Roll up for the battle of the bandwagons
AND when Tim Flannery’s sorted climate change, let’s make him the commissioner for whaling.
Cutandpaste
How to insure maximum panic
RE-INSURERS don’t seem to think that climate change is causing an escalating number of catastrophes
In the fog of war, shit happens
FORMER soldier and author Matthew Carr explains why expletives can be welcome words.
Put price on carbon, we won’t have floods
It’s easy being Green when it comes to finding simple solutions to complex problems.
Leaders hope road to victory is scenic
INSTRUCTIONS for political apology: be vague and tell everyone you’ve righted the old ship government.
Flood of donations flows both ways
TONY Abbott wasn’t the only one appealing for political contributions during the recent deluge.
Important lessons to be drawn from Egypt
SOME see a message for Moscow, some see a warning for Washington, some try to flog shoes.
Making heavy weather of Yasi
ABC presenters and Fairfax contributors search for a climate change connection.
Criticise the Coalition like Labor leaders
THE SMH economics correspondent bemoans our inability to follow the leader.
Is there a Walkley in promoting Islamism?
SMH star journo Paul McGeough sees the bright side of terrorists taking over in the Middle East.
Round and round and round it goes
IT’S raining flood relief, but is the money getting to those who deserve it, and who cares anyway?
Kevin Rudd (for once) lost for words
The Riddle of the Sphinx and what the Foreign Minister really thinks about democracy in Egypt
Budget fat should be sent to Jenny Craig
THE federal opposition appears to have plumped for a fatwa against the government’s flood levy.
Old arguments about national symbol
FLOGGING the flag debate on Australia Day has become something of a national sport.
Facebook friends no substitute for premier
SOCIAL networking sites have become the new scourge of tech-savvy politicians.
Sensational gestational gossip
SURROGACY extends to sources when it comes to gossip mags reporting on celebrity babies.
The lady’s not caving in to pressure
THEY breed them so tough north of the border, Queenslanders would never bow to anything.
Saint Anna stands tall but Bob blunders on
BOB the Brave justifies calling on the coal industry to foot the bill for Queensland’s floods.
Was the PM coached on how to voice her response?
It wasn’t Julia Gillard’s finest hour, but let’s look more seriously at her performance
A nice-looking dump in an ocean like this?
HOW the theory of the Pacific’s plastic heart ended up holding just a little too much water.
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