Shuffling the Troops
When on 15 September Turnbull defeated Abbott 54/44 in his challenge for PM, he encouraged the then Industry Minister Macfarlane to vote for him by reminding him what good friends they were. But that did not stop Turnbull removing Macfarlane from Cabinet. Such is politics one might say.
Climate Hustle Film; California Killings
My acquaintance James Alfred Brooks has forwarded to me a copy of the advance information about a new documentary film on climate change to be given its premiere in Paris on Sunday ie about a week before the draft communiqué has been finalised. The initiator of the film is Mark Mariano who was adviser to US Senator Inofe but has for some time been operating an independent think-tank and is a well-known sceptic on the dangerous warming thesis.