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
US Military Build-up against China By Peter Symonds Global Research, August 13, 2012 World Socialist Web Site August 13, 2012 Region: Asia Theme: US NATO War Agenda A paper by the Washington think tank, the Centre for Strategic and Independent Studies (CSIS), entitled “US Force Posture Strategy in the Asia Pacific Region: An Independent Assessment,” Continue Reading →
Gunns announces massive $900m loss ABCUpdated August 31, 2012, 9:19 pm tweet1 Email Print Tasmanian forest products company Gunns has reported a net loss of $904 million for the past financial year. This compares to an almost $356 million loss for the previous 12 months. The company blamed the costs associated with a major restructure Continue Reading →
US report on reasons for no longer supporting Israel Published August 29, 2012 | By John James • Israel, given its current brutal occupation and belligerence cannot be salvaged any more than apartheid south Africa could be when as late as 1987 Israel was the only “Western” nation that upheld diplomatic ties with South Africa Continue Reading →
‘Weird chemistry’ by microbe is prime source of ocean methane Posted: 30 Aug 2012 11:13 AM PDT Up to four percent of the methane on Earth comes from the ocean’s oxygen-rich waters, but scientists have been unable to identify the source of this potent greenhouse gas. Now researchers report that they have found the culprit: A Continue Reading →
Announced on channel 10 news this evening. A whole row of houses and a newly constructed day centre in a whole street in Cherrybrook will be demolished to accommodate the new proposed North West Rail Line. North West railway line, Sydney From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search It has been proposed that Continue Reading →
PNG MP to stop detention centre Updated: 15:59, Tuesday August 14, 2012 A prominent Papua New Guinea politician says he will take legal action to stop Manus Island detention centre being reopened to house asylum seekers. National Capital District Governor Powes Parkop, a member of Prime Minister Peter O’Neill’s coalition government, says a detention centre Continue Reading →