Altona By-election Brief (1)
2/05/10 •
theangle.org proudly announces the latest in our live event coverage — a live and detailed commentary on Victorian vital Altona by-election. We’ll be providing an analysis of the ballot count and the candidates’ campaigns in this important pointer to the state and federal elections to be held later in the year.
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Energy Shorts for Week Ending 4 February 2010 (2)
2/04/10 •
theangle brings you your weekly energy news shorts courtesy of Australian Energy Review.
Preview: The Regional Political Landscape in 2010 (3)
2/02/10 •
Regional editor Alex Schlotzer takes a look at what lies ahead for the big, and not-so-big, political players in the Southeast Asia/Pacific in 2010.
Australian Governments Spend Big Capturing Carbon (5)
1/31/10 •
by Bill Hudson
Australian Energy Review
Australian state and federal governments are spending up on carbon capture and storage technology despite a government-funded think tank’s research showing it will be too expensive and too far off to make a difference to greenhouse gas emissions.
Australian governments have announced over $3 billion to back carbon dioxide capture and geological [...]
There Are Always Unintended Consequences (2)
1/29/10 •
By Jon Moore:
Part IV
There is a mantra amongst the Left Greens regarding energy efficiency and lower energy costs. They believe energy efficiency is the first step to “saving the world”.
The argument goes along these lines: If we use energy more efficiently then we will use less, if we use less we will [...]
Energy Shorts for Week Ending 28/1/10 (4)
1/28/10 •
By Bill Hudson
Australian Energy Review
Contact: australian.energy.review@gmail.com
Bloomberg, NASDAQ and Offshore Oil & Gas Magazine report that New Zealand is to offer six new oil and gas blocks in North Island Reinga Basin (21 January 2010)
Australian Mining reports that Wesfarmers coal output fell (21 January 2010)
Fairfax reports on calls by the Greens for the NSW Government to [...]
Share the Spirit 2010 (1)
1/27/10 •
theangle’s contributing regional editor Alex Schlotzer reports on “Share the Spirit” in Melbourne — an Australia Day festival where Indigenous and non-indigenous people come together to celebrate the sharing the country.
Flagging Australia Day (3)
1/26/10 •
By Kevin Rennie:
When the Governor-General’s representative in London visited Oz in 1954, I was six years old. We stood waiting patiently in Mt Alexander Road, near Melbourne’s Essendon Airport for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. We had been given little British and Australian flags to greet her passing by. The Union Jack in both hands! [...]
Beating the Growth Obsession (3)
1/23/10 •
By Simon Hukin:
Every human age is characterised by a peculiar destructive obsession. From the religious charlatanism of the dark ages to the ascent of dictatorship in the early twentieth century, as a civilisation we have an enduring passion for self-harm. However, most of these preoccupations have been both largely self-evident and rebelled against. Our [...]
U.S. Ambassador Flags Expansion of Pine Gap (0)
1/22/10 •
By Rich Bowden:
The United States’ ambassador to Australia, Jeffrey Bleich, has told reporters of a proposed increase of staff at the Pine Gap Joint Defence Facility near Alice Springs.
Stating that both his country and the Australian Government are investing heavily in the upgrade of the joint defence facility, Mr Bleich said the proposed increase in [...]
New Power Projects Flood NSW (0)
1/22/10 •
A change of government could threaten a raft of new power projects being fast tracked by the NSW Government under controversial planning powers.
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- Victorian politics in 2010; A Preview
- Research Shows Inaccurate Court Interpreting Can Influence Trials
- New Zealand’s Young Muslims Integrate Well Says Report
- Abbott Rejects Queensland’s ‘Wild Rivers’ Legislation
- Govt Under Pressure to Ban Plastic BPA Baby Bottles
- NZ and Australia Experience Hottest Decade on Record
- 2009: A Regional Political Round Up
- Do What You Will But Do No Harm (Part III)
- Hope For Tasmanian Devils as Deadly Tumour Code Unravelled
- Abbott Turns Up Heat Over Refugees
- Meteorite Found Using Ancient Aboriginal Stories
- The Art of Happiness (Part Two)
- The Art of Happiness (Part One)
- A Cycle is not a Circle (Part 2)
- How Conroy Has Won on Mandatory Internet Filtering
- Tuvalu PM Rejects Climate Agreement
- Internet Filter: An Open Letter to Sen. Conroy
- Climate Change Election for 2010: Greens
- East Timor: NGO Calls for Action on Water and Sanitation Crisis
- COP15: Leading Scientist Praises Copenhagen Deal
- COP15: Rudd Says Agreement Still Possible
- Rudd Called ‘Liar’ By Copenhagen G77 Negotiator
- Koala Under Grave Threat From Climate Change
- Why New Zealand Trumps Australia as a Regional Peacekeeper
- Australia Labelled ‘Cheats’ on Carbon Emissions
- Nothing Is What It Seems (Part One)
- CPRS: A Taxing Question
- Pacific Climate Relocation ‘Inevitable’
- PNG’s Huge Gas Profits at Risk
- New CSIRO Division to Strengthen Australian Space Science
- By-Elections: A Final Commentary
- NZ Research Claims Switching Banks ‘Not Difficult’
- Turnbull Says Coalition Climate Policy ‘Non Existent’
- Spin Doctors Scramble on By-Election Results
- Pacific Think Tank Urges Policy Shift on Climate Change
- Album Review: ‘Pop Crimes’ by Rowland S. Howard
- By election: Will the Greens Win Higgins?
- Keneally Triumphs in NSW Night Of Long Knives
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New Power Projects Flood NSW1/18/10 •
Victorian politics in 2010; A Preview1/15/10 •
New Zealand’s Young Muslims Integrate Well Says Report1/04/10 •
2009: A Regional Political Round Up1/04/10 •
Do What You Will But Do No Harm (Part III)12/31/09 •
Abbott Turns Up Heat Over Refugees12/27/09 •
The Art of Happiness (Part Two)12/26/09 •
The Art of Happiness (Part One)12/24/09 •
A Cycle is not a Circle (Part 2)12/23/09 •
How Conroy Has Won on Mandatory Internet Filtering12/23/09 •
Internet Filter: An Open Letter to Sen. Conroy12/21/09 •
Climate Change Election for 2010: Greens12/19/09 •
East Timor: NGO Calls for Action on Water and Sanitation Crisis12/19/09 •
COP15: Leading Scientist Praises Copenhagen Deal12/15/09 •
Why New Zealand Trumps Australia as a Regional Peacekeeper12/14/09 •
Nothing Is What It Seems (Part One)12/13/09 •
CPRS: A Taxing Question12/10/09 •
PNG’s Huge Gas Profits at Risk12/09/09 •
By-Elections: A Final Commentary12/08/09 •
NZ Research Claims Switching Banks ‘Not Difficult’12/06/09 •
Album Review: ‘Pop Crimes’ by Rowland S. Howard
