Where did Palin get her cojones?

Sarah Palin practised her Spanish last week, saying that the Arizona Governor “has the cojones that our president does not have”.

Support for Timor-Leste

Supporting Timor-Leste’s clean energy future Bob met with the President of Timor-Leste, Jose Ramos Horta, when he was visiting Australia in June. The two met over breakfast in Government House and Bob gave the President a Green’s Policy Iniative that aims to support Timor-leste in its desires to develop its own energy security. The Greens policy commits to supporting Timor-Leste’s desire to see a gas pipeline to connect the Greater Sunrise field to Timor-Leste, which would assist the young nation to develop its own fuel source and related industries

British actress Helen Mirren attacks BP

As US President Barack Obama prepares to confront BP executives over the Gulf of Mexico oil spill Wednesday, British icon Dame Helen Mirren already made clear her feelings on the subject.

‘Barrack’ mugs destroyed over misspelling

ABOUT 200 mugs celebrating Barack Obama’s visit to Australia had to be destroyed because of an embarrassing misspelling of the US President’s name.

‘Barrack’ mugs destroyed over misspelling

ABOUT 200 mugs celebrating Barack Obama’s visit to Australia had to be destroyed because of an embarrassing misspelling of the US President’s name.

Rudd robbed of Obama bounce

US President Barack Obama has postponed his trip to Australia and Indonesia for the second time this year.

Paid parental leave policy is missing actual leave

The Government needs to come clean on what its Paid Parental Leave Scheme really means for working families, starting with its name.

Copenhagen raises the stakes – time for civil society to hold our leaders to account

So, at last world leaders have agreed on something. They have agreed, essentially, that they lack the will to really do what it takes to prevent climate crisis.

Strong bullying the vulnerable is not the way to a positive outcome in Copenhagen

As the snow falls here in Copenhagen, so do the hopes of millions around the world. We appear to be reaching a low point in the COP. As world leaders arrive and ministerial meetings start, the texts they are working on are a complete mess, filled with brackets and completely unresolved on key issues of targets and financing, let alone how to bring together the two streams in the process.