Abbott Talks to Some Muslim Keaders; Potential Threat to US from EMS; Obama Not to Blame for Iraq Pullout? Intelligence Agreement with Indonesia
Abbott Talks with Islamic Groups Although his talks with Muslim leaders in Sydney were “in private”, it appears that Abbott warned at... Read More
No New Policies on Iraq; Church Leaders Astray; Abbott Right to Draw Out Muslim Leaders; My Letter
In Northern Iraq/ Kurdistan it is reported that US air strikes have helped the Kurds recover control of part of the major... Read More
Iraq-Can Islamic State be Overcome; Islamism in Australia; Selling Budget Gets Harder
Iraq- Can Islamic State be Overcome Reports suggest that, as there are fewer than expected Yazadis on the mountain, it is unlikely... Read More
Counter-Terrorist Activity
My letter published in today’s Financial Review speculates that Abbott may be playing a leading role in international discussions on possible responses... Read More
Islamic Terrorist Threat is Serious; Obama Starts Air Strikes
When I had finished reading today’s press on the actuality and threat from Islamic terrorism I wondered how seriously the threat would... Read More
No Critiques of Isalamic Extremists?
Below are a series of comments on the proposed additions to counter-terrorism powers, with diverse comments about details and an adverse reaction... Read More
Unemployed up by 15%, Employment Falls Too
The increase in July unemployment to 6.4% seasonally adjusted rate (from 5.6% in July last year), and the accompanying small fall in employment since last month, highlight the need for reduced regulation of workplace relations in circumstances where the economy is growing below trend.
Budget Selling: No Progress Yet; New Aus Counter-Terrorism Measures; Iraq Caliphate Grows
Budget Selling: No Progress Yet Even allowing for anti-government media bias, it is difficult to see any progress being made with cross... Read More
Treasury to Explain; Obama Sued
Budget Explaining – but in Time? More than two months after the budget, Hockey has begun meeting the cross-bench senators and has... Read More
Policies relating to Climate Change; BIG Coal Mine Approved; No Improved TPP Polling; Abbott Should Assume Budget Responsibility
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Challenge for C Change Policy Following Henry Ergas’s excellent article yesterday arguing that “Abbott must start cleaning out the Augean stable of... Read More