Rudd signs Kyoto Ratification.

[Matilda]

"Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has signed the instrument of ratification of the Kyoto Protocol.

Mr Rudd says it is the first official act of the new Government and demonstrates the commitment to tackling climate change.

The ratification document will be sent to the United Nations and it comes into effect 90 days after that.

Mr Rudd says Australia will be a full member of the Kyoto Protocol before March next year."

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/12/03/2108345.htm


It gives me a feeling of coming out of the Dark Ages and into the 21st century.

And doesn't "Prime Minister Kevin Rudd" sound terrific?

[no safe haven]

1. That didn't take long

An hour or two after being sworn in as PM and there he is living up to his pre-election promise.
It sounds wonderful - federal Labor government, Prime Minister Rudd. It's like the dusty old curtains have been pulled back, the windows opened and a fresh breeze blowing away the rancid stench of the Howard era.

[Esra Star]

2. It's great stuff.

Some things will happen quickly, some things slowly
and some things not at all.
That is the nature of politics.
Civilisation is a long slow process.