Saturday, May 18, 2019

Election like no Other ... Strange Climate Around the Globe

Morning mail election extra: a giant falls, Greens rise but polls stay flat - The Guardian


Federal election 2019 live: Scott Morrison, Bill Shorten head to the polls - NEWS.com.au


*Shorten has made a compelling case for change - The Age

ABC federal election coverage over the years — from the tally board to the touchscreen


The suspicious fire, the suicide and the 'shameless pork-barrelling'

“Hollywood can't make this stuff up!” said Senator Glenn Sterle recently of a current police investigation into an unfortunate fire, a suicide and the tender process for the new Armidale headquarters of a government regulatory body

The suspicious fire, the suicide and the 'shameless pork-barrelling'

Los Angeles Fire Season Is Beginning Again. And It Will Never End. A bulletin from our climate future.New York Magazine

Many of us, myself included, have become increasingly pessimistic about the potential for internet-based discussions of difficult issues to help us make philosophical and real-world progress
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Farewell feminist Filosophers



COMMENTARY


13 MAY 2019

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Rodney Tiffen outlines Inside Story’s guide to seventy years of parties, polling and politics.

15 MAY 2019
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Our political currency has become so devalued that perhaps it’s time for a royal commission into politics. Just look at what it’s done for the banks!