The recently-released report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) — called its Summary for Policymakers — has claimed that there is increasing certainty that CO2 will cause dangerous climate change over the course of the 21st century. This assertion is based on an aggregate of computer models of the world’s climate, developed by…
Farmers need a reconstruction bank Sir, The proposed sale of two Northern Territory beef export properties to Indonesian interests, with the approval of new Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce, is another sad day for Australia agriculture. It illustrates the conundrum faced by farmers after decades of destructive agricultural policies that are forcing farmers to do what they don’t want to do — either sell to foreign interests or walk off the farm. The two NT properties sought by Indonesian buyers will supply only 5,000 head to Jakarta. Indonesia has increased the quota from 50,000 to 70,000 head, while it used to…
News just in: Missing; presumed lost: One gentleman-adventurer noted for engagement in the culture wars. Last seen wearing a three-piece suit and fedora with an orchid in his buttonhole, heading towards unknown lands where the maps say “Here be monsters”, grinning madly. Last traces included the footprints of some large canine. Please call 1800-Help-Poets! If…
I may have read, or else vaguely remember, a scene from a book or film about the persecution of the Christians in Ancient Rome. The heroine is to be brought before the Roman officials (I forget exactly which ones) for examination on suspicion of being a Christian. A brutal-looking, scarred guard glares at her, enjoining…
