Budget Problem; Union Corruption; Climate Change Correction.
In what was foreshadowed as a major speech, Abbott’s claim last night that he would get the budget through – even if... 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
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
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
Polling Stationary, Shorten Exposed, Welfare Dependency, Obama & Iran
Today’s virtually stationary Newspoll confirms that the “selling” of the budget has a long way to go. Of some interest is the... 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
Employment Grows –But Faster Growth in Drop Outs
Employment Grows –But Faster Growth in Drop Outs MEDIA RELEASE – The HR Nicholls Society 12 June 2014 The May ABS Labour... 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