It has never ceased to surprise me that those who profit at the expense of others are so unaware of the harm suffered by those they exploit, and are so convinced that they have a right to do the exploiting and that their profit is a proper and justifiable reward .
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The government’s recent housing package may work; will it do enough?
Trick Question: Does New Zealand have a capital gains tax on housing? If you ask the Prime Minister she will say not. It is true that her government is increasing the scope of the ‘bright-line test’ on non-family homes to .
Biden s selection of Jennifer Granholm as Secretary of Energy is a good choice. A hard worker, a great communicator, and a champion of renewable energy.
The BAU everyone is adamant is about to occur – will not. Sure, change is not going to be fast enough for most round these parts, but this lady is no dinosaur nor a rich crony.
Hard working experienced people. I reckon Joe s doing alright building a team considering everyone s expectations are so low.
Andre 2.1
More significantly, the appointment of Granholm may signal an intention to re-orient the Department of Energy to actually be mostly about energy, rather than being a deceptive name for the keeper of the nuclear weapons stockpile.
Not a good day at the office for Mallard today. $333k cost to the tax payer so far, plus a further $37k in legal fees and the accused apparently has a case against parliamentary services. I think this is going to cost the tax payer a lot more half a million. This really irks me when my taxes go towards defending MP s for saying stupid things. The funds could have fed a few families at Christmas.
ianmac 1.1
Jester: the accused apparently has a case against parliamentary services.
That is true but nothing to do with Mallards activity nor did Mallard have anything to do with the cause of the accused being let go by Parliamentary Services. Try harder Jester.
Review: Loving Country by Bruce Pascoe and Vicky Shukuroglou (Hardie Grant Travel)
Travelling through the Australian landscape is an often breathtaking experience raising many questions in the traveller’s mind none of which can be answered by an online search engine when your internet connection fails.
What everyone needs is a travel companion like Loving Country, co-authored by Aboriginal Elder Bruce Pascoe and artist Vicky Shukuroglou. At first glance, it is a travel guide to some of Australia’s most beautiful Country but on closer inspection, it reveals honest, riveting yarns about the true stories of Country told by the people who know her best: the local Aboriginal people with ancestral connections.