The Great Rudd Junket

Anon by viral email: "Below is a list of the 114 Australians who went to Copenhagen as part of the Rudd delegation. We are paying for all their travel, accommodation and meals and we thought Kevin Rudd and Penny Wong were genuine about trying to cut greenhouse gases!"

Read on and marvel:

H.E. Mr. Kevin Michael Rudd
Prime Minister

H.E. Ms. Penelope Wong
Minister, Climate Change and Water Office of the Minister for Climate Change and Water

H.E. Ms. Louise Helen Hand
Ambassador for Climate Change Department of Climate Change

Mr. David Fredericks
Deputy Chief of Staff Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

Mr. Philip Green Oam
Senior Policy Adviser, Foreign Affairs Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

Mr. Andrew Charlton
Senior Adviser Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

Mr. Lachlan Harris
Senior Press Secretary Prime Minister's Office Office of Prime Minister

Mr. Scott Dewar
Senior Adviser Office of Prime Minister

Ms. Clare Penrose
Adviser Office of Prime Minister

Ms. Fiona Sugden
Media Adviser Office of Prime Minister

Ms. Lisa French
Office of the Prime Minister Office of Prime Minister

Mr. Jeremy Hilman
Adviser Office of Prime Minister

Ms. Tarah Barzanji
Adviser Office of Prime Minister

Mr. Kate Shaw
Executive Secretary Office of Prime Minister

Ms. Gaile Barnes
Executive Assistant Office of Prime Minister

Ms. Gordon de Brouwer
Deputy Secretary Prime Minister and Cabinet

Mr. Patrick Suckling
First Assistant Secretary, International Division Prime Minister and Cabinet

Ms. Rebecca Christie
Prime Minister's Office

Mr. Michael Jones
Official Photographer Prime Minister and Cabinet

Mr. Stephan Rudzki

Mr. David Bell
Federal Agent Australian Federal Police

Ms. Kym Baillie
Australian Federal Police

Mr. David Champion
Australian Federal Police

Mr. Matt Jebb
Federal Agent Australian Federal Police

Mr. Craig Kendall
Federal Agent Australian Federal Police

Mr. Ian Lane
Squadron Leader Staff, Officer VIP Operations

Mr. John Olenich
Media Adviser / Adviser to Minister Wong Office of the Minister for Climate Change and Water

Ms. Kristina Hickey
Adviser to Minister Wong Office of the Minister for Climate Change and Water

Mr. Martin Parkinson
Secretary Department of Climate Change

Mr. Howard Bamsey
Special Envoy for Climate Change Department of Climate Change

Mr. Robert Owen-Jones
Assistant Secretary, International Division Department of Climate Change

Ms. Clare Walsh
Assistant Secretary, International Division Department of Climate Change

Ms. Jenny Elizabeth Wilkinson
Policy Advisor Department of Climate Change

Ms. Elizabeth Mary Peak
Principal Legal Adviser, International Climate Law Department of Climate Change

Ms. Kristin Tilley
Director, Multilateral Negotiations International Division Department of Climate Change

Mr. Andrew Ure
Acting Director, Multilateral Negotiations International Division Department of Climate Change

Ms. Annemarie Watt
Director, Land Sector Negotiations International Division Department of Climate Change

Ms. Kushla Munro
Director, International Forest Carbon Section International Division Department of Climate Change

Ms.. Kathleen Annette Rowley
Director, Strategic and Technical Analysis Department of Climate Change

Ms. Anitra Cowan
Assistant Director, Multilateral Negotiations Department of Climate Change

Ms. Sally Truong
Assisting Director, Multilateral Negotiations International Division Department of Climate Change

Ms. Jane Wilkinson
Assistant Director Department of Climate Change

Ms. Tracey Mackay
Assistant Director International Division Department of Climate Change

Ms. Laura Brown
Assistant Director, Multilateral Negotiations International Division Department of Climate Change

