Jozef Imrich, name worthy of Kafka, has his finger on the pulse of any irony of interest and shares his findings to keep you in-the-know with the savviest trend setters and infomaniacs.
''I want to stay as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all kinds of things you can't see from the center.''
-Kurt Vonnegut
When a former head of Fire and Rescue NSW ("If anyone tells you NSW’s fires are business as usual, walk away", November 11) and a former head of the Australian Coal Association ("Denialists leading us to catastrophe", November 11) both point the finger of failure at our parties of government and opposition in regard to global warming then it’s probably good reason to take note. It’s simply not OK that the response of those who style themselves as leaders is to pose for photos with victims of the current example of climate collapse. They are elected to make policy to address our problems, not wring their hands and pray for a miracle that won’t happen.
Michael McCormack says only "lunatic city-based greenies" would link the unprecedented bushfires to climate change ("Deputy PM says climate change is a concern of 'raving inner city lunatics", November 11). Never mind that a host of scientists and fire chiefs say otherwise. Seems climate change is to the Coalition as gun control is to the US Republican Party. Never to be spoken of in times of crisis because that's politicising a tragedy. Once the crisis is over, do whatever it takes to ensure nothing is done to genuinely reduce the risks of it happening again. Then rinse, repeat when the next inevitable tragedy occurs. The trouble for all of us living in bushfire-prone areas or grappling with the drought is that the climate isn't political and it's not concerned with who we voted for 'Raving city lunatics' agree with scientists, fire chiefs
Confidential ministerial briefings prepared by the Department of Foreign Affairs reveal increasing concern about Australia's place in the region amid the rise of China
