A shortage of berth space for mega container ships will restrict capacity at Melbourne's port, cruelling Labor's attempts to get maximum value from its privatisation, a leading shipping expert has warned.

Dr. Railly, you've given the alarmists a bad name. […] Surely there's very real and convincing data that the planet cannot survive the excesses of the human race. […] Proliferation of atomic devices, uncontrolled breeding habits, pollution of land, sea and air, the rape of the environment. In this context, isn't it obvious that Chicken Little represents the sane vision, and that Homo sapiens' motto, Let's go shopping, is the cry of the true lunatic?

In dollardom, the royal insignia is worshipped everywhere. The reign of the dollar is in every home, office and school. It is a symbol before which every man is taught to fall on his knees.

We would wrap our arms around each other and suck face like orangutans in his little red Fiero.