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The more we overreact to terrorism the more we will get

The Threat Is Already Inside | Foreign Policy : "The cheapest and easiest way to reduce the benefits of terrorism is to stop overreacting. That 129 people were killed in the Paris attacks is a terrible tragedy and a vicious crime, but 16,000 people in the United States are murdered each year in “ordinary” homicides, 30,000 die in accidental falls, 34,000 die in car crashes, and 39,000 die of accidental poisoning. We should mourn each and every death, and we should take all reasonable steps to prevent more deaths from occurring and punish those responsible for intentionally inflicting harm. But we need to stop viewing terrorism as unique and aberrational. The more we panic and posture and overreact, the more terrorism we’ll get. " 'via Blog this'

Some things never change: Greens demand action against Japan whaling

Greens demand action against Japan whaling : "The Greens are demanding the federal government use submarine contracts to pressure Japan out of sending whaling ships to the Southern Ocean. The Japanese government says it will dispatch a "research" whaling mission to the Southern Ocean on Tuesday. The announcement came as Attorney-General George Brandis told parliament Australia was making diplomatic representations at "the highest levels" in a bid to get Japan to change its mind. He told the Senate on Monday the government would consider sending a Customs patrol vessel to the Southern Ocean if talks weren't successful. Greens senator Peter Whish-Wilson says Japan are "thumbing their nose" at the Australian people." 'via Blog this'

Vote buying

Election-day vote buying: Evidence from monetary aggregates | VOX, CEPR’s Policy Portal : "Central bank independence was supposed to end politically driven monetary policy. This column discusses new evidence showing a sizeable spike in the growth rate of cash and overnight bank deposits centred on election days. The spike is present in countries with weak political institutions, but not in OECD countries. The cycle seems to be related to the cash demand created by systemic vote buying." 'via Blog this'

Pope Francis on the new Colonialism’

Pope Francis, in Nairobi Slum, Denounces ‘New Forms of Colonialism’ - The New York Times : "When it came time to speak, Pope Francis delivered his sharpest remarks yet on his first trip to Africa. He lashed out against what he called “new forms of colonialism, which would make African countries parts of a machine, cogs on a gigantic wheel.” Francis said that “countries are frequently pressured to adopt policies typical of the culture of waste, like those aimed at lowering the birthrate.” He called the slums “wounds” inflicted by the elite. “How can I not denounce the injustices which you suffer?” he said." 'via Blog this'

Climate change policies doing more harm than good?

A view worth thinking about from Scientific American Climate Change Will Not Be Dangerous for a Long Time - Scientific American : "The climate change debate has been polarized into a simple dichotomy. Either global warming is “real, man-made and dangerous,” as Pres. Barack Obama thinks, or it’s a “hoax,” as Oklahoma Sen. James Inhofe thinks. But there is a third possibility: that it is real, man-made and not dangerous, at least not for a long time. This “lukewarm” option has been boosted by recent climate research, and if it is right, current policies may do more harm than good." 'via Blog this'

Newspoll 2010 to 2013 elect

Date ALP Lib Nat Coalition Dem Green OneNat FamF Other 2 Pty ALP 2 Pty LNP 07/09/2013 46.5 53.5 election 05/09/2013 33 46 9 12 46 54 01/09/2013 33 46 10 11 46 54 25/08/2013 37 47 9 7 47 53 18/08/2013 34 47 9 10 46 54 11/08/2013 35 46 11 8 48 52 04/08/2013 37 44 9 10 48 52 21/07/2013 37 45 10 8 48 52 07/07/2013 38 42 9 11 50 50 30/06/2013 35 43 11 11 49 51 23/06/2013 29 48 9 14 43 57 02/06/2013 30 49 9 12 42 58 19/05/2013 31 46 9 14 44 56 05/05/2013 31 47 10 12 44 56 21/04/2013 32 46 10 12 45 55 24/03/2013 30 50 10 10 42 58 10/03/2013 34 44 11 11 48 52 24/02/2013 31 47 11 11 45 55 03/02/2013 32 48 9 11 44 56 13/01/2013 38 44 9 9 49 51 09/12/2012 32 46 11 11 46 54 25/11/2012 36 43 11 10 49 51 11/11/2012 36 42 10 11 49 51 28/10/2012 36 41 10 13 50 50 07/10/2012 33 45 10 12 46 54 16/09/2012 36 41 12 11 50 50 02/09/2012 33 46 8 13 45 55 19/08/2012 35 45 11 9 47 53 05/08/2012 33 45 10 12 46 54 22/07/2012 28 46 11 15 44 56 08/07/201

Newspoll 2007 to 2010 election

Date ALP Lib Nat Coalition Dem Green OneNat FamF Other 2 Pty ALP 2 Pty LNP 21/08/2010 38 43.6 11.8 2.2 4.4 50.1 49.9 election 19/08/2010 36.2 43.4 13.9 6.5 50.2 49.8 15/08/2010 38 41 14 7 52 48 08/08/2010 38 42 13 7 52 48 01/08/2010 37 44 12 7 50 50 25/07/2010 40 42 12 6 52 48 18/07/2010 42 38 12 8 55 45 27/06/2010 42 37 3 40 - 10 - 8 53 47 20/06/2010 35 36 4 40 - 15 - - 10 52 48 30/05/2010 35 38 3 41 - 16 - - 8 51 49 16/05/2010 37 40 3 43 - 12 - - 8 50 50 02/05/2010 35 38 5 43 - 10 - - 12 49 51 18/04/2010 43 37 3 40 - 10 - - 7 54 46 28/03/2010 43 35 3 38 - 12 - - 7 56 44 14/03/2010 39 37 4 41 - 11 - - 9 52 48 28/02/2010 40 37 4 41 - 9 - - 10 52 48 14/02/2010 39 36 4 40 - 12 - - 9 53 47 31/01/2010 40 37 4 41 - 12 - - 7 52 48 17/01/2010 40 34 4 38 - 12 - - 10 54 46 06/12/2009 43 34 4 38 - 11 - - 8 56 44 29/11/2009 43 30 5 35 - 12 - - 10 57 43 15/11/2009 43 33 4 37 - 11 - - 9 56 44 01/11/2009 41 36 5 41 - 10 - - 8 52 48 18/10/2009 48 30 4 34