The NSW corruption watchdog is examining the political scandal which has erupted since the murder of Sydney businessman Michael McGurk, who claimed to have taped evidence of Labor's involvement in bribery. - is there a connection with the death of McGurk and Della Bosca? Or is the appearance of rampant corruption in the ALP such that these events happen so close together no one notices. - ed.
Police 'tapped Della Bosca's phone'
Police have refused to confirm whether they tapped the telephone of disgraced NSW MP John Della Bosca.
John Della Bosca's final humiliation - locked out of his office
SHAMED former health minister John Della Bosca was blocked from entering his office yesterday by two armed security guards posted on the door by Premier Nathan Rees. - If he can't go to his office, where is he supposed to find his next root? - ed.
Pensioner's ALP donation 'should be probed'
THE electoral commission should investigate a $75,000 donation to the NSW Labor Party by a pensioner caught up in a case involving alleged corruption tapes, the Federal Opposition says.
All the News That's Fit to... Ignore
Most major news outlets ignored firestorm of controversy surrounding ex-Obama 'green jobs czar' Van Jones
Crackdown on MP printing rorts
MPs will be stripped of generous entitlements as part of a plan to end electioneering rorts.
Tired doctors told to drink more coffee
ASTONISHING remedy forms part of state's new doctor fatigue policy rolled out in public hospitals.
Metro railway line boss quits
SYDNEY's troubled Metro rail link is embroiled in turmoil again after the project's chairman quit amid concerns his appointment, seen as a "conflict of interest".
World's largest solar power station in doubt
A BID to build the world's largest solar power station in Victoria's northwest is in doubt after the company involved was placed in receivership. - it is just an election gimmick for the ALP. It served its purpose. - ed.
Masked man attacks girl in school ground
A masked man has indecently assaulted a 12-year-old girl after knocking her down in the grounds of her western Sydney high school, police say.
Hanged soldier 'bullied over alcohol'
An army private found dead in mysterious circumstances had been bullied by others in his unit for keeping to himself and refusing to get drunk, a court has been told.
Shane Warne's multi-million dollar love shack
THEY had been driven apart by scandal and infidelity but Shane Warne and Simone Callahan are about to seal their rekindled romance with a new multi-million dollar family home.
Secret's out: why women really have sex
RESEARCH reveals the reasons women have sex - and men could be surprised with the results.
Diggers v American soldiers in CBD brawl
Two American soldiers have been charged over a wild brawl in Darwin's CBD during which one of them allegedly king hit a police officer. - Obama has CHANGED the rules - ed.
Australia's 'oldest hoon' loses licence
A test drive of a $470,000 Ferrari has cost a motoring journalist his licence, his main job and......
Facebook saves flushed girls
Two girls used social networking site Facebook to alert rescuers they were stuck underground after......
Aussie kids 'having first drink aged 10'
RESEARCHERS say the safest option is to delay the onset of drinking for as long as possible.
Motorists being short changed on petrol
Motorists have a reason to feel short changed, with petrol prices striking fresh 10-month highs in......
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Who will pay for the tragedy of dementia?
Piers Akerman
HEALTH resources in Australia are in a mess.- Brilliant points Piers. While Australia ages as the ALP discourages children and child rearing in favor of licentious life styles, those who are left will be faced with a myriad of new laws designed to make them accountable for ALP promises. Dementia patients are no worse off for not knowing what the new rules are the ALP foist on us. - ed.
BRAEHEART replied to DD BallBray Heart maybe you should ask me to elaborate on something I have written? The ALP have a shameful history of opposing the family, through weakening divorce laws, placing restrictions on religious custom, promoting abortion as a lifestyle choice, several state and federal members have been pedophiles, more have been involved with bizarre sexual practice. Bob Hawke’s family life was abysmal: He spurned his father’s profession, left his wife who had stood by him and had a daughter overdose while he was PM.
Please elaborate on how Labour discourages children and encourages sex between family members
The ALP have stood by while pedophile groups were working in their neighborhoods in the ‘90s, and opposed those who would protect their children. Even the state Premier, Freckle Faced Latham hasn’t answered questions regarding Orkopolous.
