A crackdown on welfare while the richest pay no tax?

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/dec/29/a-crackdown-on-welfare-while-the-richest-pay-no-tax-its-one-promise-the-liberals-kept

Bullying New Zealand

Bullying New Zealand
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/dec/28/netanyahu-told-new-zealand-backing-un-vote-would-be-declaration-of-war

United states of denial: forces behind Trump have run Australia's climate policy for years | Graham Readfearn |...

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/planet-oz/2016/dec/16/united-states-of-denial-forces-behind-trump-have-run-australias-climate-policy-for-years

Teaching kids philosophy makes them smarter in math and English

http://qz.com/635002/teaching-kids-philosophy-makes-them-smarter-in-math-and-english/

In 2016, solar-panel energy finally became cheaper than fossil fuels. Just wait for 2017.

http://qz.com/871907/2016-was-the-year-solar-panels-finally-became-cheaper-than-fossil-fuels-just-wait-for-2017/

A guide to giving your cats their annual performance review

https://hackernoon.com/a-guide-to-giving-your-cats-their-annual-performance-review-fbf14610305#.pjg17hqer

Go Pope Francis!

Go Pope Francis!
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/dec/24/pope-francis-christmas-eve-vatican

The Australian Government Wants To Use Your Phone And Email Records In Court

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2016/12/data-retention-laws-may-open-up-metadata-access-to-civil-court-cases-have-your-say/

Microsoft Admits It “Went Too Far” with Aggressive Windows 10 Updates

http://news.softpedia.com/news/microsoft-admits-it-went-too-far-with-aggressive-windows-10-updates-511245.shtml

Malcolm raising false flags. Untrusted politician hates trusted news.

Malcolm raising false flags. Untrusted politician hates trusted news.
http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/abc-most-trusted-news-source-poll-shows-after-turnbull-minister-accuses-it-of-fake-news-20161222-gtgmqa.html

LNP oil industry lackies

LNP oil industry lackies
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/dec/23/federal-grant-to-bjrn-lomborg-centre-made-in-turnbull-era-documents-show?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GU+Today+AUS+v1+-+AUS+morning+mail+callout&utm_term=205465&subid=20319460&CMP=ema_632

Raspberry Pi - Teach, Learn, and Make with Raspberry Pi

https://www.raspberrypi.org/

Raspberry Pi makers release own-brand OS - BBC News

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-38403423

Blood Tests for Prion Disease | The Scientist Magazine®

http://mobile.the-scientist.com/article/47841/blood-tests-for-prion-disease

Copyright rules make us break the law 80 times a day, says Productivity Commission

http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/intellectual-property-copyright-rules-make-us-break-the-law-80-times-a-day-says-productivity-commission-20161220-gtf6i0.html

Disrupting Mosquito Reproduction and Parasite Development for Malaria Control

http://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1006060

Politicians suck.

Politicians suck.
http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2016-12-20/2016-australian-election-disaffected-study/8134508?pfmredir=sm

Geoblocking: Australians should have access to TV shows when, where they want, report says - ABC News (Australian...

http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2016-12-20/bypassing-geoblocking-shouldn't-be-considered-wrong:-report/8135212?pfmredir=sm

Scott Morrison refuses to take responsibility for his mess.

Scott Morrison refuses to take responsibility for his mess.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/dec/19/scott-morrison-prepares-ground-for-budget-deterioration-blaming-labor?CMP=soc_567

Scott Morrison can't develop a good budget.

