What's with Anna Bligh?
In the wake of the unnecessary firesale of state assets, the Bligh government has continued down its merry path of trashing Labor policy. Last week we had the refusal to take any action over the charges laid against a 19 [...]
Climate talks in Bonn inch forward
In Bonn for the last two weeks 4,600 people from 183 countries representing governments, business and interest groups met in Bonn to discuss the draft text for the December climate change meeting in Copenhagen which we looked at in May. [...]
Lazy Sunday!
Since we don’t live by politix alone (I sincerely hope), what did people get up to this weekend? Join in, share some tales, regulars and lurkers all!
Cycling-related beatup of the day
Sorry for the cycling theme at the moment, but this annoyed the hell out of me: CYCLISTS will be charged up to $20 an hour to use Melbourne’s new public bicycle scheme when it is launched next year, with one [...]
Changing times for opinion
A further sign that we may be seeing the de-coupling of opinion from the news and journalism pages. The website will replace the opinion section on news sites including theage.com.au and will feature the best of Fairfax’s opinion writing, commentary [...]
Iran election open thread
Here’s an Iran election open thread so that wbb has somewhere to put his searing analysis. Here’s the wiki entry where early results give Mahmoud Ahmadinejad a handy lead. Yesterday the ABC had segments on The World Today and PM. [...]
Saturday Salon
An open thread, where at your weekend leisure, you can discuss anything you like.
1 Million Women launch in Brisbane
I’ve received the following invitation which I’m posting for the interest of LP readers who’ll be in Brisbane on the due date. Your invitation to the launch of the 1 Million Women campaign – Inspiring Climate Change
Australian Jews support Obama's MidEast Statement
My attention has been drawn (by Sol Salbe via the Australian Broad Left network) to this petition initiated by the Australian Jewish Democratic Society. The petition reads as follows:
Noah, theophilosophy and climate change
11. And I will establish my covenant with you, neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth. Genesis 9:11 Cassandra: None [...]
Bicycles in Amsterdam
With Robert taking on Pyrenees I thought it might be time to show you some of the bicycles we saw in Amsterdam last year. Nothing could quite prepare you for the way the bicycle seems embedded in their way of [...]
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