On paper, the Federal seat of Higgins might not look as safe for the Liberals as it once did — but don’t expect to see Clive Hamilton make much of an impact there for the Greens, says Antony Green. History and the polls are against him.
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Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Hamilton, Higgins and hot air
Crikey readers on Clive Hamilton’s Higgins tilt, abortion law, dangerous emails, whether Mike Carlton is a shock jock and the “most stupid” item we’ve ever published.
Hamilton: Why I am standing for the Greens in Higgins
Crikey regular Clive Hamilton explains why he is running in the Higgins by-election as a candidate for the Greens, and says that climate change won’t be the only issue he’ll be campaigning on.
Rundle: Why Clive H might be just the ticket in Higgins
Higgins is the one of the foremost ‘social liberal’ (or doctors’ wives) seat in the country. Clive Hamilton’s success as the Greens’ candidate in the seat will be a litmus test of test of exactly how seriously they take climate change, says Guy Rundle.
Crikey Clarifier: Copenhagen. What’s it all about?
Apparently something pretty major is happening in Copenhagen in December. Some big climate change world meeting. Crikey intern Melanie Mahony clarifies what it’s all about.
GetUp: laying our climate strategy on the table
GetUp is trying to ensure Australia is not a blocker in international climate negotiations in Copenhagen this December, writes GetUp’s Meredith Turnbull and Simon Sheikh.
Hamilton: The Internet’s belligerent Brutopia
The torrent of abuse from the regular army of anonymous commenters on blogs has turned the Internet into a no-go zone for reasoned and rational debate, writes Clive Hamilton.
The Australian’s fuel reduction obsession
With the embers still burning, The Australian’s obsessive, one-sided attempt to paint the fires as basically down to evil greenies continues apace, writes Guy Rundle.
Who supports compulsory Internet filtering, exactly?
GetUp!’s “Save The Net” campaign and a new survey by Netspace paint the supporters of compulsory Internet filtering as the minority, writes Stilgherrian.
Hamilton: Will the budget remake Howard’s Australia?
The budget, and the reaction to it, are a good test of the extent to which the Howard Government really did transform Australian society, writes Clive hamilton.
Hamilton: Climate change should inform every budget decision
We’ll know the magnitude of the task of fighting climate change has truly sunk in when every major government decision is taken only after consideration of its greenhouse implications. This is not happening, writes Clive Hamilton.
David Jones drops corporate paedophilia case against think tank
David Jones has dropped its landmark case against controversial claims of “corporate paedophilia”, writes Sophie Black.





