Is Budget Now “Right”?; Do Temperature Changes Now Have no Scientific Explanation?
Budget Justifications Still Needed Treasurer Hockey seems to have escaped any censure from Abbott or any denial that he (Abbott) gave the... Read More
IPCC’s Failure to Explain Pause; Budget Education by The Australian, not Hockey; Competition in the Labour Market
IPCC’s Failure to Explain Pause Bill Kininmonth’s letter published in yesterday’s Australian (see below) is an important reminder of the failure of... Read More
The Australian’s 50th B’Day; Hamas & other Islamic Extremists; Can Palmer Change?
The Australian’s 50th B’Day The celebration of The Australian’s 50th birthday is well justified on many scores. Most importantly, on its contribution... Read More
Budget Strategy; US-Israel Relations; Threats from Terrorism Heightened by US Attorney.
Budget Strategy While attention has been focussed on the process of repealing the carbon tax, both The Australian and the Australian Financial... Read More
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
More Bad Polling; Budget still needs Selling; Refugee Nonsense: Russia Replacing US in Iraq?
Probably the most important aspect of today’s Newspoll, covering each state in the June quarter, is the large drop in Abbott’s rating... Read More
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
Iraq & Caliphate; Where are Christian Churches?; Bad Poll for Coalition; Climate Change
As Obama announces sending some more troops to Iraq (another 300 plus helicopters and drones, but designated as being for the protection... Read More
Interpreting Q’ld Polling; US Intellience on Iraq ; Climate Change & Renewables
Following the swing in polling against Coalition parties in the Federal and Victorian governments, today’s polling for Queensland produces yet another such... Read More
Climate Change & Renewables; Time for Scott to Go; Iraq;
In my last commentary I suggested that Palmer’s support for repealing the carbon tax, in company with Al Gore, could mean a... Read More