Managing director of Ebono Institute and major sponsor of The Generator, Geoff Ebbs, is running against Kevin Rudd in the seat of Griffith at the next Federal election. By the expression on their faces in this candid shot it looks like a pretty dull campaign. Read on
UK floods: deadlock between insurers and government must be broken A tax on insurance companies to fund flood defence and extending government care are a fix, if only short term Share16 inShare1 Email James Meadway guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 27 November 2012 08.29 GMT Jump to comments (105) Floodwaters in Gilling West near Richmond. Photograph: John Giles/PA Continue Reading →
Blame, responsibility and demand for change following floods Posted: 26 Nov 2012 10:13 AM PST New research shows that concerns about governmental failure to act effectively and fairly in the aftermath of extreme weather events can affect the degree to which residents are willing to protect themselves. You are subscribed to email updates from ScienceDaily: Continue Reading →
24 hours for Palestine Inbox x Dalia Hashad – Avaaz.org 7:56 PM (47 minutes ago) to me Dear Avaazers across Australia, In 24 hours the UN will vote on whether to recognise a Palestinian state. 1.7 million of us have helped get over 120 countries to back this historic peace initiative! But our Prime Minister plans to Continue Reading →
Foreign investment costs Aust millions AAPNovember 28, 2012, 9:08 pm tweet0 Email Print Taxpayers are losing up to hundreds of millions of dollars of Commonwealth tax revenue from foreign investment in domestic agriculture, a senate committee says. The Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee published its interim report on the tax arrangements for Continue Reading →
UN report into permafrost thaw 38 page pdf report prepared by the UN explining the scientific reports on Permafrost Melt for lay people to understand.
Bishop’s position is untenable: Albanese AAPUpdated November 27, 2012, 3:59 pm tweet0 Email Print Federal Labor says Julie Bishop’s position as deputy opposition leader is “untenable” after she accused Prime Minister Julia Gillard of criminal conduct when she was a lawyer in the 1990s. Ms Bishop has claimed that Ms Gillard deliberately did not open Continue Reading →