ADELAIDE in South Australia is a one paper town. Everyone reads the Adelaide Advertiser. Today, as usual, it’s full of parochial chatter including a one page advertisement devoted to a statement from all 23 South Australian Federal MPs (Green, … [Read more...] about Irresponsible: SA Politicians Unite Against Upstream Communities and Environments
Lone Emperor Penguin Arrives New Zealand
Young Emperor Penguin keeps heading north and arrives in New Zealand! This must have something to do with global warming? ;-) … [Read more...] about Lone Emperor Penguin Arrives New Zealand
Carbon Tax as a Failed European Policy
IF a new federal tax of $11.6 billion represents economic reform, then the Australian political culture has changed fundamentally, and economic reform means roughly the opposite of what it meant under Bob Hawke, Paul Keating and John Howard. … [Read more...] about Carbon Tax as a Failed European Policy
Major Drop in Solar Activity Predicted
Three separate studies of the sun all predict that we may be about to enter a period of low temperatures because of unusually low solar activity. Comparisons are being made with the last grand minimum, the coldest period of the Little Ice Age, … [Read more...] about Major Drop in Solar Activity Predicted
Asking for a FairGo for Live Export: Scot Braithwaite
My name is Scot Braithwaite and my life has basically revolved around live export since I was 10 years old. I was unloading cattle boats in Malaysia at the age of 13. I have worked for all the major cattle companies including as a Head Stockman in … [Read more...] about Asking for a FairGo for Live Export: Scot Braithwaite
Demands for Moratorium on Organic Food
"Right now, someone nearby is buying organic bean sprouts. It may be the last thing he ever does. Last week’s E. coli outbreak in Germany - potentially traced to an organic farm - was more deadly than the largest nuclear disaster of the last … [Read more...] about Demands for Moratorium on Organic Food