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Friday, March 23, 2018 - 16:26

My latest post for Global Voices:

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Ambit Gambit Sunday, March 4, 2018 - 11:38 Source

This table from Peter Rees is an interesting analysis of proposed power plants for South Australia. At a time when zealots are claiming that so-called renewables (wind and solar) are cheaper than alternatives, the reality of building costs says otherwise. The notes and commentary are Peter’s as well. The three renewable projects will produce a […]

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Politically homeless Sunday, March 4, 2018 - 08:36 Source

Michaelia Cash has overreached herself in politics, and has nowhere to go but down.

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The Failed Estate Sunday, February 25, 2018 - 20:10 Source

Another parliamentary inquiry into how to rescue public interest journalism has come and gone, having raised barely a ripple. Is it because nobody cares? Is it because there’s no money in it? Is it because there really isn’t a problem to begin with? Or is it because we’re stuck inside […]

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Politically homeless Friday, February 16, 2018 - 20:21 Source

Conservatives within the Coalition should be enjoying their moment of triumph. They have negated a supposedly progressive Prime Minister and tethered him to the unpopular and disastrous policies of his conservative predecessor. They have cast off all but two of those pesky state governments, with their namby-pamby health and education and human services, and have command of the high ground of the federal government. They stand poised to deliver tax cuts, to hold forth against Aboriginal claims through the Uluru Statement, and for welfare crackdowns.

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Politically homeless Sunday, February 11, 2018 - 23:55 Source

After writing the post below I had a good laugh at Katharine Murphy's effort and was reinforced in my respect for Asher Wolf when she posted this Twitter thread, with a fraction of the resources available to Murphy and the press gallery.

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