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

Gay marriage vote on hold

admin /19 June, 2012

Return to video Video settings Please Log in to update your video settings Gay marriage vote on hold Supporters of same-sex marriage are delaying a final vote in federal parliament hoping to shore up their numbers. Autoplay OnOff Video feedback Video settings Video will begin in 1 seconds. Don’t play Play now ADVOCATES of same-sex Continue Reading →

The great rail infrastructure rip-off

admin /19 June, 2012

Play video EcoTransit Sydney’s Gavin Gatenby shows that new rail infrastructure costs in New South Wales have spiralled out of control over the last decade … to the point where prices are several times greater… 00:09:56 Added on 12/06/2012 698 views G’day Neville, Following up on yesterday’s chatter about VFT and infrastructure cost this youtube Continue Reading →

Revealed: busiest trains hit by delays

admin /18 June, 2012

Revealed: busiest trains hit by delays Jacob Saulwick June 18, 2012 Read later Failure to achieve better on-time running can be annoying for commuters. Photo: Tamara Voninski ONLY half of Sydney’s busiest peak-hour trains run on time when using a tougher measure of train delays, a leaked internal analysis by RailCorp shows. The documents show Continue Reading →

The Twitter storm has begun 350org

admin /18 June, 2012

The Twitter Storm has begun. Inbox x Bill McKibben – 350.org organizers@350.org 6:16 PM (1 hour ago) to me Images are not displayed. Display images below – Always display images from organizers@350.org Dear friends, A confession: I like to tweet. When I come across something particularly sweet or peculiarly depressing, I feel better once I’ve shared Continue Reading →

The Rinehart Herald? GET-UP

admin /18 June, 2012

The Rinehart Herald? Inbox x GetUp! info@getup.org.au 5:03 PM (43 minutes ago) to me Images are not displayed. Display images below – Always display images from info@getup.org.au Dear NEVILLE, This morning Fairfax Media announced a radical overhaul of its businesses, with an estimated 1900 jobs to be lost.  The news of the restructure comes at a Continue Reading →