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Broken Hill, Rio and the EU
From the BBC about the potential merger between BHP and Rio Tinto: A tie-up between BHP and Rio would create a firm with a third of the world’s iron-ore market, raising fears that it would be too powerful. The EU listed its concerns but said B...
Libs win against ALP election court challenge
The Poll Bludger has the Liberal victory, this time in the courts, against an ALP challenge to Fran Bailey’s 2007 electoral victory in the seat of McEwen. The report says the court overturned a number of determinations made on individual ballot...
The alternative to the hybrid car
Forbes recently reported the rise of the mid-size car in the USA: The biggest winners were the Chevrolet Malibu sedan (piece of Barbie like rubbish), sales up 73.4% in June 2008 compared with June 2007; Honda Accord sedan (okay if you are Barbie), ...
Come on Brendan!
“All talk and no action” in the words of Tony Abbott, aptly describes Rudd. The Coalition is now 10 points behind the Government on 2PP. Abbott on Nelson : “I don’t think anyone who’s worked closely with Brendan Nelson over the last...
A touch of regret and nostalgia
I was reading one of Tony Abbott’s blogs and a reader made the following comment, which may reflect what many people in the electorate are now starting to feel: Tony, I don’t get it - one day we’re told we’re fat, drunk and everything els...

