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Archive - Oct 12, 2007

Submitted by Margo Kingston on October 12, 2007 - 1:18pm.
At last, a government has a go at peak oil!!
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.
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Submitted by Russell Darroch on October 12, 2007 - 12:51pm.
Another Black Rabbit…the Kids One Flopped, Let’s Try the R Word, But Not the S Word
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.
Howard goes walkabout on reconciliation
'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.
Consensus and Dissent in Australia
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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