Hi Barnaby and Steve - as I said, look out Austar and Foxtel, here comes Agmates TV (good one, Steve you're full of big surprises!)
How is the Chinalco protest petition going Barnaby? I had a column on the topic in Agmates and The Observer last weekend and plan to re-visit it this weekend. The unions here are naturally very worried and want the deal to proceed, but wait til the Wongster's ETS hits our lifeblood industries (if she gets it up, which is doubtful).

Dear Steve,
Re comment by Ernest on Monday Ajpril 27, re his reference to Allan Yeomans. Jim has read Allan's books and literature and he can't understand why, not only the ABC, but the media generally will not give him any publicity at all. It is all just good old fashioned common sense but nobody seems to be interested in that anymore. Australians are going to be taxed into oblivion and it will do absolutely nothing at all for climate change or anything else. It seems that you can sell anybody anything at all if you keep at it for long enough.
Rose and Jim Burn.

Barnaby, I am a fan of yours mainly because of your support for the Peter Spencer issue and I saw you at the two rallies in Canberra. I believe you are on the panel of a question and answer program on ABC tv on Monday night. I have received a circulating email that is really pushing for questions to be asked regarding the unfair indexation of ex-military super-annuation and the consequent eroding of their standard of living.

I thought I would give you fair warning of this, in case the 3 ex-military chaps do get to ask their question. I would suggest you go to www.dfwa.org.au and click on 'What's New," as this gives an insight into the situation. To be fore-warned, is to be fore-armed!

On another subject, just thought I'd mention that two of us "housewives" as Tony would say, are organising a protest rally re. Beef Imports in Lismore on Tuesday 5pm, when Julia Gillard will be arriving at a $100. a head dinner!!

Sincerely,
Anne Thompson.