A fine petishun for the gullybull

Russell Abnormal was particularly pleased with himself and so too was his co-leader Metaphor Two-rear. Ms Two-rear was grinning like a Cheshire cat; the post-persons had defied attacks by magpies and delivered the bright orange envelopes into the letter boxes of an anxious public no doubt desirous to have their say. The bicycle express had got through.They were going to put it up Don Key’s followers in a big way. How dare he opt to sell...

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Analysing a community in crisis

I’m now going to wade in where angels fear to tread; the ‘letters to the editor’ department may swell as a result. It’s all about this Roast Busters saga. I just can’t get my head around it. For instance what is the meaning of the phrase “Roast Busters?” A play-upon-words from Ghost Busters, but what is the tie-up with the activities of the group? Is there a teenage language out there that I am blissfully unaware of? I...

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Where the emperor has no clothes

A letter to the editor and a number of personal letters and phone calls criticised a column I wrote a couple of weeks ago challenging the efficacy of global warming. I guess my trouble is that over many years I have seen “cry wolf” so many times that I've become a sceptic.Set aside the claim the world was freezing over as postulated in the 1960’s. Next up was the Club of Rome, a group of distinguished academics and scientists who in...

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Not a book for the faint-of-heart

My young friend Paul Henry has written a new book. It’s called Outraged and I suspect many who read it will themselves be outraged. In typical Henry fashion Paul pulls no punches and systematically slaughters all the sacred cows you could possibly think of and some of which you probably haven’t. Labour supporters, and those of the green persuasion are quite likely to organise book burning sessions and even those on the centre-right...

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The left and right of global warming

Two opposing events clouded the global warming issue last week. The Blue Mountain bushfires certainly caused concern in the Lucky Country. Tony Abbott’s new administration is rich in climate change sceptics, and opponents blamed the fires and Sydney’s soaring temperatures on global warming accusing the Liberal/National coalition of having its head in the sand. Abbott has already closed the government’s climate change department and the...

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