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» 9/01/2013 9:47:16 AM Ludwig, you probably appreciate why advocates of big government welcome growth - it means .....
» 8/01/2013 2:58:33 PM Google tells us about Malcolm Turnbull that "1987: Leaves the law profession, creatin.....
» 29/12/2012 2:19:12 PM .....continued: In fact, there are many large scale consumers of oil who would be happy .....
» 29/12/2012 2:17:28 PM Martenson says: "When I talk to people who are in the oil business, they say, "O.....
» 18/12/2012 3:52:52 PM Geoff of Perth. An interesting viewpoint worthy of much more attention......
» 13/12/2012 7:02:53 AM Graham, I think that your thoughtful analysis is sound, and I wouldn't argue with it. Don'.....
» 3/12/2012 8:56:37 AM For some reason, commentators on the AWU Workplace Reform Association never seem to mentio.....
» 1/12/2012 9:54:25 AM Chris: You say: "I am looking for political leadership that can call a spade a spade .....
» 30/11/2012 7:00:14 AM We certainly need an inquiry into the "Westminster" system as it operates in Aus.....
» 22/11/2012 4:39:05 PM I wonder about this loose talk about "subsidies" for the fossil fuel industry. T.....
» 30/10/2012 8:33:31 PM Good one Mikk. I asked for additions. Go for it......
» 30/10/2012 4:46:11 PM 579, you talk as if Tony Abbott would be a one man government if the Coalition were electe.....
» 30/10/2012 10:20:20 AM I have advocated for some time that the Coalition should do NO talking at all. Instead, .....
» 19/10/2012 7:29:42 AM Taswegian. You don't think that Munich Re might want customers to think that?.....
» 19/10/2012 6:51:19 AM Samuel J at Catallaxy Files has an interesting suggestion: "One option the Coalitio.....
» 15/10/2012 4:10:26 PM No doubt I'll get beat up over this. However, after participating in the business world fo.....
» 12/10/2012 7:55:11 AM What puzzles me is why the Coalition, and particularly Tony Abbott, elect to play this gam.....
» 12/10/2012 7:38:53 AM How impressive is Julie Bishop. A mature, intelligent, capable woman. She has been getting.....
» 9/10/2012 10:42:58 AM What we need is a more objective way to evaluate all development proposals. Every land u.....
» 9/10/2012 4:22:41 AM Continued. Peter Andrews (and others) argue that to restore the outback to what it once wa.....
» 9/10/2012 4:12:49 AM In neither the post, nor any of the comments, is any mention of the ideas advanced by Pete.....
» 3/10/2012 8:48:05 AM Jon J. "catered to the lowest level of ignorance; listeners and viewers who were too .....
» 2/10/2012 8:57:02 AM You may not be aware that Bishop Hill has a very interesting post up today in a similar ve.....
» 2/10/2012 6:02:47 AM DEN71. Que?? Where did I suggest anything like that?.....
» 1/10/2012 2:00:06 PM A further point about the royalties paid by mining companies. In fact, many enterprises us.....
» 1/10/2012 1:53:03 PM Sarah. I'm not quite clear what point you are trying to make. I think that you are saying .....
» 29/09/2012 9:17:12 AM OK Grim. You've convinced me. Now what are we going to DO about it?.....
» 28/09/2012 10:04:03 AM Well said Greg. I emphatically agree that the Australian mining industry has a strong futu.....
» 18/09/2012 8:15:05 AM So Ben. Remind me again why we are going through this agony? It appears that you may have.....
» 12/09/2012 6:39:23 AM What can a government do to encourage such businesses? Here are a few thoughts. 1. Suppo.....
» 12/09/2012 6:30:51 AM Countries concerned about employment (and which country isn't) need to think more intellig.....
» 2/09/2012 6:32:00 AM I saw that interview, and in my view, Leigh Sales pursued a very hostile line of questioni.....
» 23/08/2012 11:57:27 AM You know what, Ludwig. I think that I might be agreeing with you, at least to some extent......
» 22/08/2012 5:52:40 PM Hey guys. I've got an idea. Why don't we ask the Climate Commissioners, particularly Tim F.....
