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Archive - Oct 12, 2007Submitted by Margo Kingston on October 12, 2007 - 1:18pm.
Webdiary has been banging on about the dangers of peak oil for years now, largely due to the efforts of Ian McPherson, who went on to found Sydneypeakoil. The problem of quickly diminishing
oil supply has been known about for decades, and was one of the reasons
Dick Cheney wanted to invade Iraq. But Australian governments have
buried their heads in the sand, to the medium and short term detriment
of their citizens. Yesterday, the Queensland Government issued a report on peak oil, after lots of good work behind the scenes by activists.
Submitted by Russell Darroch on October 12, 2007 - 12:51pm.
So now we’re going to play a serious race (or is it history) card said
JH’s strategists – let’s go for the sad eyes, the drooping eyebrows,
the pained expression and let’s make it look like we’re really truly
sorry (oops I used the S word). We didn’t quite “get it” for the last
ELEVEN years. Give me a break.
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Submitted by Margo Kingston on October 12, 2007 - 11:16am.
'I acknowledge that my own journey in arriving at this point has not been without sidetracks and dry gullies. There have been low points when dialogue between me as Prime Minister
and many Indigenous leaders dwindled almost to the point of
non-existence. I fully accept my share of the blame for that. On the night of the 1998 election I publicly committed myself to
endeavouring to achieve Reconciliation by the year 2001. In the end,
that did not happen.' John Winston 'whatever it takes' Howard
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Submitted by Guest Contributor on October 12, 2007 - 7:47am.
Michael Kirby explores the interface of consensus and dissent in contemporary Australia In politics, securing consensus is often now essential because of the comparative decline in electoral support for the major political parties.
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