John Howard has taken a lot of flak over climate change - being called a fool, a sceptic and a troglodyte. But, smart politician that he is, he probably read the implications sooner than most, writes Norman Abjorensen.
Record profits
Nice profit BHP, shame about the environment
The coverage of BHP’s profits fails to make this connection and fails to ask a very basic question: if climate change is such a threat, then why is it good that BHP continues to mine and export even more coal and other climate-changing products?
Author of its own misfortune: Seven loses long-running C7 legal action
The Seven Network has lost its expensive and long running C7 legal action against a group of respondents including some of its bitterest business enemies in Foxtel, News Ltd, Telstra and PBL and now faces the prospect of huge costs payments to around 17 groups or people.
