What Tony Abbott actually said on homelessness
On Q&A tonight, the defence from John Roskam of Tony Abbott’s remarks on homelessness and the government’s social housing strategy at the Catholic Social Service Association’s national conference appeared to be that it wasn’t clear what he’d said. [It's worth [...]
Lessons from the insulation stuff-up
The grilling continues for Peter Garrett over the now-cancelled insulation scheme. Whether Garrett was specifically incompetent in his oversight responsibilities or not, the stimulus package was bound to result in some stuffups. Spending so much money, so quickly, is always [...]
Abbott takes a stand in defence of private health
This week in Parliament Labor will gain another double dissolution trigger, as the Coalition has vowed to stop changes to the threshold for the private health insurance rebate. Labor will be keen to draw a parallel between this move and [...]
Barack Obama's climate change policies run into rough weather
After Copenhagen it was thought less likely that Obama would be able to get climate change legislation through Congress. But he had a fallback position in that he could use the EPA to regulate CO2 and other GHGs as air [...]
Stuff white people do; or when flying a plane into a building isn't terrorism
So the Unabomber of the Obama era (or should that be the Tea Party era?), Joe Stack, flew a plane into an IRS building in Austin, Texas. And there’s a rant on the intertubes to justify his deed. But, it’s [...]
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!
Communicating climate science in an ideological/ethical/communications minefield
At Saturday Salon Darren Lewin-Hill raises an interesting issue in the current climate: Interested to hear where LP readers think responsibility should lie for effective communication on climate change, its impacts, and what should be done about it. Darren points [...]
Lowbrow corner: Llllet's get ready to rrrrrumble!
Election years tend to bring out some frayed tempers on the conservative reporter benches, what with Caroline Overington giving a good slap upside ALP candidate George Newhouse’s head before the 2007 poll, hot on the heels of Glenn Milne’s “tired [...]
If it weren't for the Union…
I’ve never had much patience for, or interest in, Labour Unions. But recent events have given me pause. So this post is an attempt to triangulate between two hot-running issues of the summer: the late, unlamented roof insulation scheme, and [...]
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