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Open Thread – Tues 8 May 2023
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Bring back the dandy
Generally dandys don’t get a very good press but a conservative hippy has come to their defence. This prompts a memory of Sir Roderick Murchison, a great entrepreneur of science. This is a review of a book about his life and work, in a collection of papers on the theme Making Science Pay. The main…
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When you can’t believe what you read
Read a left-wing tendentious article yesterday (6 May) in the Weekend Australian (page 13) from a Hugh Tomlinson in London. All about the so-called Proud Boys and their Trumpian plot to storm the US Capitol buildings. Here’s a short extract One protester was shot dead and hundreds injured, including more than 150 police officers. One officer…
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Rabz’ Radio Show May 2023 – Country and Western
As proudly declared by Bob of his eponymous Country Bunker to Jake and Elwood as the latter two search for gigs to raise some funds for the Penguin’s orphanage property tax bill. When you’re on a mission from God, all bets are off. Having said that, I am not a fan of this musical…
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Open Thread- Weekend 6 May 2023
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Rafe’s Roundup 6 May
Drop in and see what the usual suspects are up to Bettina Arndt and Alexandra Marshall are now on the list of usual suspects. CIS The Energy Realists The Conservative Vagabond Jo Nova Quadrant on line The Free Press IPA Climate and energy program The Sydney Institute Menzies Research Centre Mannkal Foundation Advance Australia Taxpayers Australian Inst…
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Environmentalism vs “green” power
How much longer can people who claim to care about the health of the planet put up with the wind and solar power industries? Public opinion in the US appears to be trending our way. An overwhelming majority of Americans say that conserving local land and wildlife is more important than building new sources of…
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Whats wrong with Australia
In a single job advertisement.
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Snowy2.0 update
Today there is a report in The Australian on the latest official news about Snowy2.0. It is still going on, so we can expect more bad news for some years to come:) My comment was published on line, with a reference to our briefing note 22.8 which shows that it is a dog of a…
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The people’s vote
This week in The Spectator Mike Ryan revived the idea of the citizen-initiated referendum. This is a welcome suggestion and it recalls the memory that in 1987 the Centre For Independent Studies published a very well researched book on the various forms of the citizen’s vote, including the provision for recalling politicians who don’t take…