Ms. Tracey-Anne Leahey
Delegation Manager Department of Climate Change

Ms. Nicola Loffler
Senior Legal Adviser, International Climate Law Department of Climate Change

Ms. Tamara Curll
Legal Adviser, International Climate Law Department of Climate Change

Ms. Jessica Allen
Legal Support Officer Department of Climate Change

Mr. Sanjiva de Silva
Legal Adviser, International Climate Law Department of Climate Change

Ms. Gaia Puleston
Political Adviser Department of Climate Change

Ms. Penelope Jane Morton
Policy Adviser, Multilateral Negotiations (UNFCCC) International Division Department of Climate Change

Ms. Claire Elizabeth Watt
Policy Advisor Department of Climate Change

Ms. Amanda Walker
Policy Officer, Multilateral Negotiations Department of Climate Change

Mr. Alan David Lee
Policy Adviser, Land Sector Negotiations Department of Climate Change

Ms.. Erika Kate Oord
Australian Stakeholder Manager Department of Climate Change

Mr. Jahda Kirian Swanborough
Communications Manager Ministerial Communication Department of Climate Change

H.E. Mr. Sharyn Minahan
Ambassador DFAT Diplomatic Mission of Australia to Denmark

Ms. Julia Feeney
Director, Climate Change and Environment Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Mr. Chester Geoffrey Cunningham
Second Secretary DFAT Diplomatic Mission of Australia to Germany

Ms. Rachael Virginia Cooper
Executive Officer, Climate Change and Environment Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Ms. Rachael Grivas
Executive Officer, Environment Branch Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Moya Elyn Collett
Desk officer, Climate Change and Environment Section Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Mr. Rob Law
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Mr. Robin Davies
Assistant Director General, Sustainable Development Group Australian Agency for International Development

Ms. Deborah Fulton
Director, Policy and Global Environment Australian Agency for International Development

Ms. Katherine Renee Ann Vaughn
Policy Advisor, Policy and Global Environment Australian Agency for International Development

Mr. Brian Dawson
Policy Adviser Australian Agency for International Development

Mr. Andrew Leigh Clarke
Deputy Secretary Department of Resources Development, Western Australia

Mr. Bruce Wilson
General Manager, Environment Energy and Environment Division Department of Resources Development, Western Australia

Ms. Jill McCarthy
Policy Adviser Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism

Mr. Simon French
Policy Adviser Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

Mr. Ian Michael Ruscoe
Policy Adviser Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

Mr. David Walland
Acting Superintendent, National Climate Centre Bureau of Meteorology

Mr. Damien Dunn
Senior Policy Adviser The Australian Treasury

Ms. Helen Hawka Fuhrman
Policy Officer, Renewable Energy Policy and Partnerships

Mr. Scott Vivian Davenport
Chief Economics NSW Department of Industry and Investment

Mr. Graham Julian Levitt
Policy Manager, Climate Change NSW Department of Industry and Investment

Ms. Kate Jennifer Jones
Minister, Climate Change and Sustainability Queensland Government

Mr. Michael William Dart
Principal Policy Advisor Office of the Hon. Kate Jones MP Queensland Government

Mr. Matthew Anthony Jamie Skoien
Senior Director, Office of Climate Change Queensland Government

Mr. Michael David Rann
Premier, South Australia Department of Premier and Cabinet, Southern Australia

Ms. Suzanne Kay Harter
Adviser Department of Premier and Cabinet, Southern Australia

Mr. Paul David Flanagan
Manager, Communications Government of South Australia

Mr. Timothy William Loughlin
Deputy Chief Executive, Sustainability and Workforce Management Department of Premier and Cabinet South Australian Government

Ms. Nyla Sarwar
M.Sc student Linacre College University of Oxford

Mr. Gavin Jennings
Minister, Environment and Climate Change and Innovation, Victorian Government

Ms. Sarah Broadbent
Sustainability Adviser

Ms. Rebecca Falkingham
Senior Adviser Victoria Government/Office of Climate Change

