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Lady Thatcher remembered

Lady Thatcher (1925-2013), who has just passed away in London, made a particular point of attending the central event of the Australia Week celebrations in 2000. It is said of Lady Thatcher, that she of all politicians was known for exactly what she believed in and that moreover that she unswervingly followed those beliefs. Her attendance indicated her strong belief and appreciation of our country, our traditions, our values, our institutions and our successes, as well as our great contributions to the Commonwealth, the English speaking countries and indeed, to freedom itself. This is short anecdote concerning the event relayed to 2GB's Alan Jones.

Give us back our country

Tony Abbott faces Richo & Alan Jones on renewable energy and CSG mining - 3 April 2013

On Foxtel's Sky News programme "Richo" on 3 April 2013 Opposition leader Tony Abbott faced tough questioning from Graham Richardson and 2GB's Alan Jones, ranging over renewable energy and CSG mining on prime agricultural land as well as superannuation changes.

Is NSW Premier O'Farrell Supporting Canberra in Gagging Free Speech?

Why is NSW Liberal Premier Barry O’Farrell siding with the Gillard government and Attorney General Nicola Roxon in proposing further restrictions on free speech? Why is Alan Jones to be called before the inquiry Premier O’Farrell set up? To find the answers, Andrew Moore interviewed Alan Jones on 2GB on 16 January 2012.

States can stop CSG on prime agricultural,urban land - if they want to

In an interview with Alan Jones broadcast on 2GB on 12 December 2012 the NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell, the Premier said he was bound by coal seam gas (CSG) licences and exploration rights on prime agricultural and urban land and even near major dam catchment areas granted by the previous Labor government. If he did, he says, the government would be liable to pay massive compensation. Now in this interview broadcast on 14 December 2012 Alan Jones speaks to CANdo’s Professor David Flint. Flint argues that there is no constitutional or legal barrier to stop the Premier from acting in the way the voters at the last election expected. Parliament, he says, could stop these activities. Indeed he wonders why Parliament did not enact immediately after the last election a Protection of Prime Agricultural and Urban Land (including Water Catchments) Act, 2011 It will be said that if such a law empowered the government to act acts, investors would lose confidence. Some CSG miners who are lusting after prime agricultural land and urban land will. But this is only because the land is close to infrastructure. Infrastructure funded by the taxpayers. Do we really need them? The country is sitting on a sea of CSG – so why don’t they leave prime agricultural land to future generations? Governments –especially in NSW and Queensland – will be more and more on the nose if they don’t do what they were elected for. More evidence – if there need be – for the people to be empowered with the tools of direct democracy.