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
This is a major growth area, and residents resistance can be expected. The coastal area is subject to future sea-level rise, which must be considered. Coast on radar for airport windfall by: Vikki Campion From:The Daily Telegraph April 10, 201212:00AM 25 comments 2 Sydney Airport generic shots of terminal & jets landing..13/11/04..pic John Grainger Picture: Continue Reading →
Employers push to cut pay, hours Clay Lucas April 10, 2012 EMPLOYERS have expanded their push to cut minimum working hours – in one case to as little as 90 minutes a day for school students – and to slash weekend pay for casuals. They are also moving to abolish evening penalty rates and Continue Reading →
Dawkins and Pell battle it out in one hell of a debate Leesha McKenny April 10, 2012 Read later Clashing ideologies … Tony Jones, centre, plays the referee to Richard Dawkins, left, and Cardinal George Pell on Q&A last night. Photo: ABC TV IT WAS a match-up made in Q&A heaven: two pugilists of opposing Continue Reading →
How O’Farrell will provide corridors for fast trains through an overburdened metrop network- needs to be investigated. O’Farrell fast train is absurd, says Hockey by: Andrew Clennell From:The Daily Telegraph March 30, 201212:00AM 1 PREMIER Barry O’Farrell’s opposition to a second Sydney airport was “absurd”, a senior Liberal said yesterday, opening a rift between the Continue Reading →
Blowtorch applied to land tax valuations April 9, 2012 Read later Questions raised … the Valuer-General, Philip Western. Photo: Adam Hollingworth A ”FORENSIC review” of land valuation contracts awarded over more than a decade will be conducted by the NSW Auditor-General amid increasing concern about the accuracy of a system that determines land tax bills Continue Reading →
ScienceDaily: Oceanography News Long-term studies detect effects of disappearing snow and ice Posted: 06 Apr 2012 05:28 AM PDT Regions of the earth where water is frozen for at least a month each year are shrinking as a result of global warming. Some of the effects on ecosystems are now being revealed through research conducted Continue Reading →