The Liberal Democratic Party in NSW has joined up with the Outdoor Recreation Party (ORP) to run in the next NSW state election, in March 2011.

The ORP had its roots in the New South Wales 4WD movement.  Considerable success was achieved in getting a member elected to the Legislative Council (the NSW Upper House) at the 1999 State Election.

However subsequent changes to the Parliamentary Electorates and Elections Act 1912 have made it very difficult for small parties to succeed.

Whether or not the world is getting warmer, and whether or not humans are contributing, the proposed Emissions Trading Scheme is bad policy.

The Liberal Democratic Party believes there will be far less misery if society is simply encouraged to adapt  to the changing climate, allowing market responses to proceed and providing support to any people or countries that are genuinely adversely affected.

  Fifty years ago tobacco companies denied that smoking caused any harmful effects. Go back even further and you can find advertisements for tobacco that promoted the health benefits.

Thankfully these days we can make informed decisions on smoking. In short, it carries risks. 

The government is banning incandescent light bulbs. From November 2009 standard globes are not available in shops. Graciously, the government says that people will not be required to remove working incandescent bulbs.