The Greens oppose the CPRS not because it is too weak, but because it will point Australia in the wrong direction with little prospect of turning it around in the timeframe within which emissions must peak, says Senator Christine Milne.
A tip from Her Majesty the Queen
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A Royal tip. A flurry of bets from staff at Buckingham Palace has gone on the Queen’s horse Four Winds in the Hampton Court Stakes to be run at the Royal Ascot race meeting on Friday. The Queen’s first runner at the meeting will be Instalment which is 20/1 in the pre-post market for the Jersey Stakes. The London Daily Telegraph reports that the Monarch is known to put wagers on her own horses. Personally I would rather get a tip from Her Majesty’s personal staff about what she will wear on Ladies Day than what is expected of her six horses entered over the carnival which dates back to 1711 when Queen Anne drove from nearby Windsor Castle to Ascot with her entourage for a day’s sport organised at her command. Bookmakers have framed a market on the colour of Queen Elizabeth’s Ladies Day hat with yellow being the current favourite at 4/1. Overnight, Australian speedster Scenic Blast, ridden by Steven Arnold, triumphed in the King’s Stand Stakes ahead of Fleeting Spirit and Anglezarke. POLITICS AND ECONOMICS Australia The Senate Property rescue plan falls over in Senate - Sydney Morning Herald Ruddbank future unclear: Gillard - Sydney Morning Herald Senate defeat for Rudd Bank - The Australian Political life
Portrait of Collins ‘offensive’ - According to the Opposition, the Northern Territory Government has “eulogised” a suspected pedophile by hanging his portrait in Parliament House - Northern Territory News Bring out your dead and then sign here - the Northern Territory News reports that an NT politician tabled a petition to parliament containing the names of dead indigenous people. Rudd may have job lined up for Costello - Sydney Morning Herald Kevin Rudd sounds out Peter Costello for new role - Sydney Daily Telegraph Costello’s new job prospects - Melbourne Herald Sun Dinner with Rudd can be yours for $20k - at Press Gallery mid-winter ball auction - Sydney Daily Telegraph Budgets NSW Budget 2009 - what a state we’re in - Sydney Daily Telegraph Roozendaal Budget at a glance - Sydney Daily Telegraph State Budget boon for property buyers - Sydney Daily Telegraph NSW Treasurer sees red and green turning black - Sydney Morning Herald Limiting pay rises to return to surplus? I’m not convinced - says Ross Gittins in the Sydney Morning Herald of the state budget ‘Beacon of hope’ NSW Budget derided as fantasy - The Australian Nine years before surplus returns in Queensland - The Australian Sunshine State beats NSW as sickest - is the verdict on the state budgets by George Megalogenis in The Australian
 Queensland budget `No good news’ in State Budget - Townsville Bulletin Dole queues stretch as Bligh talks up jobs in Budget - Brisbane Courier Mail Anna Bligh will spend like there’s no tomorrow - Craig Johnstone gives his verdict on the Queensland budget - Brisbane Courier Mail Logan ratepayers face 6.8 percent rate rise - Brisbane Courier Mail School rip-offs exposed as Rudd funds wasted - Brisbane Courier Mail PM’s office rang principal before letter of praise - The Australian on education revolution grants Banks Commonwealth Bank scraps lavish staff party - Sydney Daily Telegraph NAB, Westpac and St George lift fixed mortgage rates - Sydney Daily Telegraph Racial relations Bollywood producer Mohit Suri wants movie on Australian racist attacks on Indians - Sydney Daily Telegraph Industrial relations
Building watchdog loses bite as unions welcome Gillard’s reforms - The Australian Rudd stares down dissidents over IR - Melbourne Age Mowbray teachers to walk off job - Melbourne Age A hint of strange things
Opinion Early rate rises threaten recovery - writes Ross Gittins in the Sydney Morning Herald Good Lord! At this rate he’ll be back in a few days - Annabel Crabb has some further thoughts on Peter Costello in the Sydney Morning Herald A budget built on hope, not experience - editorial verdict of the Sydney Morning Herald on the NSW Budget Want the genuine article? You’ve got Buckley’s - writes Shaun Carney in the Melbourne Age about Kevin Rudd Questions to answer - Julia Gillard has much to explain about school spending says The Australian in an editorial The great contender - Paul Kelly in The Australian farewells Peter Costello A typhoon of unreason - Christian Kerr in The Australian finds that spending money in these days of global financial crisis, our rulers have decreed, is patriotic, no matter how badly - or madly - the spending is made. Elsewhere Iran
Iran elections: Khamenei calls for calm as unrest grows - Fears of more violence mount as thousands of supporters and opponents of Ahmadinejad take to the streets of Tehran - The Guardian, UK Iran opposition keeps up pressure - BBC News ‘Huge’ opposition rally in Tehran - ABC News Defiance Grows as Iran’s Leader Sets Vote Review - New York Times
BUSINESS
MySpace cuts ‘bloated’ staff - Financial Times of London Tax policies fuelled credit boom, says IMF on Tuesday as it suggested countries change their tax rules to reduce such incentives - Financial Times of London
THE ENVIRONMENT Antarctic Ice shelves stable over six years - The Australian says research shows Reserves to replace lost grasslands in Victoria - Melbourne Age MEDIA David Koch hosted Vioxx video for GPs - The Australian Digital Britain: Landline users to pay £6 tax to fund broadband - Levy of 50p a month on every copper telephone line will help to pay for next-generation broadband - The Guardian Digital Britain: winners and losers - “A small amount” of the £130m so-called digital surplus will fund ITV regional news pilots in Scotland, Wales and one English region between now and 2013. Post 2013, funding for independently financed news consortia which will deliver local TV services will come from a new “contained contestable element” of the licence fee - The Guardian Twitter delays maintenance to support Iranian protests - Micro-blogging service Twitter has delayed downtime because of the role it is playing in post-election protests in Iran - The Guardian ENVIRONMENT LIFE Children Kids watch too much TV, eat too few vegetables - Brisbane Courier Mail Swine flu Rising number of nations report swine flu cases - Melbourne Age Rivalry Melbourne hits back after Sydney says we cannot have World Cup final - Melbourne’s Herald Sun reports that Sydney has sunk the soccer boot into Melbourne in a weak attempt to claim the World Cup final for itself.
Crowd control NSW Police water cannon hasn’t fired a drop in anger - Sydney Daily Telegraph Health care ‘Bogus’ healthcare providers named - Adelaide Advertiser Law and order
Judy Moran dumped car, police tell court - Melbourne’s Herald Sun reports a fire has partly destroyed Judy Moran’s home, just hours after she was charged over the killing of Des Moran |
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