Andrew Murray sez Libs should consider carbon tax
I miss the Democrats. They often enunciated sensible public policy options. Andrew Murray in the AFR on Monday reckoned the Libs are all over the shop on political and policy options in relation to climate change. If they are going [...]
Will anyone pay for online news?
There’s an interesting take in Australian Policy Online from my QUT Creative Industries Faculty colleague, Terry Flew, on the whole question of business models for online news, which has had quite the airing of late. My own view is that [...]
Della Bosca resigns
What Belinda Neal chooses to think or do about her husband’s extracurricular activities is her business. But, on the material reported so far, I cannot see why John Della Bosca’s affair is any business of ours, let alone should prompt [...]
Social media etiquette
Bizarrely, I found “highly evolved human” Brad Pitt’s tips for social media etiquette in Wired somewhat persuasive.
Resources CEO tags Marn a "sceptic"
One of my students has drawn my attention to a presentation titled “A Cool Look at Global Warming” given by Mr. Philip R. Wood, Managing Director & CEO of Intec Ltd, to the Roseville (Sydney) Rotary Club on 11 February [...]
Hoaxing Windschuttle
Those who recall the furore over the hoax of Keith Windschuttle and Quadrant earlier in the year might be interested in reading an article by the hoaxer in question, Katherine Wilson, in Meanjin, wherein she discusses her motivations.
Barakula
You’ve possibly not heard of the Barakula State Forest although it covers 260,000 hectares and is said to be the largest state forest in the Southern Hemisphere. It’s of some interest to me personally because I grew up on a [...]
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