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Rainfall map for 2060s

Climate shift wiping out tropical and arctic ecosystems

Geoff Ebbs /16 August, 2016

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 →

Carp en masse

Carp genocide plans worry locals

Geoff Ebbs /16 August, 2016

Scientists, environmentalists, anglers and the fishing industry have raised concerns about a fifteen million dollar plan by the Federal Government to kill Carp in the Murray Darling River system using a strain of the herpes virus. An invasive species and bottom feeder that stirs up mud, carp now make up eighty percent of the bio-mass Continue Reading →

Hot Brown Honey

Hot Brown Honey takes Edinburgh by storm

Geoff Ebbs /16 August, 2016

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 →

Pope Francis

Church closes ranks on rebel Pope

Geoff Ebbs /9 August, 2016

The Catholic Herald this week openly criticized Pope Francis’ statements that we must not equate Terrorism with Islam. It is the most recent in a series of high profile criticisms of the Pope by Catholic commentators. Pope Francis told reporters last week that we must not mention terrorism by Islamists without reference to Christian terrorism. Continue Reading →

Sudanese refugees carry water provided by Oxfam

Cholera outbreak threatens Sudanese refugees

Geoff Ebbs /2 August, 2016

A cholera outbreak in Juba, South Sudan is threatening 15,000 refugees, as the government struggles to provide drinking water to the parched region. Oxfam reported one year ago that the water treatment plants and ground water supplies were unable to keep up with the increasing refugee population. For the last twelve months, the government has Continue Reading →

UK religious beliefs

Australian Census controversy over identity and religion

Geoff Ebbs /2 August, 2016

Controversy mounts around religion and identity in the 2016 Australian Census. Political parties, activists and religious leaders have robustly criticized the Australian Government for collecting the names and IP addresses of people who complete the Census online this year. The government insists this is simply to verify the accuracy of the data and the names Continue Reading →