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Cooler assessment of climate obsession
Over the past half-century we have become used to planetary scares of one kind or another. But the latest such scare -- global warming -- has...
Battles ahead for Nelson
To remark that the Liberal Party hasn't had a great six days would be to state the blindingly obvious. On Saturday it lost a federal election, and...
Make way for youth
The clean removal of John Howard from the leadership and Parliament, and Peter Costello as a leadership contender, provides the Liberal Party with...
Kyoto comes with problems
Having placed Kyoto ratification as the No. 1 priority, former diplomat Kevin Rudd wakes up to reality. Rudd thinks ratifying Kyoto gives us some...
No street cred for council party poopers
When the State Government offered councils a $6000 grant to develop street party kits last year, it was no surprise that they jumped at the...
Farewell, John. We will never forget you
It's an awful way to go. Eighteen months ago John Howard could have handed over to Peter Costello as a winner. Today he's a loser. Inevitably,...
Cuts small, spending smaller still
What if an election was held and all that was offered was tax cuts? During this election campaign both parties have promised to increase government...
Vote for rain - no matter who wins
In the lead-up to the last federal election there was much angst among the irrigation community in the Murray-Darling Basin. It was feared that if...
The man who has shaped the future
John Howard may yet have the last laugh on Saturday night. But not in the sense that he'll win the election - although that's not beyond the realms...
Carbon copies the order of the day
Over the weekend, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued its "synthesis" report of the previous major papers released this...