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Live blog: Labor leadership struggle.

admin /22 February, 2012

Live blog: Labor leadership struggle Updated February 23, 2012 10:24:57 Prime Minister Julia Gillard will today call a ballot to resolve the Labor leadership stoush with her predecessor Kevin Rudd, after his sudden resignation as Foreign Minister. Follow updates as they happen using our live blog. Video: Watch live: ABC News 24 coverage(ABC News)   Continue Reading →

Kevin Rudd resignation: expert reaction

admin /22 February, 2012

  February 2012, 7.58pm AEST Kevin Rudd resignation: expert reaction Kevin Rudd’s dramatic decision to resign in the early hours of the morning in Washington has caught Prime Minister Julia Gillard on the hop. In response, Prime Minister Gillard has issued a brief statement expressing “disappointment” that Kevin Rudd never personally raised his concerns with her, Continue Reading →

The Fireballs of February

admin /22 February, 2012

The Fireballs of February Inbox x NASA Science News snglist@snglist.msfc.nasa.gov 4:16 AM (5 hours ago) to NASA NASA Science News for Feb. 22, 2012 A number of unusual fireballs observed around the USA this month have researchers wondering if Earth is passing through a special “February swarm” of meteoroids. FULL STORY: http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2012/22feb_februaryfireballs/ You are currently Continue Reading →

48 hours to save our oceans AVAAZ

admin /22 February, 2012

48 hours to save our oceans Inbox x Stephanie B – Avaaz.org avaaz@avaaz.org 8:41 AM (40 minutes ago) to me Dear friends, In 48 hours Australia could save one million square kms of ocean — but the commercial fishing industry is vigorously opposing this move. The government is holding a public consultation to get a clear Continue Reading →

WHEN OCEAN FLOOR AND CONTINENTS COLLIDE

admin /21 February, 2012

  WHEN OCEAN FLOOR AND CONTINENTS COLLIDE Did you ever wonder what caused volcanoes like Mount St. Helens and Mt. Fuji to form? In a word — Subduction. ShishaldinUnimak Island, AlaskaJune 4, 1997Summit EL.: 9373 ft.Photo by U.S. Navy Continents float like giant icebergs atop the upper mantle. The uppermost mantle is composed of a Continue Reading →

Warath’s slow train to China

admin /21 February, 2012

The on-going saga of of the Waratah Trains. What a debacle. Waratah’s slow train to China – more cost-effective than going to Newcastle by: Rhys Haynes From:The Daily Telegraph February 22, 201212:00AM 19 comments 0 Chinese takeway … an artist’s impression of Downer EDI’s Waratah train. Source: The Daily Telegraph IT was meant to be Continue Reading →