Out of touch and out of their depth The Daily Telegraph March 20, 201312:00AM Increase Text Size Decrease Text Size Print Email Share 3 FOR anyone who believes in a free press, or indeed even free speech, some of the astonishing revelations from the parliamentary hearings chill the blood. Is it evidence of gross misconduct Continue Reading →
National Party dumps Richard Torbay over links to Obeid Alicia Wood and Barclay Crawford The Daily Telegraph March 20, 201312:12AM Increase Text Size Decrease Text Size Print Email Share 2 Dumped … Richard Torbay / Pic: Tim Barnsley Source: The Daily Telegraph RICHARD Torbay has been forced to quit as the federal Nationals candidate for Continue Reading →
Govt reportedly drops discrimination bill AAPUpdated March 20, 2013, 9:28 am tweet Email Print The federal government’s decision to put its proposed anti-discrimination laws on hold has been welcomed by the Institute of Public Affairs. The conservative think tank heralded the move, reported in The Australian on Wednesday, as a victory for free speech. Attorney-General Continue Reading →
Whistleblower goes to CMC over rookie MP AAPMarch 20, 2013, 8:33 am tweet Email Print Related Links : Secrecy claims dog Driscoll : More allegations raised against Driscoll A whistleblower has has gone to Queensland’s corruption watchdog with serious claims about the conduct of rookie MP Scott Driscoll. The whistleblower is from the taxpayer-funded Regional Continue Reading →
Slabs of Ancient Tectonic Plate Still Lodged Under California Mar. 18, 2013 — The Isabella anomaly — indications of a large mass of cool, dehydrated material about 100 kilometers beneath central California — is in fact a surviving slab of the Farallon oceanic plate. Most of the Farallon plate was driven deep into the Earth’s Continue Reading →
PRIME Minister Julia Gillard has appeared business-like and confident as she left the Labor caucus meeting today, but Kevin Rudd left the meeting 17 minutes earlier, looking stiff and focused. It comes as the PM notches up 1000 days in the top job today and speculation mounts as to how long she will stay – Continue Reading →