Homes devastated by Hurricane Sandy, on Oct. 30, 2012.

Christian preacher says God is punishing US for supporting gay marriage, while others blame Obama

LABOR'S diluted poker machine reforms allowing punters to voluntarily set bet limits are poised to go before parliament today after the Greens last night declared their support.

And another thing...

Peter Reith who is so eager for the NSW Liberals (conservatives) to stop the small liberals (small L liberals [conservatives]) take over, is telling them that the central power-brokers like him know best... He considers himself of course as a "power-broker" not as part of the ugly "faceless men" that do the political deals in the Labor camp...

Cabinet minister Craig Emerson said Prime Minister Julia Gillard was proving resilient.

The Great Barrier Reef is dying...

WHO is really tainted?

John Howard's politics of conviction and principle are in stark contrast to Julia Gillard's lack of values, argues Robert Katsambis:

“If you just set out to be liked, you would be prepared to compromise on anything at any time, and you would achieve nothing.” - Margaret Thatcher