Abbottalypse Now September 5, 2013 13 Tony Abbott intends to trash Australia on behalf of the super-rich. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 5th September 2013 His views have changed, but don’t expect Tony Abbott to acknowledge this, let alone apologise to Australians for misleading them. In 2009 he maintained that manmade climate change Continue Reading →
Double Dissolutions of the Australian Parliament Facebook0 Twitter6 Google+0 LinkedIn0 Pinterest0 A key feature of a bicameral parliamentary system of government is the possibility that a deadlock may arise between the two houses of parliament. In Australia, for a bill to become law, it must be passed by both houses of parliament, as prescribed by Continue Reading →
Environment Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Scientists call for overhaul of UN ‘blockbuster’ climate reports As the IPCC prepares for its next major assessment, experts and governments propose more targeted and frequent studies Share 156 inShare19 Email Suzanne Goldenberg, US environment correspondent theguardian.com, Wednesday 4 September 2013 23.06 AEST Jump to comments (175) The Continue Reading →
Author of the water books Mirage and Blue Revolution August 19, 2013 — Stretching from the white limestone mountains of southern Turkey through the floodplains of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers into what is now northern Syria, Iraq and Iran, ancient Mesopotamia gave rise to some of the earliest irrigated agriculture, and then to the Continue Reading →
Weather Your 4-day local weather forecast TV Guide What’s on the box tonight? Thursday September 5, 2013 Larger / SmallerNight Mode Population boost highest in region Sept. 5, 2013, 1:30 p.m. New figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics show that Gunnedah was the fastest growing town between 2007 and 2012, with a population Continue Reading →
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