If I were the head of the Australian Bureau of Meteorology, I would make more skilful weather and climate forecasting my priority. I would put a system in place for measuring improvement, and I would make sure the team of meteorologists believed it … [Read more...] about 2021, New Year Wishes and Unreliable Weather
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My Daughter is Getting Married, And
They went in search of oysters. He didn’t find a single pearl, rather he found the whole world. That’s true love. I’ve always wanted the very best for my daughter. Now she is marrying the very best. Yep. She is engaged. With a ring … [Read more...] about My Daughter is Getting Married, And
Why Craig Kelly Resigned on Tuesday
Craig Kelly has a huge following on Facebook. His daily posts were ‘liked’ and ‘shared’ by thousands, until he was blocked – disallowed, censored. His page is still there. He just can’t post anything. The banner at the top of his page says: … [Read more...] about Why Craig Kelly Resigned on Tuesday
Replete with Sand
We live at a time when it is fashionable to lament how nature has become overwhelmingly depleted. So when sand is stripped from the local beach there is much public gnashing of teeth and a newspaper headline. But when the same beach is … [Read more...] about Replete with Sand
Sea Level Fall, Accurately Reported in Local Noosa News
So much thanks to Peter Gardiner of the local Noosa News for so accurately reporting on Senator Malcolm Robert's visit to Noosa National Park this morning in the article now available online: Scientists, Senator Claim Noosa's Sea Level is Falling. … [Read more...] about Sea Level Fall, Accurately Reported in Local Noosa News
The Useful Things
"To do the useful thing, to say the courageous thing, to contemplate the beautiful thing: that is enough for one man’s life." TS Eliot So much thanks to each of the Queensland nurses who have just left for Melbourne… for doing the useful thing. … [Read more...] about The Useful Things
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
