day 2
Kevin For President! I watched Kevin Rudd’s press conference today. It was a remarkable performance. I didn’t expect to be roused by it, but it was quite the rousing gee-up. I don’t know if I should be surprised or not, … Continue reading
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Carbon Price Banter
Finally Something In Place We know the story: Kevin Rudd swept to power in 2007 with the promise of an ETS. He decided to negotiate one with the Coalition, finding common cause with his counterpart Malcolm Turnbull, which led to … Continue reading
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Can’t We Just Have The ETS Now?
No Style, No Principles, No Spine Apparently it’s been a year since Julia Gillard ousted Kevin Rudd. It’s remarkable how time flies in politics and in that time since we saw an election that hung the parliament an a 17day … Continue reading
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The Charcoal Writing Is On The Wall
Cate Blanchett stumped for the cause of a carbon price and got a ripping from the Murdoch press. What followed was an admission by Dick Smith that he agreed with Blanchett but was too ‘gutless’ to front up for his … Continue reading
The Peasants Are Revolting
Yes, It’s Bizarre You can tell how mature or immature a polity is by the way it deals with issues. In the instance of Australia and climate change, it seems our polity is not as mature as it should be. … Continue reading
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