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A ‘story’ by Matthew Mitchell.

There is a sense of relief in hearing Malcolm Turnbull talk about the need for flexibility to be able to respond to, and provide for, the needs of the nation and the future of its citizens.

This relief quickly evaporates however when listening to our new Treasurer whose every utterance oozes the same intransigence he displayed as Immigration Minister, something he prides himself on.

Scott says he must cut spending and we must work, save and invest. No suggestions outside that mantra will be entertained. His unwavering focus will be on growing GDP by assisting business and hoping that translates to more jobs.

FRC President Tony Perkins informed The Christian Post Wednesday that Trump, the current frontrunner among Republican presidential candidates, will not be attending FRC's Sept. 25-27 Values Voters Summit, even though other leading Republican candidates are scheduled to speak.

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Here’s another draft extract from my book-in-progress, Economics in Two Lessons, looking at income distribution. The entire draft section on this topic is available here. And the introduction, describing the general approach of the book is here.

I wear my emotions on my face and I'm bad at disguising how I truly feel. I'd lost myself to a bit of dark introspection and as I strode back from the bathroom a manager asked if I was okay. I was honest; "had a flashback" I said."Take deep breaths, mate," he said as he strode on. I took some deep breaths and then I strode on.WFTW.

US House Speaker John Boehner will resign from his leadership position and give up his seat at the end of October.

Mr Boehner made the decision while praying on Friday morning - a day after hosting Pope Francis at Congress.

  Asia  How China’s risky structured mutual funds may trigger the next stocks sell-off – SCMP China to Announce Cap-and-Trade Program to Limit Emissions – NYT China container traffic decelerates in August as Tianjin blast weighs – SCMP China to cut growth target: economists   Taipei Times Taiwan aids struggling economy with interest rate cut – SCMP

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It became clear tonight what is eating Scott Morrison, and caused his recent innumerate blithering.

It is his refusal to allow the extradition to PNG of a white Australian who is one of the murderers of Reza Barati. And the continued employment of six or seven more of his murderers in the Manus Island facility, no doubt with Morrison’s approval and connivance.

This puts Turnbull, a respected lawyer, in a difficult position. He must now either order the arrest of Morrison and Dutton for assisting and protecting murderers and thus impeding the course of justice, or become himself complicit in their criminality.

Some stories are too good to die, like the one about Tony Abbott's prime ministerial pension. Apparently he would have been able to get one if he had been in office for just three more days.

It is said that the pension is only available to prime ministers who have been in the job for two years. Abbott became prime minister on September 18, 2013. He was replaced just short of two years, earlier this month on September 15. If only he had held out another three days he could have retired on serious money, or so the story goes.

If proposed senate electoral changes are abandoned, here are several alternative proposals that would deal with the problem.

Frank Sinatra: All Or Nothing At All, on SBS last Sunday and next Sunday.

One of the best documentaries ever made.

Review follows on Ellis Gold next week.

Saturday 19 September

China to commit to national carbon trading scheme, India pushes to 40% renewables, and the Pope urges the US to act. Meanwhile, in Australia, Greg Hunt denies there was ever a war on renewables.