Society

FOI request on ‘substantial commencement’ meaning refused. I have more pressing matters: Alex Schaap

A series of letters confirming there are legal documents related to the definition of substantial commencement of the Tamar Valley pulp mill,...

Another digger dies

An Australian soldier serving with Mentoring Task Force 3 has been killed in action in Afghanistan. The soldier, from the Townsville-based 2nd...

Burnie: The Denial of Bail. Another protest

The article, Why bail was denied – the inside story, on the granting of bail to Karlien van Rooyen, after two days...

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...

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