tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post8410126498487892372..comments2024-03-25T05:30:23.847+11:00Comments on HotWhopper: Become a Founding Friend of the Climate Council today!Souhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08818999735123752034noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-70696157982751119552013-09-25T23:57:46.438+10:002013-09-25T23:57:46.438+10:00Well that was pretty inevitable. Bernards link sug...Well that was pretty inevitable. Bernards link suggests she didn't even know how the price was formulated, given that she refers to a desirable level of 3 or 4 percent (percent of what???)<br /><br />FrankDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-8384580414857619382013-09-25T18:15:38.139+10:002013-09-25T18:15:38.139+10:00Not even a working day in the seat and she's L...Not even a working day in the seat and she's LIED about her position on a carbon price!<br /><br />The only people more immoral than these hypocrites are the numpties who didn't have the perspicacity in the first place to understand what they were voting for.<br /><br />Poor fellow my country.<br /><br /><br />Bernard J.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-49093952690129091962013-09-25T14:35:04.713+10:002013-09-25T14:35:04.713+10:00Jackie has rethought her position and will now vot...Jackie has rethought her position and will now vote to drop the carbon price<br /><br />ah a person of principles john byattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-85840485869841700912013-09-25T14:02:49.165+10:002013-09-25T14:02:49.165+10:00Palmer's source of wealth is probably not the ...Palmer's source of wealth is probably not the main problem the LNP will have if Palmer gets elected. It's his unpredictability. <br /><br />Do you think the PUP will survive if he doesn't get elected? He might lose interest, or the members of his party might lose interest in him and defect or turn independent.Souhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08818999735123752034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-84860054773496943352013-09-25T13:13:00.566+10:002013-09-25T13:13:00.566+10:00For those unsure what this means, Jackie Lambie ha...For those unsure what this means, Jackie Lambie has said that she won't vote to repeal a carbon tax:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2013/s3844029.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2013/s3844029.htm</a><br /><br />I'm not sure how firm she is on this subject, as she is <i>rabidly</i> anti-green, but she may be a target for an appeal to reason and scientific evidence rather than to Abbott's ideological pogrom against anything that contradicts his biblical world view.<br /><br />She also has her boss Clive Palmer to contend with, whose source of wealth is rather challenged by a carbon price...<br /><br /><br />Bernard J.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-56838431449187640602013-09-25T10:34:20.966+10:002013-09-25T10:34:20.966+10:00PUP picked up the 6th Tasmanian Senate seat.
Inte...PUP picked up the 6th Tasmanian Senate seat.<br /><br />Interesting times.<br /><br /><br />Bernard J.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-25431736561729196452013-09-25T01:07:22.133+10:002013-09-25T01:07:22.133+10:00Thanks for the links everyone.
From reading Ant...Thanks for the links everyone. <br /><br />From reading Antony Green's blog the reason they don't put up the Senate count is because they enter the votes into the computer and then only after all votes are entered can they do the split of preferences - at least when the vote is tight, like it is in some states.Souhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08818999735123752034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-24283512551172291142013-09-24T23:26:40.854+10:002013-09-24T23:26:40.854+10:00Yeah, the AEC apparently hands out the responsibil...Yeah, the AEC apparently hands out the responsibility for 'explaining' Senate results to the work-experience kid with Aspergers... billnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-23063405048626254852013-09-24T19:57:31.597+10:002013-09-24T19:57:31.597+10:00Just chucked in $100!Just chucked in $100!billnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-70614038214466423902013-09-24T19:15:47.224+10:002013-09-24T19:15:47.224+10:00Could this be something for a fundraiser or petiti...Could this be something for a fundraiser or petition by Avaaz, to be send to all their Australian members?<br /><br />https://secure.avaaz.org/en/petition/start_a_petition/?source=splhVictor Venemahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02842816166712285801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-67309702917558825232013-09-24T18:51:13.539+10:002013-09-24T18:51:13.539+10:00You're not incompetent Sou. The AEC's fed...You're not incompetent Sou. The AEC's federal summary of the Senate status sucks.<br /><br /><br />Bernard J.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-26549774710725012562013-09-24T18:49:56.594+10:002013-09-24T18:49:56.594+10:00If the Tassie PUP really holds to her guns (boom-t...If the Tassie PUP really holds to her guns (boom-tish) she certainly could be a spanner in Abbott's works. I'm assuming that Xenophon will walk in the light, and the ASP (if actually in) should, but it would require one or two others to push it over the line.<br /><br />I'm really keen to see a double dissolution, so I hope that the numbers are there. It could be the last chance for Australia to salvage its international reputation - and more importantly its part in doing something substantial to mitigate against the warming resulting from fossil carbon emissions.<br /><br /><br />Bernard J.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-68146904387572378372013-09-24T18:43:49.719+10:002013-09-24T18:43:49.719+10:00Did you take a screenshot or archive it John?
