In the December 2004 issue of Quadrant magazine I had an article published entitled ‘Why Save the Murray’. It began: "I WAS SURPRISED when I learned that the Australian [newspaper] was running a "Saving the Murray" campaign. I realised that … [Read more...] about Who’s “Utterly Wrong” on The Murray?
Mine Your Own Business, But Don’t Miss the Movie
Mine Your Own Business is a powerful film about the hopes of people living in poverty and about misguided environmentalism. Directed by former Financial Times journalist Phelim McAleer, Mine Your Own Business exposes the motivations of those … [Read more...] about Mine Your Own Business, But Don’t Miss the Movie
Coffee Cats & Clouded Leopards
I was fascinated to read last Friday in the Courier-Mail that the Herveys Range Heritage Tea Rooms in North Queensland have started selling $50 a cup Kopi Luwak coffee. The coffee is expensive because the coffee beans are retrieved from the poo of … [Read more...] about Coffee Cats & Clouded Leopards
Key Outcomes: Summit on the Southern Murray Darling Basin
The Commonwealth and Governments of New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Queensland agreed or noted at this morning's water summit on the Southern Murray Darling Basin (MDB): 1. The need for a shared understanding of the likely water … [Read more...] about Key Outcomes: Summit on the Southern Murray Darling Basin
Murray River: Last Year Biggest Environmental Flow, This Year Water Crisis
The Prime Minister, John Howard, has called a summit to discuss the water crisis in the Murray-Darling Basin. The meeting, being held as I write this blog, was apparently triggered by the NSW government decision to suspend water trading on the … [Read more...] about Murray River: Last Year Biggest Environmental Flow, This Year Water Crisis
Abiotic Oil: A Note from Louis Hissink
"There is a widely held belief that coal and oil are the result of a conversion from organic matter, both vegetable and biotic, that accumulated in sedimentary basins over geological time to become fossil fuels. It is presumed that vast periods of … [Read more...] about Abiotic Oil: A Note from Louis Hissink
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
