I have never been so ashamed of politicians in Australia as right now when the leader of the Opposition, Malcolm Turnbull, is being defied by his party on the matter of climate change. Picture a 2-party democracy in which both parties are agreed that effective climate change is vital. We might have that, here in [...]
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Malcolm Turnbull fights the good fight.
Posted in Australian politics on November 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Ken Loach and the media beatup
Posted in Australian politics, tagged Ken Loach, Melbourne Film Festival on July 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The media has outdone itself this time, with the story of Ken Loach and his boycotting of the Melbourne Film Festival.
It is easy to mock his actions when one looks at them in isolation. A paltry sum of money. A cute Israeli film. Artists aren’t the State. Sophisticated shaking of heads at Loach’s behaviour. But [...]
Go Nick Xenophon, go.
Posted in Australian politics, tagged Bob Brown, environment, Greens, Labour, Murry-Darling, Nick Xenophon, Rudd on February 12, 2009 | 1 Comment »
As I write this, Senator Nick Xenophon is so far holding out for a decent Govt policy to save the Murray-Darling Basin.
There is hope yet for democracy if one person can still make the important difference this country needs. P_LEAASSE hold out, Senator Xenophon, don’t get bullied or paid off.
As for the Greens, how [...]
