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
Japan’s invisible enemy within June 02, 2012 TOKYO, June 2 — Before March 11, 2011, procuring food for an average Japanese household was a pretty straight-forward affair. Following long-established traditions, a housewife — it is, still, almost always a woman in charge — did her best to ensure that every product brought to the table Continue Reading →
Prime Minister Julia Gillard faces a carbon revolt from the backbench by: Samantha Maiden From:The Sunday Telegraph June 03, 201212:00AM 7 comments 0 Julia Gillard will ask Labor MPs to hold their nerve over her carbon tax policy. Picture: AFP Source: AFP JULIA Gillard faces growing backbench unrest over the carbon tax with sceptics quietly Continue Reading →
US flexes Pacific muscle John Garnaut June 3, 2012 Read later US Secretary of Defence Leon Panetta … “The United States military is rebalancing and brings enhanced capabilities to [the Pacific] region.” Photo: AFP AUSTRALIA has thrown its support behind a ”rebalancing” of American military might in the Pacific region, which promises to deepen strategic Continue Reading →
Rail next??? Profits in the driver’s seat Heath Aston June 3, 2012 Read later EXCLUSIVE “I expect State Transit to become more efficient” … Gladys Berejiklian, Transport Minister. Photo: Rob Homer The government bus fleet may be handed over to the private sector. Government buses could be privatised before the next election as the state Continue Reading →
ScienceDaily: Earthquakes News Plate tectonics cannot explain dynamics of Earth and crust formation more than three billion years ago Posted: 01 Jun 2012 09:06 AM PDT The current theory of continental drift provides a good model for understanding terrestrial processes through history. However, while plate tectonics is able to successfully shed light on processes up Continue Reading →
Sierra Nevada 200-year megadroughts confirmed Posted: 01 Jun 2012 09:06 AM PDT The culmination of a comprehensive high-tech assessment of Fallen Leaf Lake — a small moraine-bound lake at the south end of the Lake Tahoe Basin — shows that stands of pre-Medieval trees in the lake suggest the region experienced severe drought at least Continue Reading →