Having supported the treatment of prisoners in clear defiance of Geneva Convention, Australia has a moral obligation to take some of these men, writes Greg Barns.
Politics goverment
Clive Hamilton v. Paul Kelly: climate death match
Paul Kelly has seamlessly shifted from chief apologist for the Howard Government to the Rudd Government’s climate change approach, writes Clive Hamilton.
Janette Howard: the interview the ABC rejected
Crikey has unearthed an edited extract of Janette Howard’s red hot interview with the ABC for The Howard Years.
Political tipping points, like economic crises, can go either way
Will there be a new climate change scepticism that gather to it the hate and fear that arises in times of economic uncertainty asks Tim Hollo.
Comitatus: Spare us the Costello horsefluff
There are words for the all the Peter Costello speculation. One of them is “silly”. The other one starts with “s” too, writes Possum Comitatus.
Here come the rentseekers
If anyone thinking the Green Paper scheme proposed this week is a solid start and can be strengthened later, wait til you see what it looks like after industry lobbyists and trade unions have got through with it, writes Bernard Keane.
Pearse: Rudd following Howard’s lead?
Kevin Rudd may not look like he’s following John Howard on climate change, but he may well be, writes Guy Pearse.
Computers for kids are useless without backup
Unless additional money is spent on the peripheral costs of implementing and operating new computers in schools they’re pretty useless, write Elissa Baxter and Simon Sharwood.
Mungo: We need Kevin to be a climate hero
Will Kevin Rudd have the courage to do what is necessary on climate? Mungo MacCallum has his doubts.
Alcohol industry needs to cut the cr-p on alcopops
If the independent and minor party Senators who hold the balance of power reject the Rudd Government’s tax on ready-to-drink pre-mixed spirits (RTDs), they will reward the alcohol industry for misleading the Senate Inquiry into RTDs, writes Geoff Munro.
Democracy, brought to you by the NSW Shooters Party
Many of us were pleased when the Legislative Review Committee reported on the Planning Minister Frank Sartor’s package of Bills ‘reforming’ the Planning system of NSW. Then the Shooters Party stepped in, writes JJohn Mant.
Forget Mayo, what about McEwen?
I predict the next electoral event will be simultaneous by-elections in Mayo and the Victorian ultra-marginal Liberal seat of McEwen, writes Malcolm Mackerras.
Antidotes to Liberal climate quackery
When Greg Hunt declares that the Coalition is behind an emissions trading scheme, he’s either lying or he’s totally out of touch with his colleagues, writes Bernard Keane.
