Something rotten in the state of Queensland?
From today’s Crikey: There has been a certain feeling in the air of deja vu over the past fortnight in Queensland. The jailing of a former Minister, allegations that government was far too close to business, a government sinking rapidly [...]
NHHRC report out
It’s out: Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says there will be no decision on health reform in the next six months, after a Federal Government health review recommended sweeping changes in a landmark report released today. The National Health and Hospitals [...]
Australia's history in song
I know it’s nowhere near the Dismissal anniversary, but I couldn’t wait to share with LP readers this gem.. I stand to be corrected but I know of no other song that quite captures the mood of November-December 1975 like [...]
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!
Kevin Rudd the essayist
[Via Terry Flew] In the wake of his essay for The Monthly, Kevin Rudd has written close to 7000 words for the Fairfax papers on the economy, claiming that the opposition’s approach is something akin to the Premiers’ Plan of [...]
Saturday Salon
An open thread, where at your weekend leisure, you can discuss anything you like.
Ford Australia loses Focus, gains a new engine
In something that should come as no surprise, Ford Australia has cancelled its plans to build a small car, the Focus, in Australia. Blow me down with a feather – Ford figured out it couldn’t make money screwing together 20,000 [...]
The quiet coup in Honduras
Michael Brull at New Matilda notes that there’s been a coup in Honduras, and the West, particularly the USA, doesn’t appear too exctied about it. According to Brull, the government concerned showed mildly leftist tendancies (like raising the minimum wage). [...]
Climate change 2009: faster change & more serious risks
It seems that scarcely a day goes by without another meeting, conference or report on climate change. The title of this post comes from a recent report by Will Steffen (pdf), Executive Director of the ANU’s Climate Change Institute, with [...]
Tribal brains
Today’s Age reports the results of a survey by La Trobe University postgraduate student Lizette Willinck of rural Federal MPs’ beliefs about climate change. The results are perhaps not surprising to LP regulars: Five of six conservatives were uncertain about [...]
Rudd attacks The Australian again
By Mark Bahnisch on July 25, 2009
In a speech to the Tasmanian ALP Conference, Kevin Rudd has taken another swipe at The Australian. Interesting media strategy from the Ruddster. He again disses the commentariat and editorial staff at The Australian, and they will predictably whip themselves [...]
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