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• An incredible 80 per cent of Australians don’t even understand the ETS and want the Rudd Government to explain it better”

  
  IAIN HALL — Authority: 132
  In the comments for my previous post on this topic Ray was excited by the prospect that the ETS issue could be the one that keeps Brother Number One in the lodge for the next two terms, but the Galaxy Poll done for the Sunday Mail suggests that the CRPS is by no means [...]
  6 hours ago

• Thousands Rally for Marriage Equality Across Australia

  
  -Towleroad News- [#gay] — Authority: 754
  Cities across Australia saw demonstrations on Saturday after a government panel rejected a proposed marriage equality bill. The rejection occurred the same week the Australian Capital Territory approved civil unions. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has said he will overturn them. The Courier Mail reports : ...
  11 hours ago

• Rudd in FIFA talks about World Cup bid

  
  The Roar - Your Sports Opinion — Authority: 502
  Prime Minister Kevin Rudd took time out on his Caribbean tour to meet FIFA vice-president Jack Warner and again push Australia’s case to hold a World Cup in either 2018 or 2022. “The Prime Minister took time out of his busy schedule at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Port of Spain, Trinidad and ...
  11 hours ago

• Washington in five minutes

  
  American Conservative Daily — Authority: 502
  WHITE HOUSE Climate, Afghanistan topics for leaders Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and President Obama will discuss next week issues including Afghanistan and climate change, the White House said Friday. The two leaders will meet at the White House on Monday, a day before Mr. Obama is to outline a revised war ...
  16 hours ago

• Rudd “plays down double dissolution”

  
  Australian Climate Madness — Authority: 146
  One brain cell… Which, given Kevin Rudd’s usual form in these things (think “no special deal for Sri Lankans”), means he will probably call a double dissolution on January the first. “I’ve been elected by the Australian people to implement our mandate including the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme. ...
  19 hours ago

• Rudd Criticized For Not Selling Uranium to India

  
  Uranium Investing News — Authority: 140
  India Journal reports Australian Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd was critized by the opposition which said, not selling uranium to New Delhi was a “colossal missed opportunity.”We are one country with the largest reserve of uranium in the world and when we were in government we agreed in principal to sell uranium to ...
  20 hours ago

• Singapore and partners: Pay and performance

  
  Blowin' In The Wind — Authority: 475
  Singapore cabinet ministers and top civil servants will not be getting a pay rise for the second year running in view of the uncertain economic recovery, reports the Straits Times . That reminds me of a recent article praising Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Singapore. Ramzy Baroud, an Arab American author ...
  1 day ago

• Australia – Climate Change Turmoil

  
  PA Pundits - International — Authority: 445
  Could it just be that Australia has become the touchstone in the fight against Climate Change Legislation to introduce an emissions trading scheme. This story is raging across Australia at the moment. At that link are further links to related matters, all worth looking at. The story is also making headway in the ...
  1 day ago

• Movement in the Liberal party

  
  Deus Lo Vult — Authority: 419
  Concetta Fierravanti-Wells has quit her post as parliamentary secretary. This was a big surprise as not only had I pegged her as a Turnbull supporter, but she had come out in favour of the ETS deal that had been hashed out with Labor on Tuesday. My guess is that she had her preselection threatened. She was probably ...
  1 day ago

• A death knell for the CRPS and Turnbull’s time in the big chair

  
  IAIN HALL — Authority: 132
  The only question that matters when it comes down to the leadership of the Liberal party is will Turnbull hold on long enough to deliver the government a yes vote on its disastrous CRPS bill. Personally I think that no matter what he personally thinks about the Warminista faith Turnbull would do irrevocable harm to ...
  2 days ago

• We can not be seen as a party of climate sceptics

  
  Next Left — Authority: 610
  That was part of Australian Liberal leader Malcolm Turnbulls argument as to why his party must stick to his agreement to back Kevin Rudds Labour government and its Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme and emission trading scheme . Turnbull said: We must be a party committed to action on climate change. Anything ...
  2 days ago

• The great Leader of the Opposition yawnfest

  
  Hoyden About Town — Authority: 140
  Rudd has so effectively wedged the Libs on virtually every issue of importance over the last year that they simply might as well not even bother turning up to the House, and I don’t think that’s a good thing for our system of government at all. I wish we actually had a more effective Federal Opposition (one here ...
  3 days ago

• Why I still say “No” to White Ribbon Day

  
  IAIN HALL — Authority: 132
  I  had the opportunity to watch question time yesterday and I was entirely  unimpressed to see both the prime minister and the leader of the opposition solemnly declaring support for White Ribbon Day. Brother Number One was waxing eloquently about how he felt responsible and  ashamed about domestic violence because ...
  3 days ago

• Say Hello to Australias First Married Gays!

  
  Queerty — Authority: 728
  As Australia Prime Minister Kevin Rudd promises to 86 one territorys civil union laws , the very first one took place just under his nose. CONTINUED » Permalink | Post a comment | Add to del.icio.us Tagged: Australia , Chris Rumble , Kevin Rudd , Marriage , Warren McGaw
  3 days ago

• Australia: anti-cruelty advocates target Islamic animal sacrifice

  
  Muslims Against Sharia — Authority: 612
  Ben-Peter Terpstra "Multicultural Australia" isnt what you think. Currently, tensions are building between Islamic fundamentalists and anti-cruelty advocates with international implications. The dream of "integration" appears just that -- a dream. In a recent demonstration of ongoing ...
  3 days ago

• Government guarantees: technology to avert climate change?

  
  East Asia Forum — Authority: 476
  Author: Ann Henderson-Sellers, Macquarie University Today climate change is no longer about ‘if’ but about ‘how bad’. There is no way that the large and unexpected jumps frequently being experienced could be occurring in an unchanging climate. For example, in Australia over the past 24 months we have seen: 15 ...
  3 days ago

• Climate Madness: Turnbull stays, ETS inches closer

  
  Australian Climate Madness — Authority: 146
  The effect of the ETS on climate So here we are, Australian Climate Madness prevails, as Malcolm Turnbull survives the leadership challenge, and the ETS inches ever closer to becoming law. So as we enter into this new chapter in Australian stupidity, let’s remind ourselves of all the wonderful things the ETS will ...
  3 days ago

• Real men swear

  
  RodneyOlsen.Net — Authority: 424
  Today, in Australia, it is National Swear Day. I consider it my responsibility to swear today. Men across Australia are being asked to swear an oath that commits them to never commit or excuse violence against women. The My Oath website has full details on why we shold swear and lets men take part in the ...
  3 days ago

• Rich Gays Pay $3.3M More in Death Taxes … Worst Lady Gaga Rumor Not About Penis

  
  Queerty — Authority: 728
  ON OUR GAYDAR — News, notes, clicks, and quips from around the web. → Theyre coming for your plastic surgery , but the federal governments real treatment of wealthy gays look like this: Rich surviving partners will pay an estimated $3.3. million more in federal estate taxes than their hetero counterparts. ...
  4 days ago

• Australian PM Rudd Tempers Copenhagen Expectations

  
  ecopolitology — Authority: 419
  Says he’s optimistic for an ‘operational framework’ to be worked out in Copenhagen. Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has joined what appears to be a growing chorus of voices suggesting that the best hope for an agreement at the U.N. climate talks next month in Copenhagen. That voice? Let’s understand that ...
  4 days ago

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