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@MikeSeccombe
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So now we have a leader better than his party, versus a party that's better than its leader.
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Note Abbott's support base in "christian" right leading the resistance re Syria refugees. thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news…
Prime Minister Tony Abbott and the Christian right

Prime Minister Tony Abbott and the Christian right

As Australia becomes less religious, churches have insinuated themselves into politics and gained particular control over Tony Abbott.

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On Abbott Govt emissions targets, Australians will still emit three times the GHG as EU, twice China, Korea in 2030. thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news…
Abbott's smoke and mirrors before Paris climate summit

Abbott's smoke and mirrors before Paris climate summit

Tony Abbott’s emissions reduction pledge ahead of the UN climate summit in Paris smacks of statistical sophistry and deceptive deadlines.

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Coal is good for humanity #2. thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news…
Filthy secrets shroud Aust’s emissions reduction plans

Filthy secrets shroud Aust’s emissions reduction plans

Weak regulation is increasing Australia’s carbon emissions and allowing dirty power stations to survive.

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Coal is good for humanity? Nup,nup, nup. abc.net.au/news/2015-08-10/l…
Secret report reveals toxic legacy of coal gasification trials near SE Queensland town

Secret report reveals toxic legacy of coal gasification trials near SE Queensland town

Hundreds of square kilometres of prime agricultural land in Queensland are at risk from a cocktail of toxic chemicals and explosive gases unleased by underground coal gasification, according to a...

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age, guile and execution beat youth, thuggery and bad haircuts. (Apologies to PJ O'Rourke)
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QUEENSLANDER!
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it could only have worked out better for Abbott if Zaky Mallah had pull out a gun on Q&A. Read this: smh.com.au/comment/tough-tal…
Citizenship: how Zaky Mallah became an object of hate to justify government's tough talk

Citizenship: how Zaky Mallah became an object of hate to justify government's tough talk

Aggressive posturing, sledgehammer tactics, visceral emotion: the debate over citizenship laws is now so charged, even the slightest form of resistance is interpreted as seditious.

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Replying to @MikeSeccombe
@MikeSeccombe on economic inequality: It's growing, but so is how often we talk about it. bit.ly/1CBiq9U
Image from The Saturday Paper (@SatPaper)
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. @SatPaper @MikeSeccombe good analysis #nswpol.Relief to read piece that recognises non materialistic motivation for voting #nswvotes2015
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#MakingAustraliaGreat Bloody brilliant effort, @GMegalogenis.
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I'll say that again. David Brooks is not charlie hebdo: nytimes.com/2015/01/09/opini…
Opinion | I Am Not Charlie Hebdo (Published 2015)

Opinion | I Am Not Charlie Hebdo (Published 2015)

The attack in France reminds us to look closely at our own speech codes, and to remember that offensive speech should be discouraged socially but never legally.

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good piece from a thoughtful conservative: David Brook si nor Charlie Hebdo: nytimes.com/2015/01/09/opini…
Opinion | I Am Not Charlie Hebdo (Published 2015)

Opinion | I Am Not Charlie Hebdo (Published 2015)

The attack in France reminds us to look closely at our own speech codes, and to remember that offensive speech should be discouraged socially but never legally.

nytimes.com
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Here are the changes to Medicare the government snuck in before Xmas. Do not require legislation. Please RT widely
Image from Simon Chapman AO @simonchapman.bsky.social (@SimonChapman6)
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Who is this bloke, @jimjefferies ? Briilliant Aussie comedian, to Americans on GUN CONTROL youtu.be/rnF9D-JxM1k via @YouTube Bad language.
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Michael Pascoe: "the impact of piecemeal budget policy is measured in ... people going blind." What a mean gov't. smh.com.au/business/comment-…
Karma bus comes around for Joe Hockey

Karma bus comes around for Joe Hockey

In his mid-year economic and fiscal outlook, the Treasurer will be talking of scores of billions of dollars here and hundreds of billions there, declining terms of trade and fractional movements in...

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A big Human Rights Commission gong for the publication's very last story. Sad but gratifying. serco-story.theglobalmail.or…
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Congrats to Nick Olle, Sams Wallman & Bungey, Lauren Martin, Pats Armstrong & Grant and Mark Finger of late Global Mail for #HRA2014
Mark Scott's ABC: never mind the quality, feel the bandwidth. thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news…
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Australia's environment groups have never been more collaborative. Meanwhile politicalgrrens looking a bit messy. thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news…
Who is running green politics?

Who is running green politics?

While the Greens fight over relevance, the movement from which they were born is going professional.

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