Köppen-Geiger classification; vale Bill Hayden; Pratt and Charles

Published: Mon, 10/23/23

RSA Daily

For atheists, rationalists and secular humanists in Australia

Tuesday, October 24, 2023

Rationale, the magazine of the Rationalist Society of Australia

Good morning ,

Another solid investigation by Nick McKenzie on Anthony Pratt (you know, the one who's inherited his father's billions). Pratt has said of himself, "My superpower is that I am rich." A good reason for death taxes in my view.

Lead stories

Remember the climate map from your school atlas? Here's what climate change is doing to it

Some regions are warming faster than the global average and others are warming slower .. a degree of warming will have a greater impact at the edge of a glacier than in the Sahara .. Hungary has changed the most of any nation. A whopping 81% of the country has already moved into a different, more temperate climate zone .. South Africa and neighbouring countries Swaziland and Lesotho are the fastest changing countries in the Southern Hemisphere .. In Australia, climate zones have already shifted across 14% of the country, with another 13% predicted during the remainder of this century..

As treasurer, Bill Hayden set Labor on the path to economic rationalism

Did you know that it was Bill Hayden who brought in Medibank (our national health scheme)? And investigated floating the Australian dollar years before Hawke did it? A fascinating insight into the person who brought policy realism into Australian labour politics.

Other stories of interest

King Charles asked Pratt to cease payments outside charity

Another extraordinary investigation by Nick McKenzie: "Secret tapes have captured Australian billionaire Anthony Pratt claiming royal advisers asked him to cease payments to the then Prince Charles, outside of charitable donations, to avoid the appearance of a royal scandal before Charles’ accession to the throne."

ASIC might be unable to act against those named in PwC tax scandal

Former PwC partner Peter Collins's tax registration has been revoked and he is banned from providing financial services .. but no doubt there are those who would see him as a good source of advice nevertheless.

Hate all the monster utes on our streets? Your tax dollars helped pay for them

Yes, I do. And it's thanks to Kevin Rudd's tax concession to small businesses that they're there...

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