Climate clippings 26
Renewables need consistent policy, Algae in the outback, Biodiesel from municipal sewage, Methane from gas mining, Climate Change Already Reducing Crop Yields, The limits to growth, A climate treaty is possible, UN IPCC report on renewable energy,
Back to the future: Tony Abbott’s budget reply
I was thinking while watching a budget address in reply that sought constantly to avoid mentioning *the actual budget*, that since one of the main elements of Mr Abbott’s “vision for Australia” was the proposition that everything was so much [...]
Open Abbott budget reply roundtable
Like the government, Tony Abbott appears to have decided to get in early and preview the contents of his budget speech, though in his case, it appears it’ll be substance free and just a rhetorical rant: Opposition Leader Tony Abbott [...]
Quick link: How “typical” are battlers on 200k? Stats reveal!
Matt Cowgill puts the claims from the opposition, echoed in some newspapers, that budget measures to maintain the cut off for various welfare payments and benefits at $150 000 a year, in some considerable perspective. Among what we learn from [...]
Budget 2011, Labor values and Labor voters
Over at The Drum, I’ve had a look at the ‘Labor values’ rhetoric last night’s budget adopted, and its potential impact on Labor voters (actually existing, departed and prospective). There’s a contrasting perspective from Greg Jericho of Grog’s Gamut fame, [...]
Weekly Whimsy
This week’s whimsy is brought to you by the Superhero Situation Room! Please share any bits and pieces you have come across recently that have surprised, delighted, intrigued or otherwise positively engaged you.
Obama, Bin Laden, ‘Postwar’ and the rule of law
Writing in Crikey today, Guy Rundle looks at the way Barack Obama, like a good dialectician, has both incorporated and transformed Bush’s agenda, no doubt gaining significant political credit along the way: Obama will identify himself with targeted, well-planned operations, [...]
Open 2011 Federal Budget roundtable
There’ll be oodles of commentary on tonight’s federal budget. Here’s your chance to add yours to the mix! NB: Previous 2011 budget discussion on LP is here.
The endless cycle of asylum seeker politics II
Sometimes it’s worth waiting a few days to let one of the Gillard government’s “solutions”, or better, attempts to stem political criticism by “doing something” unravel, rather than jumping to judgement. The problem here, of course, is that the instant [...]
The Newt and the Presidency
Announcing it on Twitter & Facebook before issuing any press releases ensures a footnote in the social media histories, at least.
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