No-confidence motion seeks to capitalise on ALP-Greens rift By chief political correspondent Simon Cullen Updated 29 minutes ago Penny Wong in Senate Question Time Photo: Penny Wong accused the Coalition of staging a stunt for the benefit of the media. (AAP: Alan Porritt) Related Story: Gillard stands firm in school funding row Related Story: PM Continue Reading →
From: Karen Skinner, Change.org Date: Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 12:30 PM Subject: Harassed, bullied, fired To: nevilleg729@gmail.com Change.org Former employees of a Queensland MP say he “belittled, humiliated and demeaned” them in a pattern of “sexist bullying”. David’s calling on Campbell Newman to dismiss him from the LNP immediately. Sign David’s Petition NEVILLE – Continue Reading →
The Climate Commission has today released a briefing paper that corrects the confusion and confirms that the Earth continues to warm at an alarming rate. Key points: The Earth continues to warm strongly. Scientists assess this based on long term observations of the heat content of the ocean, the air temperature (an indicator of the Continue Reading →
Western Sydney could experience flooding AAPFebruary 25, 2013, 9:27 am tweet1 Email Print AAP © Enlarge photo Western Sydney could be in for minor flooding after Warragamba Dam spilled over following a weekend of heavy rain. A State Emergency Service (SES) spokeswoman says the spillover occurred about 3.30am (AEDT) and could cause flooding in local Continue Reading →
Keystone XL decision will define Barack Obama’s legacy on climate change Does the president have courage to say ‘no’ to a project that will lock us into decades of dependency on this dirty energy? Share138 inShare.4 Email Barack Obama is being urged by green groups to throw out Keystone XL oil sands pipeline project. Photograph: Continue Reading →
Sea Level rising 3 to 4 times faster on US Atlantic coast One of the impacts of the Greenland Ice sheet melt is the increase in cold fresh water impacting on the themohaline circulation, the great ocean conveyor belt. There are signs the Gulf Stream has slowed down by a third due to this influx Continue Reading →