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Outcome of the Budget 2007.
Ok, let me get this straight. Spending for 07/08 on the Environment is 4.3-bil. Spending for 07/08 on Defence is 22-bil. Disproportionate much?
Senator Bob Brown says “Instead of announcing a plan for restructuring Australia’s economy, the Treasurer has announced $50 million for – I presume – fridge magnets on how to reduce energy use [...]
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Well, well, well. What can be said when a 13-year-old boy poses, beyond his years and defruads people out of half a million dollars. Wow? How?
Posed as boss of multinational companies. Earned over $600,000 selling fake items. Travelled in chauffer-driven limousines.
That’s a pretty grand, albeit criminal achievment for a little person.
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Paris goes to jail. Woopty do.
I must say, I was a little surprised to hear that Paris Hilton is being locked-up. Sure, many A-listers have ended up in the big house, it’s just shocking to hear that the likes of Paris is being put away: justly, I feel though.
What I find unbalanced, is that Michael Jackson, someone I feel is [...]
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Another day of displeasure!
A conference call at work resulted in pertinent replies, as can be expected. That had me ticked off for the entire afternoon/evening. Customers were of the usual quality. I escalated for the first time in an age. Actually, a caller escalated yesterday. Ick. It’s getting more common.
Three highlights of today:
-Scotty is [...]
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Ever since reading The Weather Makers by Australian of the Year, Tim Flannery and watching the documentry, An Inconvenient Truth with Al Gore, I’ve had a growing interest on the topic of climate change and global warming.
My view at the moment is simple, all new houses should be made to install “climate friendly” devices, i.e. [...]
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Snoop not allowed in: damn aye!
As most people, especially in Australia, may know, Snoop Dogg was denied access to Australia.
Immigration Minister Kevin Andrews says the US rapper Snoop Dogg has been banned from entering the country on character grounds.
As it turns out, Snoops crew is apparently appealing this decision. My question is why -oh why- would the Australian Goverment even [...]
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By Sarah Clarke
April 23, 2007 – 6:04AM
A new report commissioned by green groups has found that a 25 per cent renewable energy target by 2020 could create 16,000 new jobs.
The Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF), Greenpeace and the Climate Action Network (CAN) commissioned the report.
It found that the introduction of the target would help flight climate [...]
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