- France backs warship deal but not Paralympics – “Despite France’s anger over Russia’s stance towards the Crimea the country’s president François Hollande said a controversial sale of two state-of-the art warships by France to Russia was still on course. But the French government will boycott the Winter Paralympics in Sochi.”
Pistorius shot his girlfriend through a lavatory door; saw what he had done; rang a friend who came round quickly and tried to revive her; wept and prayed and cursed himself; and at one point seemed likely to shoot himself also.
Global technology giant Microsoft has asked the Federal Government to review a controversial policy enacted by the Attorney-General's Department last year which which require departments and agencies to explicitly acquire the approval of the Attorney-General and the relevant portfolio minister before government data containing private information can be stored in offshore facilities.
By Chris Weston, Chief Market Strategist at IG Markets The USD is unloved right now, but that could change somewhat if today’s US payrolls provide the market with some sort of clarity around the US economy. Expectations are low, with traders speculating that weather issues will continue to play into the print, while a number of [...]
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By Leith van Onselen Here’s something that I never thought that I’d see. Victoria is reportedly about to open its first iron ore mine: a 10 million tonne deposit in Victoria’s Nowa Nowa region, roughly three hours from Melbourne. From The AFR: Eastern Iron, an ASX-listed company with a market capitalisation of $5 million has the [...]
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By Leith van Onselen I wrote on Wednesday how both sides of politics plan to sell Victoria’s last major state-owned asset – the Port of Melbourne – in order to fund infrastructure to support Melbourne’s rapidly growing economy. One of the proposed new infrastructure projects – the $8 billion East West tunnel – is reportedly [...]
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From the Canberra Times: Abolishing carbon pricing could cost the federal budget at least $4 billion a year within five years, if the Abbott government wants to reduce emissions in line with Australia’s international commitments, says economist Ross Garnaut. The Abbott government has limited the cost of Direct Action by “capping” funding at $1.55 billion [...]
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Malcolm Turnbull has appointed seasoned executive and public figure Bill Scales to conduct what the Communications Minister today described as an "independent audit" of the policy development process which led to the previous Government's National Broadband Network project, in an effort which is already being described as a "witch hunt" against Labor.
Antony Green's Sout Australian Legislative Council Caclulator is now live!
Why I lament the lack of moderate voices on the right. Latest post for Guardian Australia.Filed under: Politics Tagged: Guardian Australia
A ReachTEL automated phone poll of 2600 respondents conducted last night for The Mercury shows the Tasmanian state election situation much as it’s been for a very long time now, with the Liberals on a commanding 47.4% (up 0.2% from the last poll on February 13) and Labor on a dismal 23.6% (down 1.0%). The Greens are on 18.2%, up 1.0% on last time, while the Palmer United Party is down 0.8% to 6.7%.
By Leith van Onselen After last week taking the fight to Auckland’s entrenched anti-sprawl “NIMBYs” (Not In My Backyard) and “BANANAs” (Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anyone) groups in a speech at an Auckland Chamber of Commerce and Massey University luncheon, New Zealand’s Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister, Bill English, has today attacked town [...]
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