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Introduction

Abbott's mandate? Yes or No

We are suddenly in new unknown territory with "passage of the money bills by the Upper House" uncertain.

A useful overview of current state of play from Latika Bourke  where Abbott asks Clive Palmer to respect his mandate:

Introduction

It's time to make an assessment. The new government has introduced huge changes for which it does not have a mandate. See http://www.bloggerme.com.au/abbott-says-palmer-respect-our-mandate-pass-...

The Abbott government's 2014 Budget - Cut, Cut, Cut!

Overview

What is 'Swingeing'?

From Part 1 - Hey Prince William Click here <<<<<

What we want – the taking of the Australian government to the International Court of Justice

I would ask you to take back to Buckingham Palace and Westminster a request from certain subjects in the colony to promote the taking of the Australian government to the International Court of Justice for their misuse of their power to openly break the requirements placed on all signatories to the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees;

Dear Prince William;

Background to the concept of race

The context

The word ‘race’ is an unusual word and needs to be understood in its particular historical context.

The corporate world tell their executives that because of the learning curve the "first 100 days" are key to any leadership position. You don’t jump in on day one, you need to learn where your previous administration got it wrong (and by extension got it right) and you need time to strengthen key relationships, and you need time to develop a vision for the future.

On this page we will collect some initial reference to other regional maps in use around Australia:

Warren Mundine's unofficial regions

Noticed on Twitter today - Warren Mundine's language map (nothing official just an illustration of a language group):

https://twitter.com/IndigenousX/status/429853177412734976/photo/1

National identity?

Nationalism and national identity tend to be sold (by those in power at the time) as something timeless, something to be honoured because it has been around forever.  So these days on “Australia Day” we hear politicians and key Australians waxing lyrically on an important celebration and a public holiday across Australia that allows us to reflect on the history of Australia, and on the “first fleet” that came into Botany Bay in 1788.