Mr. Simon Camroux
Policy Adviser Energy Supply Association of Australia Limited

Mr. Geoff Lake
Adviser Australian Local Government Association Sridhar Ayyalaraju Post Visit Controller DFAT Diplomatic Mission of Australia to Denmark

Mr. Tegan Brink
Deputy Visit Controller and Security Liaison Officer Diplomatic Mission of Australia to Denmark

Ms. Melissa Eu Suan Goh
Transport Liaison Officer and Consul DFAT Diplomatic Mission of Australia to Denmark

Ms. Lauren Henschke
Support Staff DFAT Diplomatic Mission of Australia to Denmark

Ms. Maree Fay
Accommodation Liaison Officer DFAT Diplomatic Mission of Australia to Denmark

Ms. Patricia McKinnon
Communications Officer DFAT Diplomatic Mission of Australia to Denmark

Eugene Olim
Paasport / Baggage Liaison Officer DFAT Diplomatic Mission of Australia to Denmark

Ms. Belinda Lee Adams

Ms. Jacqui Ashworth
Media Liaison Officer Diplomatic Mission of Australia to Denmark

Ms. Patricia Smith
Media Liaison Officer DFAT Diplomatic Mission of Australia to Denmark

Mr. Martin Bo Jensen
Research and Public Diplomatic Officer DFAT Diplomatic Mission of Australia to Denmark

Mr. Mauro Kolobaric
Consular Support DFAT Diplomatic Mission of Australia to Denmark

Ms. Susan Flanagan
Consular Support DFAT Diplomatic Mission of Australia to Denmark

Mr. Stephen Kanaridis
IT Support Officer DFAT Diplomatic Mission of Australia to Denmark

Mr. George Reid
Support Staff DFAT Diplomatic Mission of Australia to Denmark

Ms. Ashley Wright
Support Staff DFAT Diplomatic Mission of Australia to Denmark

Ms. Jodie Littlewood
Support Staff DFAT Diplomatic Mission of Australia to Denmark

Mr. Thomas Millhouse
Support Staff DFAT Diplomatic Mission of Australia to Denmark

Mr. Timothy Whittley
Support Staff Driver DFAT Diplomatic Mission of Australia to Denmark

Ms. Julia Thomson
Diplomatic Mission of Australia to Denmark

Mr. Donald Frater
Chief of Staff to Minister Wong Office of the Minister for Climate Change and Water

Ms. Jacqui Smith
Media Liaison DFAT Diplomatic Mission of Australia to Denmark

Mr. Greg French
Senior Legal Advisor, Environment Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Mr. Jeremy Hillman
Advisor PMO

Journalism and freedom

By Hal Crawford, ninemsn.

Rupert Murdoch has made many good points in his recent push to make his online news outlets profitable, but the central thesis that freedom is best served by charging for content is wrong.

In fact, Murdoch's move represents a big threat to freedom.

There appear to be two basic prongs in the News Corporation plan to make money. The first is to find a good way to charge people for its content.

This may be practically difficult, but operations like Apple's iTunes have shown that people will pay if it is easy and they get something they want.

The second prong is to legally prevent other publishers from using the same content to make money.

Murdoch sees this as an essential part of his plan, and it is this push that undermines one of the key tenets of a free society.

That idea is: no one owns information. Read on...

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Counting the Copenhagen cost

If the 30,000 people attending the Copenhagen Climate Conference all flew, the total man-air-mileage would be 97,930,800km(1) at a cost of 0.00029 tons of co2 per person per km,(2)
or 28,399.93 tons of co2.

Therefore those 30,000 people could each drive a thirsty SUV for 6 months(3) assuming an average mileage of 5259.25km/year for the same environmental cost. That, or cut down 157,777 trees!(4)

(1) http://www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/aviation_polls/read.main/167694/ Users "Top Airline," Vhqpa and Tennis69.
(2, 3, 4) http://www.carbonneutral.com.au/