Put aside the rubber band and icy pole stick jokes. Australia is going into space. Soon. well, soon-ish. Weather permitting.
In typical Australian fashion, the government has decided a space agency sounds like it might be a good idea and have immediately announced a committee to see if it really is a good idea and after that committee reports, the government will review it immediately or in the fullness of time, whichever comes first and move straight to establishing a working party to announce the formation of a commission to get cracking on creating a new committee to conduct a feasibility study. When that’s done, the sky’s the limit or it might be if a bunch of government consultants decide it is.
“This is really a way to bring the whole issue to a head,” Industry Minister Arthur Sinodinos says in a statement announcing the review.
At this pace we should have a space agency around the time Burkina Faso sends its first manned mission to Pluto.
Full column here.
Peter Dutton the new “superstar” of the Turnbull Ministry, Mr Insider, as he assumes the new role of “Home Affairs” Minister. This chap has been hiding his light under a bushel imho, glad he’s been “flushed out”. Meanwhile ex ousted PM Abbott relaxes OS and can come home back to his warm cosy almost pointless Backbench seat.
Put his shiny shoes on and see how straight he stands.
What’s Dutton got on Malcolm I wonder?
He’s the one who should be locked up, not promoted, for his secret crimes on refugees. Duddon’s done more than enough damage to our international reputation.
He’s helped to stop deaths at sea Bella.
Small world, thought a bloke I saw pictured in the SMH looked familiar, bought many a book from his Dymocks branch at Warringah Mall, his daughter was the Aussie killed in Minneapolis.
Such an appalling event. Hard to imagine what the family is going through. They want and deserve answers and not when it suits the police.
Exactly JTI. The delay is extraordinary. In Australia they would have been directed to answer questions well and truly by now and the investigation regarding witnesses and scene appears very straight forward.
Just appalling. Jack. Their policy seems to be shoot first – under any circumstance.
This event is being stonewalled Jack. No new info is emerging. Everything I can find here is already in the Aussie media. Two items in Minneapolis Star-Tribune were changed (toned down from fierce criticism of the police) and all comments deleted. Mayor of Minneapolis is very quiet and nothing is emerging from City Hall. Officer Noor has requested ‘that his privacy be respected at this difficult time’. Canberra needs to bring some pressure to bear.
I’m sad to see Larissa Waters go.
She’s a damn sight more articulate and intelligent than 90% of the current crop of politicians.
Mate of Jonathan Sri who is a grub. Enough said. Good riddance.
Never heard of Jonathon Sri until your comment Razor. He’s on the front page of the Oz this morning. I assume that, having dispensed with Yassmin, they’re after him next. The natives are certainly restless.
I do not like her politics but I have to have some sympathy for Larissa Waters.
She was born in Canada to Australian parents which under a 70 year old law automatically gave her Canadian citizenship and required her to renounce her citizenship to that country.
The law was changed 1 week after she was born.
Are you out there Mr Baptiste, please call soon all is forgiven.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ITUKTMZ3hA
some one say one nation?
http://www.aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members/Parliamentarian?MPID=266524
http://indiancitizenshiponline.nic.in/acquisition1.htm
Dual citizenship for Malcolm Emperical Evidence Roberts smoke?
Not much reaction here, but then he’s not Green mate.
Doncha know the Greens are the devil incarnate. 👹
He was born in India but on becoming an Australian citizen his Indian citizenship was automatically revoked.
Bella you need to calm down. This is stupidity not a conspiracy.
Another green alien. Maybe the bottom of the garden theory is wrong after all?
goodo..carry on
“Ms Miller – who quit Ms Palaszczuk’s Cabinet in late 2015 after being demoted from the Police Minister’s portfolio and went rogue during last year’s Estimates hearings – said existing coal miners and coal mines in Queensland were “worried sick” about the Adani mine driving down other existing investment.
Ms Miller said existing Queensland coal mines were at risk of closing if the Adani mine went ahead.”
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/state-politics/annastacia-palaszczuk-criticised-by-labor-mp-over-adani-mine/news-story/d6214efe4de1bca46583646908c05ea6
I think Larissa Water is a bigger loss to the nation than abbott or dutton would be.
piss off Waters….
all this while Rhiannon is suspended…..bloody Putin i tellya… someone should shirtfront ‘im
I thought they had kissed and made up with Rhiannon?