Queensland Labor: How low can Bligh go?
The Poll Bludger has all the figures on a disastrous Galaxy poll for Queensland Labor. The 59-41 two party preferred in favour of the LNP isn’t so significant in the context of optional preferential voting, where many voters don’t preference [...]
The most influential book you'll never read
The New York times has a short, but fascinating piece on the preparation of a revised version of of one of the world’s most influential documents – the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, produced by the American Psychiatric [...]
Saturday Salon
An open thread, where at your weekend leisure, you can discuss anything you like.
I went to a circus and a science debate broke out
Today I attended the debate between UNSW computer scientist Dr Tim Lambert (author of Deltoid blog) and Lord Viscount Christopher Monckton of Brenchley. The venue was the Hilton Hotel Grand Ballroom, and attendance was about 60% of capacity, that is [...]
"He can't tell a kiwi from a kangaroo"
Tony Abbott’s been claiming again that New Zealand is an object lesson in why we don’t need the level of economic stimulus delivered by the Rudd government. Abbott, who said in an interview in 2003 that he found economics a [...]
What's up with Rudd?
Bernard Keane in today’s Crikey email:
'Climategate' redux
John Quiggin reports “that the main charges of scientific misconduct arising from the hacking of the University of East Anglia email system have been proven false”. That’s something I haven’t seen splashed on any newspaper front pages. Quiggin goes on [...]
Palin's primary path
If you like stats and maps, you should have a look at Nate Silver’s post on Sarah Palin’s chances in the primaries in 2012. Silver doesn’t mention this explicitly, but what jumps out at me is the sheer irrationality of [...]
Brumby's pipeline opens
John Brumby must have enjoyed the temporary respite. Rather than talking about attacks on Indian students, or public transport, he got to open something – a pipeline that takes water from the Goulburn River (a major tributary of the Murray) [...]
Should Peter Garrett resign?
Peter Garrett is in all sorts of strife, over the deaths caused by unsafe foil roof insulation installations under a Federal Government programme. Writing at The Stump, Bernard Keane argues that the Opposition’s pursuit of Garrett has been lacklustre. A [...]
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