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Avoiding futility under the Abbott administration
John Quiggin argued at the Centre for Policy Development‘s Pushing Our Luck launch discussion at Avid Reader a couple of weeks ago that the best way to view the advent of the Abbott government was that the Coalition had not […]
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Administrivia: get the most out of your gravatar
So, are you one of our commentors who’s customised their gravatar? If you are only relying on WordPress’ default because you don’t know how to get yourself a custom avatar, then this post is for you. It’s also for anyone who hasn’t yet realised that there’s more they could be doing with their gravatar.
All together for Albo!
I’ve always wondered if the claim, often made by rightwingers in the ALP, that whoever is their standard bearer is just *more electable* has just become one of those supposedly self-evident nostrums that people repeat without even thinking about it. […]
Commentary on IPCC WG1: Part 1
This is a wrap of some of commentary on the recent IPCC report. You can follow the links, or not, according to your needs, time and desires. Climate Code Red carries a very clear summary of the report, which they […]
The Contradictions of Direct Action
One of the great illusions of political analysis in Australia is that the Coalition has a “cunning plan”, a unified and coherent agenda for governing the nation. This is manifested in both left and right variants. On the left, we […]
44/28 Watch: The Governing Begins
44/28 = Australia’s 44th Parliament and 28th Prime Minister. Share your reactions to the latest news from/about the Abbott government.
A choice of catastrophes: the IPCC budget approach
Below I’ve set set out some of the main findings in the Summary for Policymakers (downloadable from here) from the IPCC’s Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis before looking at what they say about the wriggle room remaining to […]
Overflow Thread
So it’s time for another Overflow thread, as part of our system for keeping other threads on-topic. There are Rules here. DO NOT treat this as an Open Thread – the #overflow has a very separate purpose: set apart for the more contentious side-discussions, to avoid disruptive thread-clutter that discourages other commentors. Off-topic chatty tangents belong on our Open Threads.
Lazy Sunday
Since we don’t live by politics alone (I sincerely hope), what else did people get up to this weekend? Join in, share some tales, regulars and lurkers all!
Recent Posts by Category
Culture
- All local politics is global I
September 27, 2013 (12 responses) - Mr Abbott and the Culture Wars II: Climate Change and civil society
September 25, 2013 (69 responses) - Research priorities: towards a culture of ideas
September 24, 2013 (20 responses)
Environment
- Commentary on IPCC WG1: Part 1
October 2, 2013 (5 responses) - A choice of catastrophes: the IPCC budget approach
October 1, 2013 (18 responses) - Crisis or catastrophe? What will the IPCC say?
September 27, 2013 (14 responses)
Government
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October 1, 2013 (21 responses) - 44/28 Watch: Week 1
September 23, 2013 (44 responses) - The Abbott Government this week
September 20, 2013 (33 responses)
Miscellaneous
- Saturday Salon
October 5, 2013 (4 responses) - Administrivia: get the most out of your gravatar
October 2, 2013 (11 responses) - Overflow Thread
September 29, 2013 (122 responses)
Politics
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October 3, 2013 (32 responses) - All together for Albo!
October 2, 2013 (28 responses) - Commentary on IPCC WG1: Part 1
October 2, 2013 (5 responses)
Process
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September 12, 2013 (36 responses)
Science
- Commentary on IPCC WG1: Part 1
October 2, 2013 (5 responses) - A choice of catastrophes: the IPCC budget approach
October 1, 2013 (18 responses) - Crisis or catastrophe? What will the IPCC say?
September 27, 2013 (14 responses)
Sociology
- Avoiding futility under the Abbott administration
October 3, 2013 (32 responses) - The Contradictions of Direct Action
October 2, 2013 (17 responses) - All local politics is global I
September 27, 2013 (12 responses)