Who would have thought that we would see this picture six months ago. John Howard, one of the worlds greatest climate change sceptics a short time ago has now embraced the inevitability of the phenomena, embracing radical policy change as soon as the polls showed that he was woefully out of touch on the issue. Now he is shaking hands and congratulating the "enemy", somebody, who he probably rubbished only a few months ago. Mr Flannery has in turn promised to hold the Howard Government accountable on this issue. Perhaps Honest John forgot who Tim Flannery was when the selection of Australian of the Year was made. Perhaps he thought he was a cricketer or a cook.
Tim Flannery was based in Adelaide, where he was Head of the South Australia Museum. He was very involved in the development of sensible, practical solutions to our impact on the environment. I hope that he can use his influence to continue this work.
In a somewhat related matter, this little excerpt was buried in a puff piece in the Australian. I seem to remember that when Kim Beazley confused Karl Rove with Rove McManus last year, that was paraded all over the front page, as another example about how he was not fit to lead this hot continent, with all kinds of medical explanations and associated baloney. For Mr Howard, no dramas Mate (He's our guy).
Mr Howard's reception at his Canberra residence for the Australian of the Year candidates was not an entirely gaffe-free affair. At one stage, Mr Howard was heard asking one candidate, mathematician Terence Tao, "When did you come to Australia?"
"I was born in Adelaide," replied Professor Tao, who last year won the Fields Medal, the highest scientific award for mathematicians.
Must have been because he was Asian in appearance. Teflon John strikes out and again nothing sticks.
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