» 22/08/2012 8:45:47 AM Ludwig. You say: "You are not suggesting that AGW is not real, that we shouldn’t be s.....
» 20/08/2012 3:08:03 PM .... Continued. Those elements constitute the effective Pacific Solution of the Howard g.....
» 20/08/2012 2:48:59 PM The whole point of policy on boats should be to shut down the people smuggling trade which.....
» 20/08/2012 8:32:40 AM Kerry. You say: "One of the major causes of delays now faced by applicants whether in.....
» 10/08/2012 8:30:22 AM No doubt we will get calls for yet more funding for our Olympic efforts in the aftermath o.....
» 9/08/2012 8:34:11 AM Err Brian. I think that you may have missed some of what John Clarke (not Clark) was on ab.....
» 3/08/2012 8:47:27 AM Well said Mark. And as you know, the poor forecasting you address is only one of the probl.....
» 25/07/2012 9:51:25 AM Sue, there is no doubt as to your commitment and passion to environmental causes, as is cl.....
» 11/07/2012 1:37:04 PM Malcolm Turnbull is intriguing. It would not surprise if he had Labor leanings given his f.....
» 29/06/2012 4:53:11 PM One of the most interesting places to meet people from different cultures and backgrounds .....
» 27/06/2012 11:44:01 AM A couple of comments. First, it is evident that many are very worried about the threat p.....
» 27/06/2012 10:31:03 AM I have said it before, but I think that it is worth saying again. The problem with this is.....
» 6/06/2012 8:24:42 AM Max, Sir Robert Menzies did a good job of articulating Liberal principles, which likely st.....
» 5/06/2012 8:58:14 AM A more sensible discussion of the issue from Alan than most we have had on this topic. Wh.....
» 4/06/2012 10:53:17 AM Tom. You say: "These findings will dishearten traditional science educators who for y.....
» 2/06/2012 5:06:57 PM Clarity about the problem here leads (I think) to the answer. The problem is that the te.....
» 31/05/2012 1:32:24 PM I suspect that the real issue here is that the capable, motivated, educated young Australi.....
» 28/05/2012 9:10:07 AM Two facts strike me about this whole issue. First, (and I am quoting from memory here) in .....
» 21/05/2012 8:24:26 AM A while ago, a friend asked all of her friends to send a birthday card to her daughter on .....
» 17/05/2012 9:30:51 AM Penny Wong made a good point the other night on Q&A that the reality is that many children.....
» 14/05/2012 7:04:21 PM DreamOn. I thought you cared about this stuff! But so far no response to my questions. You.....
» 13/05/2012 1:30:25 PM Andrew. I watched the Chris Martenson presentation, but colour me unconvinced. He, like .....
» 11/05/2012 3:02:57 PM Andrew. Thank you for your comment in response to mine, particularly where you discuss the.....
» 11/05/2012 9:03:58 AM My main concern about Ms Gillard is her oft-repeated statement that she is governing for &.....
» 10/05/2012 4:13:13 PM OK DreamOn. What's your plan? Bearing in mind the following: 1. We need to be fair to le.....
» 10/05/2012 9:27:08 AM Anybody who has travelled widely in Europe, and the US understands that the patterns of ur.....
» 10/05/2012 9:16:25 AM All this may be true. But to the extent that 'climate change' is due to natural phenomena .....
» 8/05/2012 9:10:49 AM Contd..... The biggest issue limiting development of the alternative sources is not tech.....
» 8/05/2012 9:01:44 AM Andrew, like so many commentators on Peak Oil, you fail to address the real issues. Ther.....
» 7/05/2012 2:08:54 PM Rhrosty says: "I would like a referendum on just how we address Co2 emission? Let's a.....
» 7/05/2012 1:42:48 PM Jo, I notice that you don't make any reference to the fact that most of the asylum seekers.....
» 5/04/2012 5:09:33 AM Saltpetre. You might have noticed that I had no comment about the moral and ethical issues.....
» 4/04/2012 10:49:58 AM Discussions on Peak Oil (yes, I had a look at Matt Mushalik's critique) usually fail to me.....