Scott Morrison can't develop a good budget.
http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2016-12-19/deficit-to-increase-by-$10-billion-myefo-shows/8131334?pfmredir=sm

Many GMO studies have financial conflicts of interest

http://m.phys.org/news/2016-12-gmo-financial-conflicts.html

Solar Power Is Now The World's Cheapest Energy

http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/green-tech/a24357/solar-power-cheapest-energy/

Twitter blocks government 'spy centers' from accessing user data | Technology | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/dec/15/twitter-dataminr-user-data-aclu

NSA Watchdog Removed for Whistleblower Retaliation

http://www.pogo.org/blog/2016/12/intelligence-community-landmark.html

Scott Morrison's household debt remarks labelled 'inane and stupid' by finance experts - ABC News (Australian...

http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2016-12-14/morrison-debt-remarks-inane-stupid/8121086?pfmredir=sm

Socialism for the Rich, Capitalism for the Poor: An Interview With Noam Chomsky

http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/38682-socialism-for-the-rich-capitalism-for-the-poor-an-interview-with-noam-chomsky

Not understanding quantum computing

Not understanding quantum computing
http://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/the-talk-4

Make heroin available on prescription, official UK drug advisers say | Society | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/dec/12/make-heroin-available-on-prescription-official-uk-drug-advisers-say

News Corp's 'shameless layabouts' report is misleading, say welfare advocates | Australia news | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/dec/12/news-corps-shameless-layabouts-report-is-misleading-say-welfareadvocates

Australia won't meet Paris climate change targets, urgent policy needed on emission reduction: Finkel report - ABC...

http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2016-12-09/australias-energy-policy-cant-meet-current-targets/8105386

Top pharma execs for fentanyl company charged with masterminding a huge criminal conspiracy

http://fusion.net/story/374764/insys-executives-arrested-fentanyl/

Scrap welfare and pay everyone, even the jobless, a living wage

http://www.canberratimes.com.au/comment/scrap-welfare-and-pay-everyone-even-the-jobless-a-living-wage-20161208-gt6ob8.html

Murdoch conceals Coalition's disastrous economic woes with #fakenews

https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/murdoch-conceals-coalitions-disastrous-economic-woes-with-fakenews,9828

Broken Men in Paradise - NYTimes.com

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/12/09/opinion/sunday/australia-refugee-prisons-manus-island.html?_r=0&referer=

A Clinton Fan Manufactured Fake News That MSNBC Personalities Spread to Discredit WikiLeaks Docs

https://theintercept.com/2016/12/09/a-clinton-fan-manufactured-fake-news-that-msnbc-personalities-spread-to-discredit-wikileaks-docs/

End of days?

End of days?
http://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-cray-claim-deep-learning-breakthrough-on-supercomputers/

On climate policy and power prices Turnbull is talking rubbish.

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/dec/09/on-climate-policy-and-power-prices-turnbull-is-talking-rubbish-here-are-some-facts

Take basic income and short working week seriously, Greens think-tank urges | Business | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/dec/09/basic-income-short-working-week-green-institute-report

Humanity has reached past the enlightenment to grasp new levels of self destructive stupidity

Humanity has reached past the enlightenment to grasp new levels of self destructive stupidity
http://m.france24.com/en/20161208-rhetoric-fascism-rise-us-europe-warns-un

Climate Deniers’ Top 3 Tactics

https://tamino.wordpress.com/2016/12/07/climate-deniers-top-3-tactics/

An Open Letter from Scientists to President-Elect Trump on Climate Change

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/an-open-letter-from-scientists-to-president-elect-trump-on-climate-change/

Five ways to take action on climate change | Global Development Professionals Network | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2016/dec/03/five-ways-to-take-action-on-climate-change

Fake news tries to blame human-caused global warming on El Niño | Dana Nuccitelli | Environment | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2016/dec/05/fake-news-tries-to-blame-human-caused-global-warming-on-el-nino

Privatisation is lifting prices and hurting the economy: ACCC chief Rod Sims - SmartCompany

http://www.smartcompany.com.au/finance/economy/72477-privatisation-is-lifting-prices-and-hurting-the-economy-accc-chief-rod-sims/

Analysis of “Stunning new data indicates El Nino drove record highs in global temperatures…”

http://climatefeedback.org/evaluation/stunning-new-data-indicates-el-nino-drove-record-highs-global-temperatures-david-rose-daily-mail/