Be...Did you take a screenshot or archive it John?<br /><br /><br />Bernard J.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-58733134378872915032013-09-24T18:36:13.545+10:002013-09-24T18:36:13.545+10:00"both sides of the debate" would tell me..."both sides of the debate" would tell me that he has been lying about accepting the science, I told him as much and linked to the climate council site <br /><br />see Sou comment above <br /><br /> <br /> john byattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-41184211380330693192013-09-24T18:23:29.331+10:002013-09-24T18:23:29.331+10:00'Hunt removed comment'...of course. He'...'Hunt removed comment'...of course. He's on the record saying he wants to see both sides of the debate represented in public discourse, but since he's a member of the Liberal Party he's not obliged to be consistent. Or capable.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09537772941984056434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-9222754306592049432013-09-24T17:54:00.552+10:002013-09-24T17:54:00.552+10:00Antony Green blog
http://blogs.abc.net.au/antonyg...Antony Green blog<br /><br />http://blogs.abc.net.au/antonygreen/john byattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-26085826510791504832013-09-24T17:48:18.503+10:002013-09-24T17:48:18.503+10:00The AEC will only put up the Senate preferences di...The AEC will only put up the Senate preferences distribution after it has been done<br /><br />still very tight in tas <br /><br />http://www.abc.net.au/news/federal-election-2013/john byattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-38787318779163939032013-09-24T16:38:35.258+10:002013-09-24T16:38:35.258+10:00Does the AEC website have a summary of the party r...Does the AEC website have a summary of the party representation in the Senate? I can't find it. They are a good source for info on the House of Reps but the Senate leaves something to be desired.<br /><br />Could be just my own incompetence.Souhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08818999735123752034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-76529186729159241042013-09-24T16:23:38.004+10:002013-09-24T16:23:38.004+10:00The ABC has decided to give climate matters more p...The ABC has decided to give climate matters more prominence than usual, with two of the top three headlines on its home page. I've posted a snapshot and links up in the main article.Souhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08818999735123752034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-85815635251265568782013-09-24T15:59:14.799+10:002013-09-24T15:59:14.799+10:00Wiki seems to have jumped the gun
http://vtr.aec....Wiki seems to have jumped the gun<br /><br />http://vtr.aec.gov.au/SenateResultsMenu-17496.htmjohn byattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-58309106647261547762013-09-24T15:50:32.437+10:002013-09-24T15:50:32.437+10:00Also BJ the price of support for removal from some...Also BJ the price of support for removal from some of those micro party senators will be too high<br /><br />Palmers united party senator in Tas wants to keep carbon price,<br />QLD PUP party senator will want refunds for everything paid to date to sign on<br />Who knows what Xenophon will do? has indicated that he will back the removal only if the legislation contains a better plan, DAP is not regarded as a better plan, I think that he is in favor of a Hansen type reduction scheme.<br /><br /> john byattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-55906401777076011712013-09-24T15:42:35.258+10:002013-09-24T15:42:35.258+10:00that is in July 2014 I take it?that is in July 2014 I take it?john byattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-6344203721563472872013-09-24T15:39:52.760+10:002013-09-24T15:39:52.760+10:00Donations now at $160,000, hoping for $500,000 by ...Donations now at $160,000, hoping for $500,000 by week end <br /><br />hunt removed my comment and link, was up for about three hours,<br /><br />john byattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-82740981793540528392013-09-24T14:49:30.095+10:002013-09-24T14:49:30.095+10:00Based on the current count in the Senate the Coali...Based on the current count in the Senate the Coalition has 39 friendly senators and the Labor/Green group 37:<br /><br />http://archive.is/cF67z<br /><br />On this basis the price on carbon will be repealed without a double dissolution.<br /><br /><br />Bernard J.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-56318444193088260352013-09-24T13:23:02.271+10:002013-09-24T13:23:02.271+10:00Commented at WtD:
http://watchingthedeniers.wordp...Commented at WtD:<br /><br /><a href="http://watchingthedeniers.wordpress.com/2013/09/24/what-keeps-scientists-up-at-night-must-see-video-from-the-climate-institute-that-gives-scientists-a-voice/#comment-49148" rel="nofollow">http://watchingthedeniers.wordpress.com/2013/09/24/what-keeps-scientists-up-at-night-must-see-video-from-the-climate-institute-that-gives-scientists-a-voice/#comment-49148</a><br /><br />Bernard J.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com