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!
Henry Review open thread
The Henry Tax review should be out this afternoon, presumably available from their website. Peter Martin has a series of posts on the issue that should fill the intervening hours if you just can’t wait. Aside from the foreshadowing of [...]
Coal seam gas: an emerging environmental issue
I’m planning to post later today, or perhaps tomorrow, a post on the environmental issues associated with the coal seam gas (CSG) industry in Queensland’s Darling Downs food growing area. Of interest should be a segment on Landline (12 noon [...]
Gulf of Mexico oil spill
The Deepwater Horizon oil rig sank on 22 April in the Gulf of Mexico after an explosion which cost the lives of 11 workers. About 5000 barrels of oil per day are spilling into the ocean. The BBC has excellent [...]
Turnbull to stay in Parliament
It’s been on the cards all week, and Malcolm Turnbull has now confirmed that he’s reversed his decision to retire from Parliament and will be recontesting Wentworth. This is an open thread for you to discuss the implications of his [...]
May Day: What has happened to Australian Labor?
As already documented on LP, Kevin Rudd occupied himself this week by performing perhaps the most spectacular policy backflip imaginable, the sidelining of the CPRS. Or perhaps unimaginable, because I suspect very few people saw this coming. Rudd’s climate change [...]
Saturday Salon
An open thread, where at your weekend leisure, you can discuss anything you like. *apologies for belatedness on this one – don’t know what Mark’s up to this weekend!
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