7
Aug
2014
Increased Counter-Terrorist Powers BUT Threat’s Sources Neglected
At least on the surface, the proposed changes in counter-terrorist powers seem to go far enough and are certainly a welcome recognition... Read More
14
Jul
2014
Revised Budget Needed Soon; Statement on Extremist Islam needed too; Has Obama Checked out?; “New” Indonesian President?
Revised Budget Needed by 26 August Yesterday’s commentary suggested the Abbott government needs to present a revised budget. Henry Ergas has effectively... Read More
3
Jul
2014
Climate Change; Islamic Extremists & Anti-Terrorist Laws; More Exposure of Union Misbehaviour; Even Nobel Prize Winners Can Be Wrong
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Today Greg Sheridan points out that “endless commentators – none of them ever properly challenged on the facts” – are able to... Read More
26
Jun
2014
Iraq; Honour Killing; Privatisation; Indonesian Election: Tasmanian Forests Decision; Global Warming
There appears to be fractionally more direct US involvement in Iraq and also some air attacks on ISIS by Syria. This indicates... Read More
25
Jun
2014
Islam; Jailed Journo Implications;Obama;
An important development arising from the ISIS initiative in Iraq is the stimulation of discussion in the Western world about Islamic views/aims... Read More
20
Jun
2014
Iraq and Isis
The militant action by extremist Islamic groups in Iraq has had one useful result: it has led to a much wider realisation... Read More
19
Jun
2014
Iraq; Obama & Abbott on Australian Jihadists; Barrier Reef
According to rather muddled overnight reports published on the web (extracts below), Obama has expressed “deep concern” in a CNN TV program... Read More
12
Jun
2014
Terrorism, Climate Change, Royal Commission
Greg Sheridan provides below a very worrying perspective – probably understated –of Pakistan’s inability to prevent the attack (now a second one)... Read More
10
May
2014
Various subjects
Further adverse polling (46/54 TPP), albeit in an irregular Fairfax poll (see below), adds to the perspective of a failure to “sell”... Read More
21
Apr
2014
Various subjects
While saying that he believes humans are causing warming, Australia’s Attorney General, George Brandis, has defended the right of sceptics to question... Read More