Via SMH (“Clinton goes door knocking as lead melts“):
“Hillary Clinton has gone door-to-door in freezing New Hampshire, asking for support in the early voting state where her once huge lead in the Democratic presidential primary race has melted away.”
The image of Hillary Clinton trudging door to door through knee-deep New Hampshire [...]
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Primary Fever
Posted in Politics on 16 December 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Kyoto Now a Done Deal
Posted in Environment, Politics on 12 December 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Via SMH (“Rudd makes Kyoto history“):
“Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has formally handed the official document ratifying the Kyoto Protocol to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon.”
Yaaaay!
There is of course a major shit-fight coming with industry over how to legislate this decision – which should be equally interesting to watch – but it’s still a fantastic decision [...]
Diplomacy
Posted in Peace, Politics on 9 December 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I don’t know much about the conflict in Northern Ireland, but given the level and duration of violence over the last several decades it’s truly a miracle that a peace agreement has been reached. It’s also incredibly inspiring and a testament to what can be accomplished through peaceful means.
I think Gerry Adams, leader of [...]
Kyoto Ratified
Posted in Guitar, Politics on 3 December 2007 | 2 Comments »
Via the Sydney Morning Herald (“Australia ratifies Kyoto Protocol“):
“Australia has ratified the Kyoto Protocol. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd signed the instrument of ratification of the Kyoto Protocol in his first act after being sworn in this morning.”
Good God this boy isn’t messing around!
With his swearing in only hours old, the ratification of the Kyoto Protocol [...]
PM: Out of Iraq by mid-2008?
Posted in Politics on 30 November 2007 | Leave a Comment »
According to an article on CNN.com today (“Australia PM eyes Iraq pullout“):
“The combat force in Iraq we would have home by around about the middle of next year,” Rudd was quoted by Australian Associated Press as telling a radio interviewer in Melbourne.”
This is big news. Why have I not seen this in any Australian [...]
Economy versus Ecology
Posted in Economics, Environment, Politics on 29 November 2007 | 2 Comments »
Following on my last post, I want to clarify that I see a great deal of merit in the arguments that Steve Biddulph presents in his article and wholeheartedly agree that we need to get moving towards proper ecological sustainability in order to avoid eminent disaster – and I don’t just mean ecological disaster. [...]
Holy Doomsday, Batman!
Posted in Politics on 29 November 2007 | 2 Comments »
An opinion piece in today’s Sydney Morning Herald (“The party’s over and Liberals will soon be history“) paints a dire picture of the fate of the Liberal Party in the next 10 years, and an even more dire picture of the issues of the environment, humanitarian fallout in its wake, and an overall collapse of [...]
Straight out of the gate
Posted in Politics on 26 November 2007 | 1 Comment »
Via ABC News Online (IR, Kyoto top of Rudd’s priorities:
“Prime Minister-elect Kevin Rudd today enters his first week in the top job, vowing to make climate change and industrial relations two of his first priorities.”
I welcome this announcement, but in some ways I also find it very surprising. I already pointed to several news [...]
Howard’s out. Now what happens?
Posted in Politics on 25 November 2007 | Leave a Comment »
This video should have been posted weeks ago, but alas I only just tracked it down. It features the Australian Labor Party, the Australian Democrats and the Australian Greens in a single advertisement, sharing the spotlight together to emphasise the importance of breaking the Coalition majority in the Senate.
In some [...]
Political Reflection and Contemplation
Posted in Politics on 25 November 2007 | 2 Comments »
I awoke this morning with a political hangover. But like any good Saturday night indulger I’m taking the hair of the dog that bit me and diving back into the news reports to uncover what’s emerged while I was asleep.
On reflection I’m filled with cautious optimism this morning for what lay ahead for Australia. [...]