» 2/04/2012 11:37:49 AM This sort of constructive proposal is worth evaluating with a detailed engineering and fea.....
» 15/03/2012 5:42:58 PM Bugsy, The tone of your questions to cohenite suggest that if he "believed" in.....
» 7/03/2012 2:01:42 PM Some facts about CO2 that you might not have known. http://catallaxyfiles.com/2012/03/07.....
» 5/03/2012 7:08:50 AM Yes, it would be interesting indeed for those concerned about anthropogenic CO2 to just sh.....
» 1/03/2012 8:41:34 PM PS. The best definition of leadership I ever saw was from Charles De Gaulle. He said: &quo.....
» 1/03/2012 8:40:24 PM Malcolm. We were musing on just this issue tonite before I saw your piece. About the 24 .....
» 24/02/2012 5:08:31 AM Bugsy, thanks for your appreciation for the hours of effort I put into those posts :-) Bu.....
» 23/02/2012 3:05:46 PM Some (including me) would argue about this list, and maybe there are many more issues such.....
» 23/02/2012 3:04:48 PM More from Wikipedia: "Nuclear issues — Nuclear fallout • Nuclear meltdown • Nuclear .....
» 23/02/2012 3:00:39 PM Bugsy: You ask about environmental issues other than anthropogenic CO2 caused global warmi.....
» 17/02/2012 8:27:28 AM Under One God! Que? Excuse me for not following. But am I right in thinking that you consi.....
» 17/02/2012 5:51:10 AM It is hard to disagree with your arguments about the ineffectuality of the Senate as it st.....
» 16/02/2012 5:36:24 PM Would it not be useful to address the issues that lie behind the design of a "republi.....
» 13/02/2012 10:46:40 PM These discussions are handicapped by what seems to be ignorance about micro-economics. The.....
» 3/02/2012 3:23:04 PM Popnperish: You say "Herbert, the evidence is out there for climate change and its ef.....
» 3/02/2012 8:38:08 AM Ted. It would seem that you have clear evidence that anthropogenic CO2 emissions pose a te.....
» 30/01/2012 3:28:09 PM How incredibly foolish all this is. It seems very clear that if you build your home on a f.....
» 25/01/2012 7:19:47 PM Actually, Kurt's article demonstrates that he understands very little about microeconomics.....
» 18/01/2012 5:08:43 PM In 1965 there was one person in 22 on welfare/support here in Australia (IIRC) whereas now.....
» 15/01/2012 12:38:03 PM The points made with respect to environmental issues are valid, but need to be put into co.....
» 13/01/2012 12:05:37 PM As Curmudgeon points out, any detailed analysis would show that mining companies actually .....
» 23/12/2011 8:41:09 AM John, it would seem that you have a viewpoint on this issue. However, these things are nev.....
» 22/12/2011 9:42:31 AM Marko, You say: "There can be no doubt that the leaders of the parliamentary Labor .....
» 19/12/2011 10:03:58 AM Mirko. You mention processing, but not the elephant in the room. That is, most of the boat.....
» 9/12/2011 9:09:15 AM Surely the sensible approach would be for Australia to engage in processing uranium here a.....
» 8/12/2011 7:13:32 AM Thank you Tom for an excellent post. Informative and sound logic. It seems to me that th.....
» 30/11/2011 2:27:22 PM Saltpetre. Like so many issues in the so-called climate "debate", there are conf.....
» 30/11/2011 10:07:39 AM Clancy, I note that the case that you make that Tuvalu needs help is not made on the risin.....
» 25/11/2011 10:16:23 AM Simon, This has been a strange experience. You are clearly very worried about anthropoge.....
» 21/11/2011 7:51:40 PM Agree entirely......
» 20/11/2011 10:19:48 AM Instead of speculating about our "beliefs" why don't you guys listen to what us .....
» 16/11/2011 8:13:20 PM Err... Steven. I have the impression that this exercise isn't quite working out as you exp.....
» 16/11/2011 8:19:05 AM Stephen, you say: "I would guess I have devoted 400 hours to studying climate science.....
