The Australian reports Newspoll has closed its 2018 account with another crushing 55-45 lead for Labor, from primary votes of Coalition 35% (up one), Labor 41% (up one), Greens 9% (steady) and One Nation 7% (down one). Scott Morrison edges to net negative territory on his personal ratings, being down one on approval to 42% and up three on disapproval to 45%. Bill Shorten is respectively down one to 36% and up one to 51%. Morrison’s lead as preferred prime minister is 44-36, narrowing from 46-34. The poll was conducted Thursday to Sunday from a sample of 1731.
lizzie:
Back in the early 2000s, I tried to convince an educational psychologist that she had used ‘effect’ incorrectly in a student’s assessment report… but she wouldn’t listen to me. Even highly ‘educated’ people, who should know better, struggle with this.
Apologies to who ever posted this a few days ago.
This is a wonderful graphic giving an indication of the sources of our power.
It’s not just for Australia, you can scan in and out viewing a number of countries around the globe.
https://www.electricitymap.org/?page=country&solar=false&remote=true&wind=false&countryCode=AUS-VIC
#weatheronPB: Heavy rain with a bit of thunder and lightning on Sydney’s North Shore. No ‘giant hailstones’ though.
Ross McG
You make some excellent points in relation to the US justice system, IMO.
Greensborough Growler @ #2742 Thursday, December 13th, 2018 – 6:33 pm
Can’t trust your icons these days:
Neil McCormick
March 3 2018 7:00 AM
Keith Richards hasn’t had a drink since Christmas. The legendary hard-living rock ‘n’ roll icon sounds almost reluctant to admit to sobriety. “I’m not saying I’m definitely off all of this stuff,” he protests. “In six months’ time, I might be on it again. But at the moment, for a couple of months, I haven’t touched it.” When I ask how he is finding abstinence, he chuckles ruefully. “It’s novel.”
The 74-year-old Rolling Stone still smokes incessantly and speaks as if his vocal cords are coated in thick layers of fur, but he insists that cigarettes and coffee are the only real vices he has left. He is impressively disdainful of the prescription drugs rife among a younger generation, such as Xanax and Percocet. “Drugs are not interesting these days. They are very institutionalised and bland. And anyway, I’ve done ’em all.”
Just remember that for every cigarette you smoke God takes an hour away form your life and gives it to Keith Richards.
We need to control global warming. Think of the world you are leaving for your grandchildren and Keith Richards.
The crickets, having survived the worst that the dregs of TC Owen can hurl at them, are stridulating.
#intersectionofwildlifeandweatheronPB
Sceptic @ #2773 Thursday, December 13th, 2018 – 6:04 pm
I will assume sarcasm. But if disagreeable law is flouted at the cost of overturning a conviction one should be prepared for any resulting opprobrium.
That sounds reasonable.
Barney in Go Dau
NSW is a total F*ing embarrassment.
Steve777 @ #2769 Thursday, December 13th, 2018 – 7:10 pm
Nah, he’s just ultra wealthy. He can access the best medical treatment to prolong his life. In order to banish heroin from his system he had a complete blood transfusion. Has he had a Liver Transplant? We don’t know but it’s not beyond the realms of possibility.
All we got was a bit of light rain here.
#CentralCoastweatheronPB
mikehilliard @ #2806 Thursday, December 13th, 2018 – 4:15 pm
Qld is normally the worst.
Vic seems to benefit from get power from SA and Tas.
The crickets think it’s a bit of alright though. 🙂
The i before e except after c rule:
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:English_words_not_following_the_I_before_E_except_after_C_rule
Wikipedia lists 6,102 altogether.
A relative of mine is called Keith, there’s another.
Here are some from those words beginning with a.
aatheist
Abbe-Zeiss apparatus
Abbileigh
abeigh
Abeita
abetalipoproteinaemia
abetalipoproteinemia
ableism
ableist
abortifacient
abreid
abseil
abseiler
abseiling
absence seizure
absenteeism
absenteeist
absolute weight
absorbefacient
absorbifacient
absorption coefficient
Academy of Sciences
acclimatisation society
acephalocheiria
acetylcysteine
acetyldihydrocodeine
acheilia
acheilous
acheiria
acheiropody
acheiropoieton
acheirous
achilleic acid
acidoglycoprotein
acierage
acierate
acieration
acies
acleistocardia
acleithral
acmaeid
Acmeism
acmeist
Acmeist
acneiform
acquired immune deficiency syndrome
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
acroleic
acrolein
acroleinated
actuarial science
aculeiform
Adaleigh
adenosylhomocysteinase
adenosylhomocysteine
Adjei
Admiral’s eighth
Adygei
Adygeic
Aeneid
Æneid
affreight
affreighter
affreightment
agamospecies
agapeic
agapeism
agapeist
agapeistic
ageing
ageism
ageist
ageistic
ageistically
ageistly
ageneiosid
aggregate species
agnoprotein
Agnus Dei
agreeing
agreeingly
agreeingness
agriscience
don @ #2811 Thursday, December 13th, 2018 – 8:20 pm
Received and receipted!
