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
Hurricane Season 2012: Tropical Cyclone 19S (Southern Indian Ocean) 05.07.12 › View larger image Tropical Cyclone 19S Credit: Navy/NRL Tropical Cyclone 19S 19S Has Formed Northeast of Timor 19S has formed northeast of Timor, and is expected to veer southwest, intensifying steadily to about 50 knots. After Thursday, atmospheric conditions will deteriorate, prompting a weakening Continue Reading →
Weekend work change put on the backburner (BANKS) Eric Johnston, Chris Zappone May 8, 2012 Read later BANKS have quietly shelved their bid to extend the definition of ordinary working hours to include Saturday afternoons and Sundays, in a sign they have a limited appetite for further workplace reforms while many are shedding jobs. Commonwealth Continue Reading →
Ecologist warns of Australian ‘extinction crisis’ The World Today By Tom Nightingale Updated May 07, 2012 17:00:26 Photo: Australia has thousands of national parks and reserves, including Kakadu in the NT. (AAP: Tara Ravens) Map: Australia A Queensland ecologist is calling for a rethink of Australia’s conservation strategy to combat an “extinction crisis”. Audio: Qld Continue Reading →
NASA MODIS Image of the Day: May 6, 2012 – Ash on snow from Shiveluch …Space Ref (press release)As part of the Pacific Volcanic Ring, the remote and beautiful Kamchatka Peninsula in eastern Russia holds more than 300 volcanoes, and twenty-nine of them are currently active. Of all the volcanoes on Kamchatka, Shiveluch is the Continue Reading →
‘Abjectly failed’: Health Services Union to face court action by: Alison McMeekin From:The Daily Telegraph May 07, 2012 1 AUSTRALIAS workplace relations tribunal will take the Health Services Union (HSU) national office along with two current officials, a former auditor and one former official to the Federal Court over 181 contraventions of union rules. In Continue Reading →
North West told to Link up with a bus instead and tolls should pay for Pacific Highway upgrade by: AAP, Andrew Clennell and Evelyne Yamine From:The Daily Telegraph May 07, 20123:40PM 226 comments 10 Commuters line up for city service busses at Windsor Road and Old Northern Road, Baulkham Hills / Pic: Stephen Cooper Source: Continue Reading →