Saving the coercive state not the environment

Nov 4 2011 Posted by
Gary Scarrabelotti

To the welfare statist Small is not beautiful: small is ugly and the enemy.

By Gary Scarrabelotti

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Posted in Environment, Politics
Tagged Carbon Tax, Immigration, Multiculturalism, Refugee, September 11, Surveillance, Terrorism, Welfare State

New left taps student pockets compulsorily

Oct 26 2011 Posted by
Lyle Dunne

Green komsomol coming to a campus near you.

By Lyle Dunne

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Posted in Economics, Politics
Tagged Service fee, Students, University, Voluntary Students Union

Carbon and other futures

Oct 18 2011 Posted by
Lyle Dunne

A Carbon Tax double-dissolution election would mean a big hit on Labor’s Senate numbers and a win for the Greens.

By Lyle Dunne

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Posted in Politics
Tagged Carbon Tax, Double dissolution., Julia Gillard, Migration Act, Tony Abbott

Terminal government

Oct 17 2011 Posted by
Gary Scarrabelotti

The next federal election is due in 2013 – but will such a dysfunctional and bitterly divided government survive so long?

By Gary Scarrabelotti^*

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Posted in Politics
Tagged Border control, Cabinet leaks, Chris Bowen, Julia Gillard, Kevin Rudd, Peter Hartcher, Refugee processing, Refugees, Tony Abbott

The paradox of prudence

Sep 19 2011 Posted by
Gary Scarrabelotti

Politics is war by other means.

By Gary Scarrabelotti

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Posted in Politics
Tagged Abbott, Bagaric, Faris QC, Gillard, Greens, Malaysian Solution, Migration Act