Politics

I agree with Erich Abetz

I think for once I agree with that Green and now Gunns hater Erich Abetz, the dear but simple Hodgman and the...

The crisis of the global economy. Was it a planned disintegration?

“The biggest propaganda story this decade is the fiction of the Japanese and now Chinese workers are thrifty folks who want to...

Missing on the money

It could be seen as a Sin of Omission. But whatever the regard, it was an odd oversight. Our morning newspaper reported...

Rupert Murdoch’s American Scandals

All the corruption exposed in England – hacking, political payoffs, dirty cops, hush-money settlements – is also happening here Rupert Murdoch would...

Social deprivation in riot hotspots: an infographic

The graphic above shows the level of child poverty and joblessness in some of the areas which saw the most rioting from...

The EV-hater’s guide to hating electric cars

Electric vehicles (EVs) are a sales flop and a dismal failure. Or so I was told this week — and last week...

Before … After … Anyone see specialist timber? Trees as jet fuel!

Population, Immigration and Citizenship

Geoff Dickinson’s wonderful summation of worldwide links to articles and facts on population, immigration and citizenship. Download: 2011-Week_32_Population,_Immigration_and_Citizenship_20110813.doc

A message to GetUp members from Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Jody Williams

A message to GetUp members from Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Jody Williams: Dear Robert, As the founding coordinator of the International Campaign...

The people tell Gunns Time’s Up!

At mid-day today a determined crowd gathered at Gunns’ Long Reach mill site north of Launceston to peacefully protest the Tasmanian community’s...