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The Costa Diaries

By Kim on October 10, 2008

<img src="http://larvatusprodeo.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/costanswparliament.jpg" align=left Michael Costa has taken a leaf out of Mark Latham’s book… Forced out of office and Parliament? Write op/eds attacking your former party! LISTENING to Kevin Rudd at Council of Australian Governments meetings as he tried to [...]

Posted in Books, Writers & Writing, Economics, Media, NSW Government | Tagged ALP, COAG, economic policy, global economy, Kevin Rudd, Labor, Latham Diaries, liberal leadership, Malcolm Turnbull, mark latham, Michael Costa, News Limited columnists, NSW Government, NSW Labor, Peter Costello, Rudd government | 41 Responses

Climate Change and Electoral Politics – Local Edition …?

By dk.au on September 15, 2008

Take note owners of Loy Yang, Munmorah et al. Greenpeace activists admitted causing £30,000 damage to the chimney of coal fired plant in protest at plans to construct another one ((Yeah weird choice huh. In short, nuclear is still dealing [...]

Posted in Climate change, Economics, Energy, Environment, Law, Local Elections, Markets, NSW Government, Technology | Tagged Activism, carbon accounting, Climate change, Coal fired power stations, direct action, Greenpeace, Kingsnorth Six, Michael Costa, National Electricity Market, nsw treasury, political economy, protesting, Stern Review | 41 Responses

Michael Costa sacked [Update: Iemma Resigns]

By Kim on September 5, 2008

The only question is why it took Morris Iemma so long to see what everyone else could see plainly. Apparently Paul Keating had a hand in the decision. Update: Trevor Cook: Costa is a loud-mouth political bully who screams and [...]

Posted in NSW Government | Tagged ALP, electricity privatisation, Labor, Michael Costa, morris iemma, NSW Government, Paul Keating | 49 Responses

Privatising democracy

By Kim on August 29, 2008

So, Barry O’Farrell and the Coalition rained on Morris Iemma’s privatisation parade. Now, the Dilemmster announces that he can still privatise the retailers and generation sites without parliamentary approval. Correct me if I’m wrong, but wasn’t Iemma’s original argument some [...]

Posted in Economics, Energy, Ethics, NSW Government, Politics | Tagged ALP, Barry O'Farrell, Coalition, electricity privatisation, Labor, Liberal Party, Michael Costa, morris iemma, NSW politics | 20 Responses

Which party does Morris Iemma think he's leading?

By Kim on August 28, 2008

Poor old Morris. He can’t take a trick. After cunningly switching the introduction of the electricity privatisation bills to the Upper House (to avoid the chance of a symbolic defeat in the House that actually determines government and presumably to [...]

Posted in Energy, Media, NSW Government | Tagged ALP, Barry O'Farrell, Coalition, electricity privatisation, Labor, Liberal Party, Michael Costa, morris iemma, NSW politics | 63 Responses

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