Sydney Morning Herald (Free subscription) | yesterday
Senior Liberal Nick Minchin has suggested tightening the rules on federal election campaigns to reduce costs, including limits on television advertising.
Peak Energy (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
Ross Gittins has an article in the SMH on the myriad of phony arguments being made against putting a price on carbon emissions - Hot debate demands cool heads . The Rudd Government's emissions trading scheme, over which the Liberals have torn themselves apart, is very similar to the scheme John Howard, Tony Abbott and Nick Minchin took to the last election and would now be implementing had they won....
Peak Energy (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
As predicted , Liberal leader Malcolm Turnbull lost the party leadership today, to (surprisingly) Tony "The Mad Monk" Abbott rather than dithering "consensus candidate" Joe Hockey. Unfortunately Malcolm is saying that rumours he will set up his own liberal party are science fiction , but you never know - science fiction is a way of exploring future scenarios , some of which eventually...
Australian Politics (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
After the tumult, the Liberal party may be getting back on track Decision on Warmist laws (the ETS) now likely to be deferred AFTER a tumultuous two weeks, the leadership and policy of the Liberal Party appears on track to match the sentiment of the Liberal Party faithful. Joe Hockey is set to replace Malcolm Turnbull, but based on a policy of voting against the ETS until after the Copenhagen climate...
Larvatus Prodeo (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
It’s probably time to take stock again of the Liberal leadership spill shenanigans. John Howard has obviously been having a word in a few journos’ ears. Tony Wright penned this piece for The Age yesterday, portraying the Ghost of Wollstonecraft as pulling the strings. It seems Little Johnny couldn’t stand Nick Minchin and the Minchkins [...]
Sydney Morning Herald (Free subscription) | 11/28/2009
A tough-talking Malcolm Turnbull has attacked his challenger Tony Abbott and Senate leader Nick Minchin ahead of Tuesday's expected leadership ballot.
Sydney Morning Herald (Free subscription) | 11/28/2009
A tough-talking Malcolm Turnbull has attacked his challenger Tony Abbott and Senate leader Nick Minchin, ahead of Tuesday's expected leadership ballot.
Sydney Morning Herald (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
IN THE old days in South Australia Nick Minchin was known as the dark prince.
Sydney Morning Herald (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
Prominent Liberal senator Nick Minchin says he'll continue to push for the emissions trading legislation to go to a Senate committee over the summer recess otherwise he'll vote against the bill.
U.S. Politics and the World (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
Ad Verbera posted a new topic: And the dominoes of the "Global Warming" fraud start to fall.... Climategate: five Aussie MPs lead the way by resigning in disgust over carbon tax By James Delingpole , Politics Last updated: November 26th, 2009 Australia is leading the revolt against Al Gore’s great big AGW conspiracy – just as the Aussie geologist and AGW sceptic Professor Ian...
News.com.au (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
PROMINENT Liberal senator Nick Minchin says he'll continue to push for the emissions trading legislation to go to a Senate committee over the summer recess otherwise he'll vote against the Bill.
What Really happened (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
ABC news reports that five frontbenchers from Australia’s opposition Liberal party have resigned their portfolios rather than follow their leader Malcolm Turnbull in voting with Kevin Rudd’s Government on a new Emissions Trading Scheme. The Liberal Party is in turmoil with the resignations of five frontbenchers from their portfolios this afternoon in protest against the emissions trading...
Sydney Morning Herald (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
MALCOLM TURNBULL has vowed to go down fighting on climate change after a flood of Liberal frontbenchers - including Nick Minchin and Tony Abbott - quit last night in a bid to pressure the Opposition Leader to reverse his support for Labor's emissions trading scheme.
People Daily (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on Thursday demanded Opposition leader Malcolm Turnbull guarantee his divided party would vote on an emissions trading scheme (ETS) by the end of next week. There is a growing push in the Coalition to launch a last-ditch attempt to secure party room support to delay a vote until after Copenhagen talks. It follows Senate leader Nick Minchin's call on Thursday for...
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Bernie of Brisbane
Senator Minchin we hear you load and clear keep the pressure on as I and many like minded here in Queensland DO NOT want the ETS in any form.
Tom Nelson (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Women 'have smaller carbon footprint than men' Citing research carried out by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, the UN noted that women are more likely than men to be "sustainable consumers". This means that they buy organic and eco-friendly food, recycle more often and are more concerned with energy saving, the organisation explained. Not finding any, Gore airbrushes...
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