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Politicians vote unanimously to screw NSW electricity users
A Bill passed the NSW parliament on 30 November. Reportedly, it was unanimously supported by Labor, the Greens, the Liberals and National Party. Was it about helping widows and orphans? Come on. What these days makes bedfellows of the main political parties? So-called climate change of course. The Climate Change (Net Zero Future) Bill 2023…
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WolfmanOz at the Movies #89
Boney. With the recent release of Ridley Scott’s Napoleon I thought it might be worth paying a visit to see how cinema has treated the French emperor, who was one of the greatest military commanders in history whilst also initiating numerous political and cultural reforms many of which have had a lasting impact on France, Europe and…
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The Packham Williams Medal
The press cover of energy issues is deplorable and consequently it is practically impossible to have an informed public debate. This is no small thing. A functioning democracy must have some fairly high proportion of voters who are well informed about the most important. On energy maters, sins of commission abound when unhelpful information is…
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The non-indigenous elephant in the room
Went to a debate the other evening on the Voice; now that the dust has settled. It was at the Sydney Institute, which is run by Gerard Henderson. He puts on many good shows. When I say debate I mean separate short speeches by Paul Kelly (The Australian) and emerita professor of law Anne Twomey.…
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Rabz’ Radio Show November 2023: Theme? What Theme?
Cats, this is not necessarily a point of zero inspiration. Imposing a “theme” on a Saturday night Radio Show seems unnecessarily restrictive, racist and hoplophobic*. So there will not be any of that. On a personal note (again) I’ve been lately listening to above album by Matt Johnson, which essayed themes that were simply not conscious…
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WolfmanOz at the Movies #88
Wannsee. There have been a number of dramatisations of the infamous meeting of senior government officials of Nazi Germany and the SS held in the Berlin suburb of Wannsee on 20 January 1942. But none have been as compelling as the 2001 TV movie Conspiracy. This chilling dramatisation of the meeting that sealed the fate of millions of…
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I’m easily entertained. Smiles galore from people in the street. Cash! Cash 2.0 Great Dane at the Simi Valley Spring…
Re the USNS Big Horn, if it was hit by a torpedo, it must have been a very small torpedo.…
Economists sceptical about China’s rate cuts, new stimulus measures – ABC News
This blog is off the pace. As has been observed previously.
BTW, the amusing thing about people’s incredulity regarding the torpedo speculation is the seeming credulity regarding it ‘running aground’ while…