Reluctant as I am to post anything from mysoginist Michael Smith’s web site, this time it is worth it.
Here is the transcript of today’s Victorian court hearing before Chief Judge Kidd, with the Public Prosecutor and counsel for the accused. In the course of the discussion, the Chief Judge says he expects this transcript to be made public.
So what does it say? Well contempt of court by The Herald Sun and other Murdoch organs is the main point – but other germane matters are canvassed, including a pending appeal.
If I was a gung ho Murdoch editor, I’d be worried, very worried.
https://www.michaelsmithnews.com/2018/12/chief-judge-of-vic-county-court-releases-transcript-of-todays-hearing-on-media-reporting.html
Barney in Go Dau
Saw the graphic earlier but thanks for the repost as I just discovered you can scroll out for a world wide look.
Another pertinent Inside Story, cheers Rex
Age of extremes
There’s no doubt that Australia is experiencing a rising number of severe weather events
https://insidestory.org.au/age-of-extremes/
Drought, heatwaves, bushfires and intense rain. Summer has barely started, but spring brought more than enough extreme weather to go on with.
Actually, one 74 year old who has had a liver transplant is Derryn Hinch, in earlier years not necessarily a role model for sobriety. Maybe he’s got a portrait in a locked attic.
But I have a lot of time for Derryn Hinch. He says some stuff I agree with, some stuff I don’t but he’s his win man and judges issues before him on their merits.
Barney in Go Dau @ #2798 Thursday, December 13th, 2018 – 7:03 pm
I guess I missed it earlier. Thanks for reposting. (And a thank you to the original poster.)
Aus (not WA) energy market real time sources and demand
https://opennem.org.au/#/all-regions
and
https://reneweconomy.com.au/nem-watch/
sprocket_ @ #2813 Thursday, December 13th, 2018 – 8:28 pm
A few Murdoch editors shouldn’t forget their toothbrush tomorrow!
All the Stones are so wrinkly. Surely with their money they could’ve stemmed the march of time – botox, I’m told, being a panacea.
Sceptic @ #2780 Thursday, December 13th, 2018 – 7:09 pm
And everything you have said is an indictment of your ignorance of the judicial system.
Greensborough Growler:
No, they won’t need a toothbrush. The jeannie’s out about he who can’t be named. No suppression order will turn the tide.
Greensborough Growler @ #2819 Thursday, December 13th, 2018 – 8:40 pm
Ouch!
William was very astute to get onto that problem so promptly, deleting anything that was in any way contrary to the suppression order.
Things might get difficult for some publishers of MSM very soon, looking at that transcript.
Player One:
[‘And everything you have said is an indictment of your ignorance of the judicial system.’]
Please stop overstating your hand.
Further to the above:
But at some time the judicial system must come to terms with the realities of the internet. It changes everything.
There are some very steep hills for the Vic libs to climb in the next state election.
“From The safest Liberal seat is now the West Gippsland electorate of Narracan (7.26 per cent). Labor has forty-one seats safer than that.”
From Inside story linked earlier.
Mavis Smith @ #2822 Thursday, December 13th, 2018 – 8:50 pm
Which will only lengthen the prison term for the people committing the contempt.
That judge is mighty pissed and someone is going to pay!
Mavis Smith @ #2824 Thursday, December 13th, 2018 – 8:53 pm
But it’s not very often you get dealt such a good hand … 🙂
Ten companies pay 45% of all corporate tax in Australia
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/dec/13/ten-companies-pay-45-per-cent-of-all-corporate-tax-in-australia
“But the Greens have pointed out at least eight of the largest companies paid more money in donations to the Labor and Liberal and National parties in 2016-17 than they paid in corporate tax that year.
Chevron paid $82,228 in political donations in 2016-17, Origin Energy $103,574, Woodside Petroleum $279,000, Whitehaven Coal $30,000, and Santos $102,516, but none of them paid corporate tax that year.
