Qantas workers how empty and worthless is the power of

Qantas workers must face global facts of life

Ruler of the waves

Henry of Huntingdon, the 12th-century chronicler, tells how Cnut set his throne by the sea shore and commanded the tide to halt and not wet his feet and robes. Yet "continuing to rise as usual [the tide] dashed over his feet and legs without respect to his royal person. Then the king leapt backwards, saying: "Let all men know how empty and worthless is the power of kings, for there is none worthy of the name, but He whom heaven, earth, and sea obey by eternal laws." He then hung his gold crown on a crucifix, and never wore it again "to the honour of God the almighty King". This incident is usually misrepresented by popular commentators and politicians as an example of Cnut's arrogance

The world's population. Where do you fit into this story of human life?

Where do you fit into this story of human life?
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Truck 22.5 tonnes breaks bridge rated 5 tonnes

Heavy load breaks bridge
The bridge, rated at five tonnes gross, collapsed under the weight of the 22.5 tonne truck.

Sydney series of shootings - Mid-East Org. Crime Sqd

Police investigate series of shootings - Sydney
State Crime Command’s Middle Eastern Organised Crime Squad

NSW Police have charged five youths, aged 16 and 17

Festival shutdown following brawl - Grafton
Police will allege most of those involved in the brawl were intoxicated.
Police have charged five youths, aged 16 and 17, with offences including offensive behaviour and malicious damage.

Raise the powerlines?

Electrocution death of teenager - Port Stephens

Hydro is China's dominant low-carbon technology

China will not allow its carbon dioxide emissions per person to reach levels seen in the US, according to the minister in charge of climate policy.

Encourage the elderly out of big houses

Eight radical solutions to the housing crisis include:
Encourage the elderly out of big houses
Force landlords to sell or let empty properties

Julia and world's poor. India?

Julia Gillard throws open market to world's poor
Meanwhile: Foreign retailers are prevented from having a direct presence in India

India cabinet approves manufacturing push
The policy aims to create a 100 million jobs in the next 10 years and allows for a series of special new zones to support manufacturing growth.

Russia concern about Gaddafi human rights

Gaddafi should not have been killed - Lavrov

140 Gbps versus NBN 12Mbps

New 140 Gbps while old NBN 12 Mbps speed

Lambing Flat revisited?

First we have: Narromine community has been rocked by the death
then we have Suspicious fire at scene of Narromine death
which is like Lambing Flat riots.

Canberra rumour: angry mother-in-law

Canberra rumour doing the rounds: well known man, his affair with a personal assistant and angry well known mother-in-law.

Greens support 'unethical' ex-Commonwealth Ombudsman

Greens support Ombudsman who announced his resignation on Thursday, earlier Commonwealth Ombudsman Allan Asher has admitted to drafting possible questions for Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young to ask at a Senate estimates hearing.

ALP says union "un-Australian"

Thu Oct 13, 2011 1:41am EDT UPDATE 1-Australia's govt may force end to Qantas strike

Carbon Tax Calculator

Carbon Tax Calculator
To calculate your likely carbon tax electricity bill increase all you need is your most recent electricity bill and to enter the information to the right.

Kev Juliar - kiss of death? Ask Tommy!

Labor rejoices its carbon tax victory - but will it be a kiss of death?

Kiss of Death (1947 film) Tommy Udo

Red China: global warming is US conspiracy

Chinese sceptics see global warming as US conspiracy
As China's emissions rise, so too does sceptics' hot air

SMH says Steve Jobs" invented the mouse"

He created Apple, lost it, won it back, invented the mouse, the iMac, CGI movies through Pixar, came up with the iPod, iPhone and iPad, revolutionised the music industry with iTunes, thought differently, spawned the world's second largest company and changed the world. Bloomberg’s salute to the late great Sultan of Silicon Valley, Steve Jobs.

14 year old dope

Boy, 14, from NSW arrested on drugs charges in Bali
Australian boy, 14, in Bali jail on drugs charges
Australian fourteen-year-old boy from New South Wales arrested in Indonesia's Bali on drug charges

Menadue Whitlam co-operation antipathy

John Menadue writes

In more difficult circumstances after the fall of Saigon, Malcolm Fraser, with the co-operation of Gough Whitlam, appealed to our better angels.

While at Quang Luu: Whitlam's policy on Vietnamese refugees didn't last
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Whitlam's antipathy towards South Vietnam and his reluctance to accept Indochinese refugees were well known.