By Tony Moore in the Brisbane Times Queensland has recorded the worst unemployment figure in three years, with a seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 6.3 per cent in September 2012. The figures issued today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics show Queensland’s unemployment rate increasing progressively since April, when unemployment was 5.2 per cent. Queensland’s unemployment Continue Reading →
The Unsung World Posted: 08 Dec 2012 11:06 AM PST Biodiversity offsets threaten both the survival and the meaning of nature. By George Monbiot, published on the Guardian’s website, 7th December 2012 Propose a get-out clause and – however many warnings and caveats you wrap round it – before long it will be used. This Continue Reading →
Millions wasted in dump bungles EXCLUSIVE by LINDA SILMALIS The Sunday Telegraph December 09, 201212:00AM Increase Text Size Decrease Text Size Print Email Share 0 It has become far cheaper to dump rubbish over the border, even with extra fuel and transportation costs. Picture: David Earley Source: The Sunday Telegraph MILLIONS of dollars set aside Continue Reading →
Magnificent seven’s money-making machine Date December 8, 2012 15 reading now Read later Kate McClymont Senior Reporter View more articles from Kate McClymont Follow Kate on TwitterEmail Kate A ‘sure thing’ turned sour and took big names with it, writes Kate McClymont. inShare. Pin It Email article Print Reprints & permissions . Wealth estimated at Continue Reading →
Troubled UN climate talks spill over by Sara Phillips for ABC Environment, ABCUpdated December 8, 2012, 5:30 pm tweet3 Email Print International talks aiming to address global climate change have been extended amid fears they may collapse altogether. Talks at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Doha, Qatar, aimed to finalise an agreement on Continue Reading →
Gas hydrates in Arctic are shallowest yet found Undersea methane hydrate deposit could serve as climate-change canary. Zoë Corbyn 07 December 2012 The Beaufort Sea’s shallow methane-hydrate deposits are particularly vulnerable to rising sea temperatures. R. Gehman/Corbis Article tools Print •Email •Rights & Permissions •Share/bookmark A ‘test case’ for how undersea deposits of methane — Continue Reading →