» 15/11/2011 2:39:01 PM Steven, The reason that I remain a sceptic is that it is very clear that very much remai.....
» 10/11/2011 6:59:47 AM James, Your piece seems to assume that anthropogenic CO2 emissions are the greatest threa.....
» 21/10/2011 7:37:03 AM James, I am puzzled that you, in common with other media commentators, don't address one.....
» 15/10/2011 6:40:54 AM It is, I think, helpful to separate the cultural/traditional aspects of marriage from the .....
» 11/10/2011 7:16:58 AM One of the negative comments advanced against such vision relates to the capital cost - wh.....
» 5/10/2011 9:03:04 PM Fair enough Formersnag. The reason that I made the comments that I did is that I hadn't se.....
» 4/10/2011 10:45:25 AM While off the agenda, there are two points relating to the proposed mining super-profits t.....
» 18/08/2011 10:12:06 AM There is a way that the insurance industry might cover risk of flooding for those who have.....
» 18/08/2011 8:08:10 AM I'm not part of the insurance industry, but I can understand to some degree their reticenc.....
» 15/08/2011 3:25:11 PM Third, most of the established producers have substantial resources/reserves compared with.....
» 15/08/2011 3:17:47 PM Free market economics suggests that sustained high prices will elicit a supply side respon.....
» 4/08/2011 11:07:55 AM nocsg and Matthew. Thanks for your comments. I do acknowledge that my experience was wit.....
» 4/08/2011 9:45:07 AM Actually, there is a lot of misinformation in this discussion. As you point out, the stra.....
» 29/07/2011 9:04:05 AM So Lena. You seriously think that Gillard imposing a Carbon Tax on us is going to make the.....
» 29/07/2011 8:57:45 AM Andrew. A reasonable analysis on the face of it, but aren't you forgetting how the wealth .....
» 26/07/2011 10:55:57 AM It would also be appropriate to have a box called "Private". History has shown.....
» 20/07/2011 4:13:53 PM David, did you watch the Monckton/Denniss debate at the Press Club yesterday? That partly .....
» 19/07/2011 7:51:18 AM David. Clearly you passionately believe in the need to abate CO2 emissions. Are you at all.....
» 7/07/2011 8:58:44 PM Geoff. The key prior questions (which to my knowledge haven't been answered) are: 1. Is t.....
» 6/07/2011 8:28:32 AM The other thing that gets me going about Julia and co going on about "I believe in cl.....
» 5/07/2011 1:50:46 PM Why do Julia and co feel the need to perpetually lie to us about the "Carbon Tax".....
» 1/07/2011 7:56:23 AM Jo, living in a modern society involves rights and obligations. We are required to pay tax.....
» 29/06/2011 6:50:31 PM To be frank, I am disappointed with all four names discussed. I have no doubt that all fou.....
» 29/06/2011 12:34:12 PM I find myself conflicted on this issue. On the one hand, I think it is appalling that the .....
» 28/06/2011 5:41:04 AM In all the discussion and comments there are some points not yet made. 1. Many of the boa.....
» 24/06/2011 3:53:35 AM Living in a modern society involves rights and obligations. Anybody can wear anything that.....
» 21/06/2011 8:32:30 PM What is interesting to me about all this is - who pays? A few days ago, Andrew Bolt ran a.....
» 14/06/2011 7:57:12 AM A good contribution Tom, and in my view you raise some important questions. I suggest th.....
» 13/06/2011 6:55:58 PM Notice that Andrew Glikson, having posted his biased, inadequate arguments, never bothers .....
» 9/06/2011 7:53:09 AM Andrew. Clearly you are convinced that doom is approaching. But could you explain the ev.....
» 8/06/2011 2:51:22 PM Kenny: "Here is what I’m going to do. I will take the compo and I will change my powe.....
» 6/06/2011 11:35:27 AM So exactly why are we transitioning to a low emissions economy? So far as I can see, the c.....
» 19/05/2011 10:01:53 AM popnperish. I, along with nearly all of the sceptics that I have come across, accept (to.....
» 18/05/2011 5:45:41 PM Both popnperish and Shadow Minister assert that "Climate Change is real." No d.....
