Category: General news

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

cLIMATE CODE RED Record warmth at the top of the Greenland Ice Sheet

admin /22 July, 2012

climate code red Climate News Posted: 21 Jul 2012 07:03 PM PDT Week ending 22 July 2012 Carbon dioxide emission per head of population – see first story PICKS OF THE WEEK As emissions rise, China loses moral high groundhttp://blogs.nature.com/news/2012/07/as-emissions-rise-china-loses-moral-high-ground.htmlJeff Tollefson, Nature News Blog, 18 July 202For years China has dismissed concerns about its rising carbon Continue Reading →

Labor claims victory in Melbourne by-election

admin /22 July, 2012

GREENS TOP PRIMARY VOTE- LOSE ON PREFERENCES Labor claims victory in Melbourne by-election ABCJuly 22, 2012, 10:56 am tweet0 Email Print ABC © Enlarge photo   Labor says it has pipped the Greens at the post and claimed victory in the crucial by-election for the state seat of Melbourne. With 66 per cent of the Continue Reading →

Melbourne District By-election 2012

admin /21 July, 2012

CLOSE OF DAYS COUNTING MELBOURNE BY-ELECTION. LIBS DID NOT FIELD A CANDIDATE. PM GILLARD WAS A NO-SHOW FOR BOTH THE CAMPAIGN AND ON ELECTION DAY ITSELF. LABOR WILL NOT BE HAPPY WITH THESE FIGURES, Melbourne District By-election 2012 Interim results   Last updated: Saturday, 21 July 2012 11:00:23 PM Please note: Results below are only Continue Reading →

Independents warn of election if PM dumped

admin /20 July, 2012

  Independents warn of election if PM dumped By Paul Osborne, AAP Senior Political Writer, AAPUpdated July 20, 2012, 7:33 pm tweet2 Email Print AAP © Enlarge photo   Key federal independents Rob Oakeshott and Tony Windsor have warned Australians could be going to the polls early if Labor changes leaders. Mr Oakeshott, Mr Windsor Continue Reading →

‘Caffeinated’ coastal waters: Possible sources include sewer overflows, septic tanks

admin /20 July, 2012

ScienceDaily: Oceanography News Scientists connect seawater chemistry with ancient climate change and evolution ‘Caffeinated’ coastal waters: Possible sources include sewer overflows, septic tanks Could volcanic eruptions in the south-west Pacific save the Great Barrier Reef? High dolphin deaths in Gulf of Mexico due to oil spill and other environmental factors, study finds Scientists connect seawater Continue Reading →