Where is the Ministry for Science?

[i-need-a-martini]

What about Innovation? Research? Ageing?

Or even Tourism?

And how come Arts gets lumbered in with the Attorney Generals busy portfolio?

Yet Border Protection gets it's own ministry rather than falling under the obvious category of Defence. An entire ministry for a handful of people that apparently aren't going to be coming here anymore?

[**meep**]

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@izabsmiling wrote:

Meep, this women is smiling the most at the moment.Climate change is *bleep* indeed....

 

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Iza, you are wrong.  Climate change is real.

[izabsmiling]

It is ,the science of it is there ...however as Tony Abbott says (thanks for adding that ) the politics of this is tough for

  'us' ....

[**meep**]

Pleasure always...

[jethro_woolfe]

I don't believe him a true skeptic, more of an opportunist. especially when one takes his other past comments into account. Which is worse i wonder. knowingly being deceptive, or being genuinely clueless.

[*crikey*mate*]

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@izabsmiling wrote:

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@**meep** wrote:

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@izabsmiling wrote:

Ibis,this is a well known Quote from Tony Abbott:  'Climate change is absolute **bleep**'

did you hear this quote from Tony Abbott  ?

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Here, Iza, fixed that for you:

"The argument [behind climate change] is absolute xxxx.  However, the politics of this are tough for us. Eighty per cent of people believe climate change is a real and present danger."

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It's tough when science conflicts with Political messages ....and the interests of big businesses

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actually, it's tough when things are presented in context and then they conflict with misguided beliefs.

What you claim that Mr Abbott said is very different to what he actually said, eh?

[*crikey*mate*]

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@izabsmiling wrote:

It is ,the science of it is there ...however as Tony Abbott says (thanks for adding that ) the politics of this is tough for

  'us' ....

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here it is AGAIN, in context

"The argument [behind climate change] is absolute xxxx.  However, the politics of this are tough for us. Eighty per cent of people believe climate change is a real and present danger."

[izabsmiling]

He is playing as he has always played Politics on this issue imo 

"Eighty per cent of people believe climate change is a real and present danger."

that's right Tony Abbott some are with the scientists on this ...not Gina

[izabsmiling]

I wonder what question was asked and where the info is to back his statement of 80% believing it is a real and present danger ?

I read it and feel that It makes anyone who believes that it is an issue our Government needs to manage sensibly

appear as though they are thinking  in fear as though the  world may end tomorrow ...rather than rational people looking at the  climate change and the science of it and recognising that ourGovernment needs to seriously take it into consideration and address managing it.

[*ibis]

iza you sound very  knowledgeable about climate change and global warming so may i ask... 

what is the ideal climate we should be striving for?

[catsnknots]

Why was Greenland called Greenland when it is covered in snow... and now that it is going green again and the people can start to grow their own food and not have to import it all how is that a bad thing?