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    Pricing Carbon

    I noted last August that people seemed to be confused about how much carbon dioxide there was in the atmosphere. Some people thought that CO2 made up half of all the gasses in the atmosphere. One…

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    A Letter to Andrew Wilkie

    Dear Mr Wilkie, I have been disappointed by your claims of racism in the Liberal party. As far as I am aware, no Liberal or National Party member of Federal Parliament has made disparaging claims or…

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    Disguised as Compassion

    Wayne Swan and Bill Shorten met with representatives of insurance companies yesterday to encourage them to show compassion to flood victims ‘as anger grows over the companies’ “no policy, no payout” stance.‘ Labor wants the insurance companies…

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    Julia Gillard Makes No Sense

    Julia Gillard is not stupid. But as Forrest Gump said, ‘Stupid is as stupid does.’ And there could hardly be anything more stupid than putting a punitive tax on the resource – cheap carbon fuels – that…

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    Rudd Worried About Tanner Leaking?!

    This is little short of farcical. Leaker and big noter in chief Kevin Rudd, along with Wayne Swan and Julia Gillard, were so concerned about the possibility of then Finance Minister Lindsay Tanner’s leaking sensitive budget…

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    Election Musings

    The Australian Electoral Commission has declared Brisbane for the Liberals. That leaves only Hasluck and Corangamite in doubt. Both still too close to call. But in Hasluck, Family First, Christian Democratic Party and Climate Sceptic preferences will all…

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    Labor’s Report Card

    Based on comments by Engineer and Mick Davis on Andrew Bolt’s blog. Labor’s Report Card 20/20 Summit – FAIL Millions of dollars of your money wasted. No ideas from summit implemented. Aboriginal Housing – FAIL $300 million of your money spent, no houses…