Selections from the 4th Estate: 2013

Sunday, August 4, 2013

Comment - Manus Island Election Communication$ Plan

In the past 10 years, 964 asylum seekers have died at sea while trying to reach Australia by boat, according to a recent Australian Crime Commission report.

With this in mind, the only advantage I could see for asylum seekers from Rudd’s Manus Island Plan, is that it is so unattractive, it would actually deter them from making that dangerous journey.

Yet in the two and half weeks since Rudd’s announcement, 1765 asylum seekers have arrived in Australia by boat.

Damning Verdict on Stimulus - Adam Creighton

Adam Creighton for The Australian - 13/07/13

IF the economy stumbles, then clearly it wasn't big enough; if it continues to grow, then obviously it worked. Proponents of so-called Keynesian fiscal stimulus, such as Kevin Rudd, enjoy a superficially unassailable argument.

Diplomacy of the Rudd resumption: insert foot in mouth, offend everyone, fail on policy - Ross Fitzgerald

Ross Fitzgerald for The Australian - 13/07/13

THE return of Kevin Rudd to the Labor leadership signals the return of a PM obsessed with the media and manipulating the daily message, coupled with manic work practices that alienate his colleagues and the public service.

The Facts About Fracking

No attributed author. The Australian 13/07/13

In Queensland, coal-seam gas supplies about 90 per cent of the state's natural gas and fuels about 15 per cent of the state's electricity generation.