» 18/05/2011 6:42:14 AM Everald. You say: "The vast majority of emails were from readers who want a solution .....
» 14/05/2011 8:26:40 PM No response to my question, Agnostic? Are you yielding?.....
» 13/05/2011 1:12:36 PM Agnostic. I could make many points in response, but will restrict myself to asking a genui.....
» 12/05/2011 1:31:09 PM Nicco. Thanks for the guidance. Actually, I am quite familiar with the literature, and th.....
» 12/05/2011 10:19:50 AM So where is the proof that CO2 is a dangerous pollutant? Where is the evidence that anthro.....
» 20/04/2011 8:32:13 PM Australia potentially can support a much greater population than it already has. Examinati.....
» 15/04/2011 2:22:12 PM So why are we going through all this agony? Because the Australian public has been convin.....
» 24/03/2011 10:35:32 AM Perhaps those in favour of a carbon dioxide tax could explain why we need to reduce CO2 le.....
» 21/03/2011 11:07:36 AM Internet voting is greatly to be preferred over the current system, if only for the reason.....
» 17/03/2011 12:48:54 PM Andrew Glikson. Clearly you are personally convinced that man's anthropogenic CO2 emission.....
» 23/02/2011 7:01:20 AM Mark Hendrickx does an outstanding job of holding ABC to account at his website abcnewswat.....
» 7/02/2011 12:33:12 PM Ross Garnaut, Professor Steffen, David Karoly, Tim Flannery and their ilk should be requir.....
» 25/01/2011 5:55:47 PM The definitions are clearly the key. My (admittedly amateur) view is that the definition s.....
» 22/11/2010 7:46:06 PM A marriage is at core a legal contract recognising a serious commitment on the part of two.....
» 28/09/2010 2:00:29 PM Syd. A simple question. You are clearly convinced that man's emissions of CO2 are causing .....
» 16/09/2010 6:13:37 AM What genuinely perplexes me is why the author, clearly an intelligent man, acts as if CO2 .....
» 6/09/2010 12:52:04 PM And as for these supposed citizen's assemblies. I participated in a three day exercise whe.....
» 6/09/2010 12:46:02 PM What I really would like to know is how/why all of these people who are so committed to so.....
» 12/08/2010 8:46:12 AM Bob. You are clearly an intelligent man. Perhaps you can help me with some questions regar.....
» 28/07/2010 7:11:30 PM My comment relates to Julia's proposal for a 150 layperson 'Citizen's Assembly' do assess .....
» 24/06/2010 6:49:49 PM And if we are going to single out industries that are 'exploiting' a public asset, lets do.....
» 24/06/2010 6:45:12 PM Another analysis that is worth looking at is to establish just what percentage of total an.....
» 24/06/2010 2:48:08 AM Tristan says: "the Australian people truly deserve a share when it comes the natural .....
» 7/06/2010 4:53:11 PM Bryan. Thank you for a constructive and interesting discussion. And thanks particularly fo.....
» 5/06/2010 5:33:41 PM To clarify Bryan (excuse me if I'm a bit slow). But I think you are saying that: 1. There.....
» 4/06/2010 9:43:39 PM You guys make some compelling points. But what I don't get is why you treat one industry e.....
» 4/06/2010 7:01:28 AM There are numerous "public" assets that we need to consider. These include fores.....
» 4/06/2010 4:55:04 AM Bryan. Thank you for your responses to my points. You say: "However, in the case of.....
» 3/06/2010 6:24:27 PM In fact, Bryan, you raise an interesting point. Land is surely an asset of the Australian .....
» 3/06/2010 6:14:00 PM The problem, Bryan, is that your analogy is not right. Can I suggest that a miner ".....
» 27/05/2010 1:32:17 PM Having said all that, a well designed RSPT could arguably be applied. However, the design .....
» 27/05/2010 1:26:51 PM Another point where the discussion is confused is the proposition that some commodities ge.....
» 27/05/2010 1:19:16 PM Well said Troy. You explain the situation clearly - in fact, better than either the govern.....
