We are the hollow men

We are the stuffed men

Leaning together

from politicoz ….

In the space of a few days, the Abbott government has articulated its first enemy: not workplace law or reproductive rights, as some feared, but information.

While there are few consolations for no longer being in government, one that will appeal to Labor is that it no longer has to deal with the asylum-seeker problem. It's now up to Tony Abbott to ''stop the boats''. As Labor's perceived failures in this area were Tony's ticket to the Lodge, it's unlikely the electorate will allow him to forget his promise.

from politicoz ….

The Liberal Party will be unsurprised by the mass resignation of the NBN Co’s board.

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We are now within two months of what may be humankind’s most dangerous moment since the Cuban Missile Crisis.

There is no excuse for not acting. All the resources our species can muster must be focussed on the fuel pool at Fukushima Unit 4.

With tens of thousands killed and millions of lives destroyed by nearly twelve years of US war in Afghanistan, there is no possible number that accurately reflects the carnage

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In what passes for democracy in Australia, the vilest of the vile has won.

Labor lost because for six years it ruled, just like the Liberals before it, for the big end of town and did nothing to advance the interests of its working class supporters.

from Crikey …..

Stimulating hypocrisy from Hockey: Joe's changed tune

Stephen Fry is the kind of person to avoid debating against. He's basically a huge brain piloting a finely tuned public speaking machine. Please note that this clip isn't about Catholics being bad people. In my experience, Catholics themselves tend to be some of the nicest, most caring individuals I have ever met. Fry's anger is directed at the Catholic leadership and policy makers.

Today’s global economy is causing shortages of natural resources (both renewable and non-renewable) as we come to the end of what might be called the Age of Extraction. A true cost, steady state economy, on the other hand, would prevent resource problems by maintaining population and resource consumption well within the carrying capacity of the planet.

According to the line flogged relentlessly for the last six years by the federal Coalition and the mainstream media, the Howard-Costello years – 1996 to 2007 – were a period of wonderful money management.

Warning: This story is going to make you very angry.

The World Health Organisation (WHO)  has categorically refused in defiance of its own mandate to share evidence uncovered in Iraq that US military use of Depleted Uranium and other weapons have not only killed many civilians, but continue to result in the birth of deformed babies.