Monthly Archives: August 2017

All power generation comes with risk. However, those risks are traded off against the immeasurable societal benefits provided by reliable and affordable electricity. Where the power source i… Source: Wind Turbines Present Mortal Threat to Flyers: Project Canned as Unacceptable … Continue reading →

CANBERRA’S citizenship capers just got funnier. Source: Miranda Devine: Bill Shorten’s a Pom until he produces documents to prove otherwise | Daily Telegraph

If there’s really going to be a war on history, language and even signs on statues, then bring it on. Let’s demand the same My editorial on The Bolt Report, Sky News …………….. Realist-not-dreamer9 hours ago  Hmmm… I wonder, from … Continue reading →

Leo Maglen asks:  what do the activists think would have happened to Aboriginal Australia if the British had NOT colonised the continent. Be grateful, because there is no way a land occupied by tribes with no technology and an essentially … Continue reading →

I know it isn’t new, but watch at 1 minute when people in the audience are asked to stand if their lives were saved by Nicholas Winton, who decided to drop a planned skiing holiday and Switzerland in 1938 and … Continue reading →

By Andrew Bolt ~ The Age omits a key detail in trying to discredit the TV ad opposing same-sex marriage here in Australia. Its report: A Melbourne principal has disputed a mother’s claim – ai… Source: Gay Marriage Australia – … Continue reading →

Cory Bernardi’s Weekly Dose of Common Sense – 30 August 2017 – Looking after small business and family business Source: Taking care of business – Cory Bernardi

RALEIGH, NC—A coalition of geologists are challenging the way we look at global stone reserves, claiming that, unless smarter methods of preservation are developed, mankind will eventually run out of rocks. Source: Geologists: ‘We May Be Slowly Running Out Of … Continue reading →

UPDATE: Below is Peter Hadfield’s response in entirety, submitted Feb 7th, 2012. I’ve made only some slight edits for formatting to fit. Comments are open. – Anthony By Christophe… Source: Monckton responds to Peter Hadfield aka “potholer54” – plus Hadfield’s … Continue reading →

  Ø Christopher Monckton of Brenchley reports from the first Russian Cities’ Climate Forum in Moscow The Al Gore Effect wasn’t working. Instead of the snow and frost that usually accompanies g… ……………………………. Next, I was invited to attend and … Continue reading →

  Ø Christopher Monckton of Brenchley reports from the first Russian Cities’ Climate Forum in Moscow The Al Gore Effect wasn’t working. Instead of the snow and frost that usually accompanies g… ………………….. The reptilian Communist blurted out that fossil … Continue reading →

An Energy Matters contributor recently started to record electricity grid generation data from a published Australian source, giving us the opportunity to begin evaluating the performance of the Au… Source: An initial look at the Australian electricity grid data | … Continue reading →

August 28, 2017 / 4:16 AM / 2 days ago From Reuters Reuters Staff SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia could adopt a clean energy target by the end of the year, heeding the call of national energy pr… …………………………………. Greg August … Continue reading →

By Rob Gordon ~ Leave it to the federal government to make a costly mistake, obscure it for decades at taxpayer expense, and then try to claim it was a success. In 2016, Johnston’s frankenia—a wiry… Source: This ‘Endangered Species’ … Continue reading →

This previous post of mine was not a bit of whimsy but ought to be taken up as a serious proposition before it is too late: It must be made illegal on “social media” to deny service to people who … Continue reading →

According to the counter on platform that underpins Catallaxy, this is Spartacus’ 444th post.  Given the possible bad luck connoted by this number in Chinese, Sparty hopes to be around for 44… …………………….. Rabz #2482303, posted on August 29, 2017 at … Continue reading →

Don’t just check your privilege.  Check your name.  The social justice and politically correct warriors are coming for you. In the US last week, ESPN commentator Robert Lee was moved from cal… ……………………………. mh #2482231, posted on August 29, 2017 at … Continue reading →

According to the Norther Territory’s Auditor General’s August 2017 report to the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, having conducted a review of annual leave entitlements: The hig… Source: Public Sector Management – NT Style | Catallaxy Files

Sydney Morning Herald alarmist Peter Hannan stoops to a new low as floods hit Houston. Source: FAIRFAX BLAMES HOUSTON’S RESIDENTS FOR THE WEATHER | Herald Sun

The Confederate submarine crew died instantly – but their bodies showed no mark of injury or struggle. Source: American Civil War: Mystery deaths of crew of submarine H. L. Hunley finally solved after 150 years

From the “confirmation bias breeds delicious irony” department comes this hilarious moment when one climate alarmist gets pwned by the fake predictions of another. Back in 2012, Andrew … Source: Former NYT climate author Revkin gets Pwned by fake photo … Continue reading →

Being made Liberal president has gone to Nick Greiner’s head. ……………………….. It is inappropriate, to say the least, for the president of the Liberals to lead a campaign by one group on Liberal MPs in conflict with another. He is … Continue reading →

Last week, a same-sex marriage supporter claimed he’d found a single nasty “Stop the Fags” poster in an alley in Melbourne’s Chinatown.  Source: POSTER STUNT SHOWS GAY MARRIAGE ACTIVISTS CAN’T BE TRUSTED | Herald Sun

Source: Swearing as a response to pain: A cross-cultural comparison of British and Japanese participants – Scandinavian Journal of Pain

Source: Me 5 years ago on union officials & why they don’t go to police when union money is stolen – Michael Smith News