The Pentagon’s invisible army
Via Late Night Live, New Yorker reporter at large Sarah Stillman spent a year investigating the invisible army of more than 70,000 “third-country nationals” (TCNs) who work for the American military in war zones, many in conditions “resembling indentured servitude”. [...]
ASIO gets wider remit, to furious debate…only kidding
Apparently, ASIO’s role in economic espionage and counter-espionage is to be stretched so broadly that the catch-all of “national security” can no longer always be applied:
Garnaut bows out
The central task arising out of the findings of climate science, according to Ross Garnaut, is “breaking the connection between economic growth and greenhouse emissions”. In bowing out of his role as the Government’s climate advisor, he did take a [...]
It’s the 98th Tour de France
Dedicated thread for following the peloton and keeping up with who’s wearing the yellow jersey right now.
Spotlight the Spin
Ooh look! A Big Distracting Thing!
Our weekly (mostly) look at media spin tactics.
Lazy Sunday
Since we don’t live by politics alone (I sincerely hope), what did people get up to this weekend? Join in, share some tales, regulars and lurkers all!
New Senate roundtable…
As the ABC breathlessly notes, the Greens now hold the Senate balance of power. A number of Senators have left, most notably Steve Fielding. Of the departures from the major parties, perhaps the most significant is Nick Minchin; Crikey has [...]
Work smarter, not harder
If you believe the ABC news headline, Martin Parkinson is doing a fine turn as our national slave-driver, exhorting Australians to work harder. Or, alternatively, you could read the actual speech, which says nothing of the sort.
Climate clippings 33
2010 possibly the worst ever for extreme weather That’s according to über-meteorologist Jeff Masters posting at Climate Progress. The year was extraordinary, featuring the hottest year on record equalling 2005, the most extreme winter Arctic atmospheric circulation on record, the [...]
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