But I have never written of ALP members having sex with their biological family.Do you know some?
You are aware, I assume, that the ALP opposed paying first home owners a deposit, or parents for their children. Raising a family is the surest way to stimulate the economy and the ALP oppose that. Why? Owning a home is the surest way of engaging a workforce with purpose. Why oppose that? Why restrict housing? Why raise inflation? Why play the politics of envy? The only reason I can think of, assuming it isn’t meaningless opportunism, is that ALP don’t like families.
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ALL THE WAY WITH THE O.L.A.
Tim Blair
Van Jones, May 2009:
I couldn’t be prouder to be laying my sword on the table along with everybody else in the Obama Love Army, and I’m excited about it.
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BOILINGHAM
Tim Blair
A warning from Britain’s Department of Energy and Climate Change:
The UK Climate Projections published last month show that if we don’t take action by 2080 the temperature for the hottest day of the year in the West Midlands could increase by a scorching 100 C by 2080 …
That level of increase would mean balmy 257 Fahrenheit days for Birmingham – a pleasant change for the city’s snow-blighted residents. What were we saying the other day about exaggeration?
(Via Murph, who emails: “Woohoo, boiling water on tap! Throw away your kettle and think of the money you’ll save on electricity!")
UPDATE. Leading science personality and concerned greenist Dr Andi Horvath is “amazed” by Formula One fuel consumption:
I was amazed that some of these cars use something like 12 litres of fuel a second. Now, that’s a huge amount of fuel, and in these days I think it’s fair to say it’s not really good.
Video here. Reader Pickles points out: “I thought 12 l/s was a lot. That is about 720 l/min. If an F1 lap is about 2min, that means an F1 car uses about 1440 litres a lap or better than a tonne of fuel per lap.” Not bad, considering F1 cars weigh just 605kg. The confused doctor has mixed up fuel consumption with the rate at which the cars are refuelled.
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IN 2010, I WILL SET FIRE TO A POLAR BEAR
Tim Blair
For the second year in a row, your votes mean nothing:
The dubious honour of the Can Do Better citation has gone this year to Family First leader Steve Fielding who has used his position in the Senate to actively encourage the global warming skeptics.
Click on Can Do Better to view leading climate model Erin McNaught murdering democracy.
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BUSH REMOVED!
Tim Blair
Michael Moore rejoices in his electoral influence:
Moore admitted that he felt vindicated that George Bush had finally gone. “The American people are now thinking more like me,” he said.
Presumably he’s talking about those American people who in 1951 ratified the Twenty-second Amendment. Incidentally, Moore’s new bio-pic – what else could it be, with a title like Capitalism: A Love Story? – contains a shock ending.
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VAN REDEFINED
Tim Blair
The New York Times‘s John Broder can’t handle the Truther.
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WELL, CAN HE?
Tim Blair
September is turning out to be quite the month for headline blunders …
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RUDDIARY
Tim Blair
Retired internet identity Margo Kingston, with the assistance of various helpers, once spent nearly $400 per day for several months attempting to run a blog. At that rate, she’d have been out of pocket by more than $140,000 within a year.
Everyone was a little surprised at those numbers, but now Kevin Rudd is running his own site on a similar economic model:
Taxpayers forked out more than $170,000 to twice revamp Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s website.
Mr Rudd has also been accused of contributing to the politicisation of the public service by using bureaucrats from a special ‘’community engagement’’ unit within his department to moderate his blog.
The outlay of public cash for Rudd’s site began with a $11,500 “re-skin” about three months after he took office and was followed by further revamps costing $160,496 up until the middle of 2009. That’s $171,996 since February 2008 – or close enough to the Kingston ratio of, yes, $400 per day. What is it with Queenslanders and the internet?
UPDATE. In other economic developments, reader Smike reviews Obama’s stimulus triumph:
• Kansas: Received $348 million; created 600 new jobs; cost per job: $580,000.
• New Hampshire: $263 million; 796 jobs; $330,000 per job.
• Ohio: $774 million; 1,138 jobs; $688,000 per job.
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KEITH WATERHOUSE
Tim Blair
British columnist, novelist, playwright and heroic drinker Keith Waterhouse has died at 80.
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