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
Newcrest gold mine licence challenged Date November 19, 2012 – 3:51PM 62 reading now Read later Michael West Business columnist View more articles from Michael West Email Michael inShare Email article Print Reprints & permissions Gold mining juggernaut Newcrest Mining has been served with a lawsuit challenging its licence to Australia’s biggest underground gold mine, Continue Reading →
Shades of the Japanese system of pushing people into trains which could be construed as assault. This Govt is hopeless. Commuters cajoled and corralled in a bid to speed up trains Date November 19, 2012 – 11:48AM 136 reading now Comments 329 Vote Read later Jacob Saulwick Transport Reporter View more articles from Jacob Saulwick Continue Reading →
Eliminate brutality in the Police Force To: The Premier of NSW 35 of 100 signatures Campaign created by John James Dear Premier. The use of tasers and capsicum sprays indiscriminately against anyone, whether restrained or not, is inhumane. Sending these officers back to the streets sanctions their actions. We urge you to apply the law Continue Reading →
ScienceDaily: Oceanography News GOCE’s second mission improving gravity map Posted: 16 Nov 2012 05:55 AM PST ESA’s GOCE gravity satellite has already delivered the most accurate gravity map of Earth, but its orbit is now being lowered in order to obtain even better results. The Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer (GOCE) has been Continue Reading →
Himalayan glaciers will shrink by almost 10 percent, even if temperatures hold steady Posted: 16 Nov 2012 09:46 AM PST If Bhutan’s climate did not warm, glaciers in the monsoonal Himalayas would still shrink by almost 10 percent within the next few decades. What’s more, the amount of melt water coming off these glaciers could Continue Reading →
Doctors raise alarm over toxic coal seam gas leaksSydney Morning HeraldThe revelation that methane, carbon dioxide and other compounds are being detected at high levels several kilometres from the Tara gas wells on Queensland’s Western Downs has prompted calls for further health studies. No known connection exists …See all stories on this topic »