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
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
Iraq, Intepreting Labour Market Trends, Ray Evans
What to do about the Iraq war has produced widely diverse opinions and an indication that the principal player, Obama, may not... Read More
Welfare Dependency; Climate Change; Royal Commission on Union Corruption
The Melbourne Institute survey of Household, Income and Labour (HILDA), released today, is important because it focuses particularly on changes over time... Read More
Climate Change & Abbott’s Obama Meeting: Iraq
The failed attempts by various media to identify a major difference in climate change policies between Australia and the US has had... Read More
Climate Change -Some Exposures of Errors on Policies
In yesterday’s message I referred to the attempts by Fairfax and the ABC to portray Abbott as being behind the ball game... Read More
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
Climate Change, Terrorism and Privatisation
The Fairfax press has continued its attacks on Abbott through disputes over climate change policy (and ridicule), with today’s Age even making... Read More
The Battle of the Budget
Today’s The Australian reports that “senior sources” in the Coalition support the recalibration of the social welfare structure along the lines suggested... Read More
Budget Strategy
The AFR has published my letter on budget strategy, which is similar to the letter published in yesterday’s Australian. Interestingly, the AFR... Read More