By The Viscount Monckton of Brenchley



Crime against humanity. Not a moderate phrase, that. The usual penalty for crimes against humanity, as dictators from Mussolini to Saddam Hussein have found out to their cost, is execution.



Yet Dr. James Hansen, a paid senior citizen working for an agency of the United States Government that has profited mightily from “global warming”, has said that anyone who disagrees with his personal hang-ups about the potentially… Continue

First published at The Stockmans View blog - Thoughts on losing the farm

 

I suppose it's ok to put this up on the net now that it's common knowledge across the district. Scaddens Run, my families property for four generations, and my home, has been sold.  New owners will take over next year and I'll have to find a new place to live. 



The passing…

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Fisherman’s “scallop testing plan” must be part of Government response to Gladstone seafood crisis

 

Member for Burnett Rob Messenger, after meeting this week with Burnett commercial fishermen atTurkey Beach, has called on the Bligh Labor government to immediately support a plan to test harvest scallop grounds south of Gladstone.…

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LTE –Hendra, Flying Foxes and Magical Unicorns. (181 words)

 

 

Dear Editor,

 

Do you ever think of the right reply to a question 24 hrs after it was asked, and wished you could have it asked again?

 

This situation happened to me recently when a reporter asked:

 

“Even though Flying foxes may test positive for Hendra, shouldn’t they be protected from removal from their roosts or culling because they are native…

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In the past there have been a number of politicians who have expressed concern regarding the control of water and the (so they claimed) plan to make our water resources a "tradable commodity".



Former Senator Len Harris was the most recent coming to mind, yet few paid much regard at the time- more is the pity.



Last night, I attended a rather robust meeting in a regional town here in South Australia held by a group representing the interests of primary producers and… Continue