Category: Columns

Geoff has written for publications as diverse as PC User and The Northern Star His weekly columns have been a source of humour and inspiration for tens of thousands of readers and his mailbox is always full.
Here you can find his more recent contributions.

Leigh Storr at Biosolar

Solar and batteries now cheaper than the grid

Geoff Ebbs /25 February, 2018

As predicted by The Generator in August 2014 a combination of domestic solar power and local storage has fallen below the price of grid power. South Australia will ramp up its incentives to owners of household solar power. While this price advantage makes it attractive to customers in all states to leave the grid, sonme governments Continue Reading →

Greenpeace artwork in the Philippines

Pollution kills 20 million people

Geoff Ebbs /25 February, 2018

Life expectancy is falling in the US as the impact of pollutants on cancer in children, and untreatable diseases spread from industrially farrmed food into the population. As the impact of pollutants on childhood health is better understood experts warn that cancers, asthma and obesity have become normal characteristics of the population. Pollution is directly Continue Reading →

Democracy 4 sale

The article the ABC removed: Tax Free Billions

Geoff Ebbs /17 February, 2018

This article originally appeared on the ABC but was removed citing “editorial standards”. The fact was brought to the attention of the Generator News by News Daily The article itself was retrieved from the Web Archive Tax-free billions: Australia’s largest companies haven’t paid corporate tax in three years Exclusive by chief economics correspondent Emma Alberici Qantas CEO Continue Reading →

PM Turnbull announces 3bonkcommission

PM to decree Royal Commission into Bonks

Geoff Ebbs /16 February, 2018

The Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will today decree a Royal Commission into Sexual Staff Relations known as the Royal Commission into Bonks, i.e. #bonkcommission. He will say, “Far from being tawdry or salacious, the investigation will provide clear guidelines as the what is and is not appropriate in navigating the complex world of human relations in Continue Reading →

Unholy wealth is only the beginning

Unholy wealth is only the beginning

Geoff Ebbs /15 February, 2018

The Age special investigation by Royce Millar, Ben Schneiders and Chris Vedelago into Catholic Inc has unleashed a storm of controversy about the stinginess of the Church in response to child sex abuse victims. It is a valuable piece of research that justifiably triggers strong emotions in the largely irreligious Australian population. The image of Continue Reading →