Looks about right. Those ginormous pavs are actually a bit boring

It’s poor political judgement. But it’s also a cheap shot not motivated by self interest.

Fixed travel allowances (not costs only) which funds the housing investments of politicians. That’s a rort which needs fixing.

A once a year reunion entitlement for those away from family so often is OK.

Our politics of public order legitimates policing that would never result from the suspected offences’ sentences (even if proven and repeated ).

The test for police conduct cannot be so grossly distorted- even acknowledging the challenges and difficulty of police officers task.

Actually it’s not. It’s a literary award open to published LGBT authors. It’s not an award for community mindedness, inclusivity, being a good ally or being an exemplary person. You can be a good writer and a thoroughly unpleasant person. Patrick White (Nobel Laureate) is a great example.

It did seem a bit like a bubble war. A lot of speculation founded on nothing much and Barnaby just talking off the top of his head - as he always has.

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In Australia solar farms are often elevated to minimise disruption of the ground cover and habitat. In sheep country grazing can continue. It’s still a big visual impact but not wholesale industrialisation of rural land

How this is meant to work as we get close to 2050 - which in major project terms is damn close- needs to be explained. And what about after?

Given the difficulty this time in modernising the EPBC Act, whatever is proposed now needs to include workable measures for and after 2050