“Political donors paying zero tax justifiably erodes public confidence in our democracy,” Greens senator Larissa Waters said.”
don
It is not the fact the name becomes known it is how that information is treated. Most especially by the MSM. Some people will look it up but there will be no hubbub. No Telegrapp/2GB/ACA lolapaloozas.
Folks just had 75mm of rain in an hour Upnorth. Tree Frogs are croaking.
Could someone please provide the link for the Inside Story article about the Victorian election again? I missed it earlier. 🙂
Greensborough Growler @ #2827 Thursday, December 13th, 2018 – 8:55 pm
Indeed. Some of the commentators here should read the transcript of the judge’s comments today about the undermining of the suppression order – “incendiary” would be an understatement.
Just when you think Morrison’s lot can’t get any more incompetent, they hold a press conference to announce something, but end up talking about another matter entirely.
https://twitter.com/10NewsFirstSyd/status/1073102297222209537
Election now so the adults can return to the big chairs.
Ben Raue on a likely split in the NSW Greens.
http://www.tallyroom.com.au/36498
Plus the members who would leave with them. In short: messy and extremely unhelpful in an election year.
Hi all
The Integrity Commission is a fine idea.
There are the Red Shirts of Victorian Labor, illegal goings on that never were addressed.
There are the suppression orders of trials without the pubic knowing who, why, but people being sent to jail in secrecy. Similar to Russia?
There are the WA Labor Chinese matters where things are not disclosed regarding links to the Communist Party.
There is LNP stuff too – spouses working in offices as assistants. Donations from Ms Reinhardt to influence policy. Branching stacking by NSW Liberals.
all stuff that can be sorted.
GG
“That judge is mighty pissed and someone is going to pay!”
That judge will take a Bex & have a good lie down.
The wave has passed he just hasn’t noticed.
Sceptic @ #2839 Thursday, December 13th, 2018 – 9:24 pm
I think I will take the judge’s opinion on judicial matters over yours, if you don’t mind 🙂
https://twitter.com/paulkidd/status/1072943050412908544
@Confessions: The Greens are looking at splitting, less than four months prior to a scheduled election?
What are they, stupid?! Oh, wait…
C@t:
The Inside Story article is here:
https://insidestory.org.au/final-reckoning-nine-views-of-victorias-election/
A fantastic wrap up of the Vic election.
Judges don’t like being ignored or sneered at by politicians and journalists and shock jocks and the like.
As somebody with a passing interest in how the media has pushed the line with contempt of court and the rules of sub judice over the last few decades I will be keenly watching how this pans out.
Blaming google, Facebook , wikipaedia, the Internet, Uncle Tom Cobley etc might not keep a few people out of jail.
Remember the three Tory ministers who rocked up in court in Victoria all puffed up … the next day after somebody had probably had a word with them the apologies were abject.
We might find faults in our judicial system but it’s way better than some of the alternatives.
Matt:
Faehrmann has threatened to do so if the motion against Buckingham isn’t overturned and fresh preselection ballot held. Raue isn’t just reporting on supposition; he has received an email from Justin Field to that effect.
Presumably Judge Kidd will tell the media tomorrow in open court about his pre-judgement on matters of breaching of the suppression order and contempt said in a closed court today
GG
Judges like all sections of society have the right to be wrong.. as the court of appeal has found.
This from the Age June 2018…
Picture this. It’s the halfway point of a trial into allegations of sexual abuse against a well-known Australian identity.
A prominent journalist with close links to the case is ordered by the judge to give up key sources so the court can test their credibility.
The journalist refuses – as their code of ethics suggests they should – and ends up being sentenced to jail for contempt of court.
But thanks to powerful and stifling suppression orders issued in the case, the public won’t learn about this for months – at least until the trial has run its full course.
A well-known reporter suddenly vanishes from the spotlight, and nobody is allowed to say why.
Welcome to the Kafkaesque world of suppression orders in Victoria, where the rules can be so prohibitive that a scenario such as this is entirely possible and could happen in a case currently before the courts.
For all his incandescent rage Judgey forgot to suppress the names of the parties when he permitted the transcript of today’s judicial tantrum to be published.
Own goal. Much?
Andrew_Earlwood @ #2848 Thursday, December 13th, 2018 – 9:50 pm
The names do not appear in the transcript I have read. Do you have a link?
So Judge Kidd to make his suppression order stick will tell the world to shut down the internet, tell news organisations the world over they must listen to him… fat chance .
The Police State it seems is still alive & well in Victoria.