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
What is the cost of climate change to our oceans? An unprecedented study claims to show how the effects of climate change could cost the global marine economy two trillion dollars per year, but this begs the question: how can you cost the oceans? Share339 reddit this Comments (81) The cost of climate change to Continue Reading →
Hobart wants our hated monorail – so let them have it From:The Daily Telegraph March 28, 201212:00AM 9 comments 0 An eyesore for far too long … the ugly, dreaded monorail. Source: The Daily Telegraph Join us over on Facebook | Twitter SYDNEY may have just found an unlikely buyer for its widely despised monorail Continue Reading →
Queensland tsunami is heading for federal ALP March 28, 2012 Opinion Read later Comments Beattie enters Labor council team Heather Beattie vows to be a “strong local voice” in running as the Labor candidate for Central Ward, as Peter Beattie jokes about making “a range of scones similar to Wayne Swan claims mining billionaires Continue Reading →
Billions at stake as land valuation system comes under fire March 28, 2012 Read later Comments 4 Dramatic drop … private and commercial property values. Photo: Ben Rushton WEALTHY landowners are having their private and commercial property values reduced by billions of dollars for land tax and rating purposes after challenging official decisions, prompting concerns Continue Reading →
On Arctic Sea ice melt and coal mine canaries Despite peak global temperatures in 2005 and 2010 (unprecedented in the instrumental record), a recent sharp plunge in volume of the Arctic Sea ice and a spate of extreme weather events, coal mining, coal exports and carbon emissions continue to grow, overwhelming any mitigation attempted by Continue Reading →
Analyst sees nightmare scenario for Labor Peter Martin March 27, 2012 Read later Federal Labor sinks with Queensland Julia Gillard is out of the country but she can’t ignore an opinion poll putting Labor’s primary vote barely one point above its state election result Labor would be left without a single seat in Queensland Continue Reading →