It comes and goes from the news cycle – the Great Barrier Reef. We are sure to read more about 'restoration' efforts over the next few years as the new A$1 billon in government funding is shared out. I penned the following article for The … [Read more...] about Selling the Dying Great Barrier Reef
Mandating the Booster with New Words, New Rules
When I got my first vaccination against Covid-19 back in September 2021, it was already becoming evident that the available vaccines gave limited protect against Covid-19, and there were potential side-effects. My doctor nevertheless recommended I … [Read more...] about Mandating the Booster with New Words, New Rules
How Officialdom Can Fail to Acknowledge Two Years of Cooling
Updated, Saturday 12th February On 6th January 2022, journalist Mike Foley at the Sydney Morning Herald concluded his reporting on the Bureau's yet to be released Annual Climate Statement with comment that: Australia has warmed, on average, by … [Read more...] about How Officialdom Can Fail to Acknowledge Two Years of Cooling
The Emu’s Perspective – Part 3.
One morning, years ago, when I had a management job with the Queensland sugar industry, I received a phone call from a fellow in the Department of Environment. He wanted to run an idea past me. He started explaining how they had a problem with … [Read more...] about The Emu’s Perspective – Part 3.
The Emu’s Perspective – Part 2.
Country is central to everything Aboriginal: it is a continuum, without beginning or ending. In this worldview, everything is living – people, animals, plants, rocks, earth, water, stars, air and all else. So begins a new book by Bill Gammage and … [Read more...] about The Emu’s Perspective – Part 2.
The Emu’s Perspective – Part 1.
I started school at a place called Batchelor near a uranium mine called Rum Jungle in the Northern Territory of Australia. I went off to school each morning with an Aboriginal boy called Johnny who had feet that were so wide they didn’t fit into … [Read more...] about The Emu’s Perspective – Part 1.
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
