JAPAN has told the UN's top court that Australia's anti-whaling stance is part of a 'civilising mission and moral crusade' that is totally out of place in the modern world. That's according to Sky News, and I couldn't agree more. The article … [Read more...] about Japan Attacks Aussie Moralising on Whaling
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Australian Universities: A Portrait of Decline
Dear Friend, Despite that salutation, I can’t be found on Facebook nor can you follow me on Twitter, BUT you CAN read my book: Australian Universities: A Portrait of Decline which lays bare the corruption of our institutions of higher … [Read more...] about Australian Universities: A Portrait of Decline
Honest Politician Needed to Champion Removal of Murray Mouth Barrages
For years now I’ve been writing about the barrages, really sea dykes, that block inflows from the Southern Ocean making the vast shallow coastal lagoons at the end of the Murray River completely dependent on Murray River inflows. Without the dykes … [Read more...] about Honest Politician Needed to Champion Removal of Murray Mouth Barrages
A Note from the Daintree
Hello Jennifer, Tourism in the Daintree Rainforest is continuing to decline, partly because of the relative value of the Australian dollar. Recent upturns in the global economy have been met with a proportionate recovery in other parts of … [Read more...] about A Note from the Daintree
Lake Eyre, Still Flooding
For the last three autumns, Lake Eyre in central Australia has received runoff from good flooding rains. These photographs were taken by Rhyl as she flew from Quilpie to Birdsville to Lake Eyre in July 2010. And the flood waters are arriving … [Read more...] about Lake Eyre, Still Flooding
It Never Rains
"POETRY, said Auden, makes nothing happen. Usually it doesn't, but sometimes a poem gets quoted in a national argument because everybody knows it, or at least part of it, and for the occasion a few lines of familiar poetry suddenly seem the best way … [Read more...] about It Never Rains
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
