This week, I have been mostly reading...
Australia:
Listen up: democracy means even jerks get a say
Children cast as ‘demon spawn’ in Abbott’s vaudeville anti-terror play
Hazelwood owner issues ‘call to arms’ against coal
Abbott has given up on debt and deficit reduction, but few have noticed
Joe Hockey wins $200,000 from Fairfax in 'Treasurer for sale' defamation case
Time to tell the truth before I'm gagged: Australia's detention centres ruin lives
Open letter regarding the Border Force Act 2015
Won’t someone please help poor Erica?
Q&A episode another outburst of government creep
Abbott government's rebadged Medicare Locals tied up in legal stoush over name
Australian climate policy paralysis has to end, business roundtable says
The Coalition is engaging in double talk on climate policy – it has no other option
Libertarians aren't our allies in building a progressive Australia
Same-sex marriage: even if Abbott wins, he loses
MPs claim almost $10,000 in travel expenses for Pollie Pedal fundraiser
Tony Abbott is firmly in 'Dubya' mould but the Liberal party is open to change
Sydney siege: Tony Abbott's office knew Julie Bishop had misled Parliament three days before correction
US:
Why Donald Trump Isn’t A Real Candidate, In One Chart
Activism fomented by Koch brothers turns against them
5 things Republicans would call treason if Democrats did them
Media:
When Malcolm Turnbull makes excuses for bad journalism, democracy suffers
Short and not very sweet
Joe Hockey's defamation victory may yet turn to disaster
When Malcolm Turnbull makes excuses for bad journalism, democracy suffers
Meet Peter McEvoy, the faceless man behind the Q&A scandal
Q&A head formally warned
World:
A Unified Theory of Pope Francis
Zimbabwe is paying people $5 for 175 quadrillion Zimbabwe dollars
NZ parliament passes motion on Nauru
The Guardian view on the Greek referendum: hard to imagine a more dismal choice
Europe’s Many Economic Disasters
Music:
Bowie tribute artist Jeff Duff: a skinny white guy with a soulful voice
Science:
The impact of vaccination heterogeneity on herd immunity
Tech:
Microsoft details how it will upgrade users to Windows 10
The secret, hidden cost of your smartphone
Food:
Where to Get the Best American Food in Melbourne
History:
Did The Soviets Build A Better Shuttle Than We Did?
Vale:
Nicholas Winton, Man Who Quietly Helped Hundreds of Children Escape From Nazis, Dies at 106
Sir Nicholas Winton: saviour, people smuggler, hero?
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