Monbiot.com ——————————————————————————– The Grime Behind the Crime Posted: 07 Jan 2013 12:17 PM PST Could an astonishing explanation for the rise and fall of violent crime be correct? By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 8th January 2013 It seemed, at first, preposterous. The hypothesis was so exotic that I laughed. The rise and fall Continue Reading →
Bob Brown to lead Sea Shepherd Date January 8, 2013 – 4:34PM 15 reading now Read later Andrew Darby Hobart correspondent for Fairfax Media View more articles from Andrew Darby inShare. Pin It Email article Print Reprints & permissions . Bob Brown on a visit on a Sea Shepherd ship in August. Photo: Ben Rushton Continue Reading →
Katter’s party to contest all federal lower house seats ABCJanuary 8, 2013, 1:41 pm tweet Email Print Katter’s Australian Party is planning to run candidates in all Lower House seats for the next federal election. The party, formed by federal independent MP Bob Katter, has announced plans to contest all 150 seats and also run Continue Reading →
Obeid link to Tigers under the spotlight Date January 7, 2013 15 reading now Read later Kate McClymont, Linton Besser inShare. Pin It Email article Print Reprints & permissions . Eddie Obeid … linked to the Balmain Tigers development. Photo: Dean Sewell THE question of whether the family of the former Labor MP Eddie Obeid Continue Reading →
The Dreaded Section 44 Rural Fires Act 1997 This section sounds reasonable enough. In real terms, the Rural Fire Service can seize power similar to ASIO. Just how has this harmless sounding legislation taken away so much? A strange pattern leads to a Section 44… It ignores bushfire science, bushfire training manuals and locals jumping Continue Reading →
New Way to Study Permafrost Soil, Above and Below Ground Jan. 4, 2013 — What does pulling a radar-equipped sled across the Arctic tundra have to do with improving our understanding of climate change? It’s part of a new way to explore the little-known world of permafrost soils, which store almost as much carbon as Continue Reading →