» 11/05/2010 6:13:17 PM Colinsett Actually, I HAVE read the CSIRO reports relating to Sea Level. I could find no .....
» 11/05/2010 7:39:12 AM How come when people raise concerns about sea level rises, they fail to take into account .....
» 8/04/2010 8:55:36 PM I'm staggered. Who, really, is this dude? What planet is he living on? Has he never hear.....
» 7/04/2010 2:54:21 AM Err... How about "Tell the truth. The whole truth. And nothing but the truth"?.....
» 31/03/2010 10:17:45 PM How is it that when we have 'discussions' on water, no one ever seems to mention man's int.....
» 31/03/2010 9:56:24 PM Proof for your assertions Mr Robbins? It seems very likely that there are other explanat.....
» 18/03/2010 12:52:04 PM Matthew 7:16.....
» 17/03/2010 10:37:20 PM I did post this afternoon, but it hasn't appeared. My comment in reponse to the issue rais.....
» 16/02/2010 8:20:11 PM Have you noticed something significant about all the 'errors', 'typos', 'mistakes' and sim.....
» 11/02/2010 10:41:46 AM Err, rstuart and severin. Both of your comments are light on facts and long on ad hominem......
» 9/02/2010 3:24:22 PM I have read the piece recommended by Jon J and consider it excellent and logical. Doug Hof.....
» 18/01/2010 7:39:44 PM Tristan. You say: "Given the virtually universal consensus across the entire body of .....
» 7/01/2010 3:06:38 AM The key issue in all of this is the polls. It was the poll results (at the time) that caus.....
» 3/01/2010 7:41:18 PM Hey! Anybody notice that Andrew Glikson is developing a modus operandi of throwing a turd .....
» 3/01/2010 10:09:11 AM Next. You ask: "I am simply asking denialists to clearly state what evidence would co.....
» 24/12/2009 9:41:19 PM Andy1. Good information on sea level issues. But tell me. How do you recognise/account for.....
» 22/12/2009 3:55:18 PM Examinator. I have re-read the post. Pittock and Glikson go on (in scary language) about t.....
» 22/12/2009 12:41:22 PM So let me get this straight. You guys (Barrie and Andrew) and CSIRO are telling us that th.....
» 21/12/2009 5:44:04 PM Err.... Perhaps now that Copenhagen is past, we can address some of the real questions. .....
» 21/12/2009 5:24:03 PM A good start Greg, but only a start. But at least you have started the conversation. Pol.....
» 18/12/2009 12:15:10 PM You conclude: "The Australian climate change debate is not over." And that is i.....
» 18/12/2009 11:51:09 AM Max. Congratulations on an excellent article. The best that I have read in OLO. I agree .....
» 17/12/2009 3:20:15 PM The real tragedy here is how little common sense is being applied. First, as the CRU e:m.....
» 10/12/2009 4:37:26 AM Q&A. In your post on 9 Dec at 5:53:12 I think that you misunderstand the significance of t.....
» 8/12/2009 12:00:27 PM Geoff. I am a sceptic. But about what, do you think? There is evidence for local and regi.....
» 8/11/2009 4:50:18 AM How come when discussing this issue, we never seem to get around to discussing the most ba.....
» 26/08/2009 9:04:33 AM EVERY land use has an environmental impact. Townships, farms, forestry, airports, roads, p.....
» 1/07/2009 7:22:38 PM There are some very simple questions that should be asked on behalf of we the people. 1......
» 23/06/2009 7:53:50 AM I reckon that one of the reasons that both sides are spinning out the Godwin Grech et al e.....
» 3/05/2009 8:42:39 PM Part 4 It is notable that many, if not most, of the major infrastructure assets of the pa.....
» 3/05/2009 9:57:28 AM Part 3 It seems to be assumed that large scale infrastructure projects with long payback .....
» 2/05/2009 8:38:39 PM Part 2 In recent years, the Federal government has abrogated involvement in provision of .....
» 2/05/2009 7:35:16 AM Greg Gaily makes some useful points in relation to this vitally important topic. And I wou.....
» 28/04/2009 5:24:36 PM I have participated in the development of the Australian wine industry since the mid 1970s.....
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