The 10 issues that will decide the election Date January 4, 2013 14 reading now Read later Jacqueline Maley As we enter the election year, the leaders of both major parties have stated a desire for debate to focus on policy. Jacqueline Maley looks at the issues that matter most to voters. inShare. Pin It Continue Reading →
Australian nanotechnology is revolutionary By Liza Kappelle, AAPJanuary 5, 2013, 3:30 pm tweet Email Print Some Australian researchers have made a new material that could revolutionise the electronics market with thinner, faster and lighter gadgets. Others are using nano-inspired technology to detect cancers, deliver drugs into the bloodstream, explore for oil and gas in an Continue Reading →
Nature’s bounty nurtures us. We ‘improve’ nature selfishly, at the expense of other creatures. Extinctions follow human settlement. This is not an improvement. Greens live gently to minimise impact. Nature’s beauty enriches us. We participate in the ecosystems that support us. Our footprint is our legacy. Husbandry harnesses natural systems to increase well being. Continue Reading →
Coral Records Suggest El Nino Activity Rises Above Background Jan. 3, 2013 — By examining a set of fossil corals that are as much as 7,000 years old, scientists have dramatically expanded the amount of information available on the El Nino-Southern Oscillation, a Pacific Ocean climate cycle that affects climate worldwide. The new information will Continue Reading →
Letters to Editor Letter to Editor: Sea level rise erodes beaches – not trees Posted by The Bulli Times ⋅ January 1, 2013 ⋅ 2 Comments Filed Under Bulli, global warming, beach vegetation, coastal protection, surf drownings, NSW Coastal protection policy, Jill Walker Increasing Arctic and Antarctic ice-melt means sea levels are rising and this Continue Reading →
Gillard and Swan bite at Premier’s paper on ending compulsory voting Date January 4, 2013 Read later David Wroe Defence correspondent View more articles from David Wroe inShare. Pin It Email article Print Reprints & permissions . Power play … Julia Gillard has accused the Liberal Party of pushing the interest of “cashed-up” groups following Continue Reading →