Friday, July 18, 2014

G'Day. Nice One There, Oz!

The prime minister has delivered on his key election promise to abolish the carbon tax following a fight he has pursued like a zealot since seizing the Liberal leadership from Malcolm Turnbull in December 2009R.I.P. carbon tax: Australia becomes world's first country to abolish 'green levy'

After days of debate and stalling tactics, the Senate on Thursday voted 39 to 32 to unwind the carbon scheme introduced by Labor in 2012 as Australia becomes the first country in the world to abolish carbon pricing. Mail. The ironic consequence of this is that the average Aussie will now be more inc lined to believe in 'global warming' if their government looks less like a vested interest! But at least, integrity shines through.

Prayers of Jane Austen.

The little-known prayers written by Jane Austen. Jane Austen (1775-1817) on engraving from  1873.  (Photo: Getty/iStock) It is now 250 years...