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
Hansen et al. 2012 Posted on August 13, 2012 | 13 Comments A recent paper in PNAS by Hansen et al. (there’s also a recently releaseddiscussion paper on the topic) has caused quite a stir. The essential result is that extreme heat (beyond the 2-sigma and even 3-sigma level) has become so much more commonplace, that the Continue Reading →
Hell in Tajikistan: Oil Discoveries a Potential Curse Posted: 10 Aug 2012 03:57 PM PDT A major oil find by Canada’s Tethys Petroleum in Tajikistan comes at a bad time for the Central Asian country, as the security situation is about to skyrocket out of control in a restive province on the border with Afghanistan. Last Continue Reading →
PARLIAMENT RESUMES- WILL THEY SORT OUT THIS MESS AND SAVE LIVES? Grave fears for 67 asylum seekers Updated: 10:26, Tuesday August 14, 2012 There are grave fears that 67 asylum seekers may have drowned trying to reach Australia after leaving Indonesia in late June. Home Affairs Minister Jason Clare says authorities became aware of the Continue Reading →
Gillard backs experts’ asylum seeker report Date August 13, 2012 – 4:05PM 193 reading now 261 Vote Read later Phillip Coorey, Judith Ireland and Jessica Wright inShare Pin It Email article Print … Return to video Video settings Please Log in to update your video settings More video Recommended Click to play video Beyond the Continue Reading →
Uphill battle for electricity eating trains by: Henry Budd From:The Daily Telegraph August 13, 201212:00AM 0 CityRail has to limit the number of Waratahs because the trains are too power hungry. Picture: John Grainger Source: The Daily Telegraph THE problem-plagued Waratah train will not regularly be seen on two of Sydney’s busiest train lines for Continue Reading →
Coal dust causes concern in the playground Date August 13, 2012 10 reading now 44 Read later Alison Branley inShare Pin It Email article Print Repeat offender … coal railways in the Hunter affect more than 23,000 students. Photo: Dean Osland MORE than 23,000 students at about 60 Hunter schools within 500 metres of the Continue Reading →