Abbott’s piss and wind power on renewable energy
“Already, Abbott has made clear his belief that the RET is 'very significantly driving up power prices'.”
Irrespective of the Warburton review’s findings, the uncertainty Tony Abbott has created is killing the green energy sector.
News
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“Um, I don’t really know. I can’t remember to be honest with you.”
Bags of money and faulty memories cost two Newcastle Liberals their jobs.
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Liverpool Plains farms in miners’ sights
Generational farmers are preparing to stand their ground as BHP and China Shenhua Energy seek to mine coal in some of the nation’s richest agricultural land, on the NSW Liverpool Plains.
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They shaped how the West was won, but according to leading thinker on liberalism John Micklethwait, democratic systems are in the midst of unprecedented turmoil.
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Everyone’s sights on missile defence plans
PLA's march south; India fretting over Pakistani power; Fiji's Commodore hits the hustings; O Abbott, where art thou?
Opinion
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“The Abbott government prides itself on being a continuation of the Howard government, but its political management lacks the deft touch of the old master.”
Letters, Poem & Editorial
Culture
The long-awaited return of filmmaker Ian Pringle
After Romper Stomper, filmmaker Ian Pringle spectacularly fell from grace. Now, 22 years on, he’s back behind the camera.
Cloud Arch makes Sydney the city of lightness
Not weighed down by noisy debate over public art, the City of Sydney shows a light touch with three bold new commissions.
Stolen moments with veteran actor Jack Charles
The colourful life of Jack Charles: thespian, respected Indigenous elder and one-time cat burglar.
Food
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Leading the roasted lamb shoulder charge
The perfect way to share a joint. Of slow-roasted lamb, that is…
Life
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Leading the roasted lamb shoulder charge
The perfect way to share a joint. Of slow-roasted lamb, that is…
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Jewellery designers using 3D printers to change the dynamics of mass production and handmade artisanry.
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Forwards, backwards: Kate Hornsey, 32, rower
Olympic silver medallist Kate Hornsey on the psychology of rowing.
Books
The Quiz
1. Which famous kidnapping inspired the Agatha Christie novel Murder on the Orient Express?
2. What is the composer Chopin’s first name? (Bonus points for knowing the first names of Beethoven, Vivaldi, Berlioz and Ravel.)
3. Where in the human body would you find the superior vena cava?
4. What date is the Ides of March?
5. The food colouring cochineal is extracted from what living thing?
6. Who is famous for a series of artworks in which dead animals (including a shark and a zebra) are preserved in formaldehyde.
7. Name the principality in south-western Europe, located in the eastern Pyrenees mountains, that is bordered by Spain and France.
8. Name the German-born athlete who developed a physical fitness system called Contrology.
9. Who carried Australia’s flag at the closing ceremony of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow?
10. Who is Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s chief of staff?
Quotes
POLITICS I
“The poorest people either don’t have cars or actually don’t drive very far in many cases.”
The treasurer explains why the fuel excise increase will mostly affect the rich. He did not speculate on its links to breast cancer.
DEATHS
“I love you. I miss you. I’ll try to keep looking up.”
The daughter of Robin Williams mourns her father’s death.
WORLD
“It seems that burdened by their own oversized ambitions, some members of the current Australian government have completely lost an adequate picture of the developments in Ukraine and around it.”
The Russian foreign ministry defends its handling of the MH17 disaster.
RESIGNATION
“I feel bad that I’m the one always blamed for the failure of the space business.”
South Korea’s sole astronaut resigns, throwing the Korea Aerospace Research Institute into unmanned chaos.
POLITICS II
“We can’t all hop on cows and ride into town, I don’t think.”
The motoring enthusiast responds to the treasurer’s statements on fuel excise, expressing doubts about moving to a bovine-based transport model.
CRIME
“Off her guts.”
Neville Wran’s youngest daughter explains to police her level of impairment by methamphetamine when she allegedly killed a small-time drug dealer in Sydney.
