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
’50-year storm’ bears down on Britain by: By staff writers From:news.com.au June 15, 20121:51PM An image of the 70mph storm taken by NASA’s Terra satellite. Picture: NASA Source: Supplied ANYONE looking to head overseas to avoid Australia’s wild weather would be wise to give Great Britain a miss. England and Wales are on flood alert Continue Reading →
ScienceDaily: Oceanography News Warm climate — cold Arctic? Posted: 14 Jun 2012 10:09 AM PDT The Eemian interglacial period that began some 125,000 years ago is often used as a model for contemporary climate change. Scientists have presented evidence that the Eemian differed in essential details from modern climatic conditions.
Single-track sustainability ‘solutions’ threaten people and planet, experts say Posted: 14 Jun 2012 10:11 AM PDT The targets, indicators and approaches being used to pursue progress towards sustainable development at Rio+20 are counter-productive, say scientists in a new paper. Three renowned sustainability institutes argue that global and grassroots innovations must be connected to avoid breaching Continue Reading →
Government flags foreign land ownership register Updated June 15, 2012 17:18:47 Related Story: Conflict of interest claims in China farmland deal Related Story: Chinese food deal a ‘threat to sovereignty’ Map: Australia The Federal Government has flagged it may introduce a foreign ownership register for agricultural land. The Opposition has been pushing for greater scrutiny Continue Reading →
My Alerts: CLIMATE CHANGE NEWS (2 articles) Inbox x NYTimes.com newstracker@nytimes.com 4:31 PM (10 minutes ago) to me Images are not displayed. Display images below – Always display images from newstracker@nytimes.com June 15, 2012 My Alerts ADVERTISEMENT Alert Name: CLIMATE CHANGE NEWS June 15, 2012 Compiled: 1:10 AM Australia Plans World’s Largest Marine Reserve By MATT Continue Reading →
Nats throw down gauntlet to independents By Colin Brinsden, AAPUpdated June 15, 2012, 3:36 pm tweet0 Email Print The Nationals have set the stage for a showdown with the two federal independent MPs who helped prop up the federal government at the last national election. NSW independent MP representing the Northern Tablelands, Richard Torbay, is Continue Reading →