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What is happening and why
Guest post from Cardimona There is not a shred of evidence that CO2 has the capacity to “trap heat” or affect the climate “dangerously”. No scientific research paper has ever empirically proven that oft-repeated assertion. It has always been based on faulty maths, contrived research, and propaganda. That’s why sea levels haven’t risen, cyclones aren’t…
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Mater’s Musings #58: Does the Guardian write for the AMA?
Or do they receive the same talking points?Or are they one and the same? The Guardian – 16 Feb 21 – Just days before the first vaccine was administered in Australia AMA’s Submission to the Independent Review of Australia’s COVID-19 response from 31 July 2022, a whole year and a half later and, one would…
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Mater’s Musings #57 – Bing-Bong, You Were/Are Wrong!
So lacking ‘fully approved’ vaccines, you happily started stabbing the community with a ‘provisionally approved’ version? Did you even inform them that was the case? Seriously, two peak professional bodies for the healthcare sector weren’t au fait with the approval process the vaccines were going though? No wonder I had stand up fights with several…
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Weekday Reading #22
Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Aris Roussinos discusses the mythic power of monarchy and the field of action available to King Charles III. Michael Anton looks at the The Godfather with the eyes of The Prince. Helen Andrews on Why Women Can’t Have it All. Edward Feser reflects on the political disorder that…
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Don’t judge our performance, we’re central bankers
I see Philip Lowe didn’t resign. Said he’d no intention of resigning. Claimed credit for low unemployment. I would have thought Morrison might claim credit for that? In any event, whatever the Reserve Bank’s total mission in life we all know that keeping inflation in check is its raison d’être. All else is embroidery. Could…
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Roundup 13 Sept
Wind at 7 this morning. Across the NEM the wind is delivering 8% of demand at 20% of capacity (the average is 29%.). Victoria and Tasmania are deep in drought with practically no wind and Tasmania is burning diesel to protect the level of water in the dams. SA is exporting power to Victoria while…
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Rafe’s Roundup Returns
Rafe’s Roundup appeared in the quarterly Policy magazine from the Centre for Independent Studies in the 1990s and surfaced again in the old Catallaxy where the idea was to remind readers of the range of liberal/conservative organizations in Australia with links to their sites. This morning, James McPherson on the hypocrisy and divisiveness of “reconciliation”.…
We’ve been through this before. SandboxLock toiletsFixed