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Jesus The Myth The story behind the father of Christmas

Copenhagen Jesus - the myth • Copenhagen Treaty • Heaven & Earth

Blueprint for World Government?

Heaven & Earth Author Ian Plimer argues the sun is causing global warming

Issue 107

Abolishing Income Tax Tax lawyer Bruce Grierson floats a replacement for PAYE

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Contents 28 22 FEATURES

22 Copenhagen: World Govt?

Once confined to the realms of conspiracy theory the idea of a kind of world government to take overall responsibility for fighting climate change and feeding the third world is now under serious consideration, as IAN WISHART reports

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28 Heaven Bakes Earth

In this exclusive extract from his bestselling new climate book Heaven+Earth, scientist IAN PLIMER blames the sun, not CO2, for the majority of climate change

40 The Baby Makers

Aging populations in the West leave only two options if New Zealanders and Australians want to keep their standards of living 20 years from now: more immigrants or more babies, as PETER CURSON explains

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44 Abolishing Income Tax 1

Tax lawyer BRUCE GRIERSON has an idea – abolish income tax and replace it with something new.

Exactly what, he explains right here in Part One

52 The Jesus Myth

As Christmas rolls around the usual suspects are trying to debunk the reason for the season. IAN WISHART sets the record straight

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Editorial and opinion 04 Focal Point

Volume 9, Issue 107, ISSN 1175-1290

Editorial

06 Vox-Populi

The roar of the crowd

12 Simply Devine

Miranda Devine on fence-sitters

14 Mark Steyn

The Fort Hood warning signs

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16 Eyes Right

Richard Prosser on science advice

18 Line 1

Chris Carter on crime

20 Contra Mundum

Matt Flannagan on flat earth theory

Chief Executive Officer Heidi Wishart Group Managing Editor Ian Wishart NZ EDITION Advertising

Contributing Writers: Melody Towns, Selwyn Parker, Amy Brooke, Chris Forster, Peter Hensley, Chris Carter, Mark Steyn, Chris Philpott, Michael Morrissey, Miranda Devine, Richard Prosser, Claire Morrow, James Morrow, Len Restall, Laura Wilson, and the worldwide resources of MCTribune Group, UPI and Newscom Art Direction Design & Layout

Lifestyle 08 Poetry

Amy Brooke’s poem of the month

60 Money

Peter Hensley on inheritance

62 Education

Amy Brooke on manipulation

64 Sport

Chris Forster on Steve Williams

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66 Alt.Health Beating stress

68 Travel

Viennese dining

70 Food

James Morrow on Bright Eyes

74 Pages

Michael Morrissey’s summer reads

78 Music

Chris Philpott’s CD reviews

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80 Movies

2012, A Christmas Carol

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