So, Tony Abbott will become Australia's 28th prime minister because he never really buggered it up like many thought he would; whilst Labor buggered it up at almost every step.

In other words, we now have a Prime Minister & government elected by default or, as others might put it, “the lesser of two evils”.

From the Washington Post

A radioactive plume of water in the Pacific Ocean from Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant, which was crippled in the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, will likely reach U.S. coastal waters starting in 2014, according to a new study. The long journey of the radioactive particles could help researchers better understand how the ocean’s currents circulate around the world.

Rupert Murdoch is spending the last of his credibility on an anti-ALP propaganda campaign.

Having survived political scandal and shrugged off the opprobrium of colleagues and rivals alike, the would-be federal member for Fisher accepts no limits to his ambition.

Skim from the poor, give to the miners. Who’s really winning this election?

Let us begin with a question. Who is going to win the 2013 federal election?

US and UK intelligence have reportedly cracked technology used to encrypt internet services such as online banking, medical records and email.

Disclosures by leaker Edward Snowden allege the US National Security Agency (NSA) and the UK's GCHQ are hacking key online security protocols.

The encryption techniques targeted are used by popular internet services such as Google, Facebook and Yahoo.

The NSA is said to spend $250m (£160m) a year on the top secret program.

Even the Sydney Morning Herald is singing to the Murdoch tune

UGLY...

Fairfax Media chairman Roger Corbett attended a $500-a-head Liberal Party fund-raiser and stood to applaud Tony Abbott on Wednesday night, amid increasing criticism and a suggestion that he should resign from the Reserve Bank board for publicly criticising the Prime Minister.

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