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
After twenty years of converting plastic waste into low-cost shelters, Pakistani activist Nargis Latif has sought international support for her project, Gul Bahao. The project aims to create comfortable, safe spaces in the earthquake prone slums of Karachi, by using bundles of plastic waste as a building material. The result is a loose brick that Continue Reading →
Data released last month by University of Exeter indicates that the climate is currently moving toward the poles at an average of 125km a decade and is accelerating. The implications are that Arctic ecosystems are disappearing with plants and animals being “simply pushed off the planet” Also, an equatorial death zone is opening up, with Continue Reading →
Australian cabaret troupe, Hot Brown Honey, has played to full houses and rave reviews at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this week. Mixing burlesque with comedy shot through with a powerful political message the show has been described as “gleefully challenging stereotypes of sex and race with a full grin, bared chest and raised middle finger.” Continue Reading →
1 of 47 NEVILLE, can you host an Election GetTogether? Inbox x Emma – GetUp! 6:22 PM (4 minutes ago) to me Over the years, you’ve been one of GetUp’s most committed members — thank you. That’s why we wanted you, NEVILLE, to be the first to know about this opportunity to host an Continue Reading →
1 of 24 Breathing Dangerous Coal Dust Inbox x George, Lock the Gate Alliance <info@lockthegate.org.au> Unsubscribe 9:39 AM (18 minutes ago) to me Dear Neville, Over the weekend, Lock the Gate exposed the terrible cruelty of a key NSW mining policy and how it was made to benefit coal companies, at the expense of people’s Continue Reading →
World Salaries > International Average Salary Income Comparison > Consumption Expenditure search Personal Consumption Expenditure – International Comparison Methodology: The annual consumption expenditure per capita is obtained from household budget surveys (such as the U.S. Consumer Expenditure Survey, the Netherlands Family Income and Expenditure Survey, the Swedish Household Budget Survey, etc) Continue Reading →