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ETHANOL: Federals still to come to their senses on bio-fuels

Patrick J. ByrneAug 19, 20065 min read

While the free market philosophy and oil company opposition have stalled mandating ethanol use in fuel, high fuel prices are likely to force the Federal Government to face reality on bio-fuels, writes Pat Byrne.As high fuel prices of around $1.50/litre become the conversation barbeque-stopper, federal MPs fear a voter backlash over soaring fuel prices that have wiped out this year’s income tax cuts.The Government…

BOOK REVIEW Intellectual forerunner of the Movement

Editorial TeamAug 19, 20067 min read

  THE CAMPION SOCIETY and Catholic Social Militancy in Australia 1929-1939 by Colin H. Jory (Sydney: Harpham, 1986) Hardcover: 161 pages ISBN: 9780959071009 RRP: $15.00   Reviewed by Joseph Poprzeczny   Twentieth-century Australian political life was largely dominated by William Morris “Billy” Hughes, Robert Gordon Menzies, and B.A. “Bob” Santamaria. Colin Jory’s The Campion Society and Catholic Social Militancy in Australia 1929-39 is…