Senate Rejects ETS – Would The Democrats Have Improved and Passed this Law?
So – the Senate, as the dogs have been barking for some time now, has rejected the Rudd government ETS legislation. Setting in place, should the Rudd government choose to take it, a trigger for a double dissolution of federal parliament. For those not familiar with this – Rudd can move to call a general election and in the process declare both the House of Representatives and the Senate open for election.
Abbott writes ‘Kick Here’ on the Liberal rump. The ALP and Voters will take him at his word
In making Tony Abbott their leader, the Liberal Party have declared themselves unelectable and destroyed their future. Tony Abbott is an intelligent and articulate man. But the hard-line Catholic conservative beliefs he articulates are poison to middle Australia – where governments are made and lost. Were he to become Prime Minister, our country would be a centre of commerce, not a civilization…
Four Wheels Good; Two Wheels Bad – Police Association demonizes motorcycles, bikie gangs and minorites
The Australian Democrats condemn in the strongest possible terms agitation by the police officers trade union for new Victorian laws that criminalize motorcycle riders. Such laws would breach many of the fundamental civil liberties enjoyed by all, oppress an innocent minority and foster a culture of intolerance.
“We want none of this,” the Democrats Higgins by-election candidate David Collyer said…
It’s Time The Territories Got State Rights – An Issue For The Gay And Lesbian Community?
It’s looking like the Rudd government is set to follow, again, in the footsteps of John Howard’s ultra conservative government. Rudd and his government are considering, we are told, over turning recent legislation in the ACT in respect of same gender marriages and rights.
It’s way past time the territories were given the same democratic rights we all expect and enjoy.
Dont take my word for it: Climate Change Debated in Higgins, Collyer led.
Dr Hamilton was unimpressive. His disconnection with the audience and, it seemed, with the nitty-gritty of climate change politics itself, reached its low point when he insisted that he had never heared of the Climate Change Coalition, much less why they favoured the Democrats in 2007.
David Collyer of the Democrats was the outstanding candidate on the platform. His talk and response to audience questioning showed concern about climate change and he presented the Democrats practical measures to address it. He was annimated when condemning…
ETS Lynchin? Better Ask Minchin!
The temperature is rising across Australia this week.
The barometer and the thermometer are peaking out to red. The forecast – FAIL.
Suburban Melbourne faces the first SEVERE fire weather warning on Thursday under the new system. We follow the Weather Bureau’s predictions with our hearts in our mouths.
From Canberra, the news is even more serious…
