Intruder Pete to shake up Coalition

HOUSE RULES: Christian Kerr | July 26, 2008 BIG Brother may have vanished from our screens, but a bunch of misfits, oddballs and exhibitionists are about to be lumped together under an intense media gaze. Federal Coalition MPs are returning to Canberra for a special meeting to discuss their response to climate change. It's true that none of them has the exotic tattoos of Big Brother housemate Saxon, a UFO and conspiracy theory enthusiast, but several Coalition pols have already aired views on global warming that would do him proud. One of the few sensible approaches has come from Joe Hockey. He says the Coalition doesn't need to offer a firm position at the moment. He's suggested that his colleagues wait for the Government to develop a detailed approach to emissions trading, complete with all the Treasury figures, and then... [read full story]