It is a privately-owned World Heritage property that receives no financial assistance from government and is dependent on its own cost-recovery capabilities. I’m referring to Daintree Rainforest, formerly Cooper’s Creek Wilderness. Owned and … [Read more...] about The Daintree, it’s been a Tribulation with Jasper – Support a Local with a Book Purchase
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Café Latte Coral & The Bump Heads
I was nervous about taking Sky News Australia presenter and the Editor of The Spectator Australia, Rowan Dean, to John Brewer Reef. Would we really be able to find the famous coral – the badly bleached coral that had featured in The Guardian as … [Read more...] about Café Latte Coral & The Bump Heads
Removing Colour, for a Sick Story
My Aunty Bunty used to work in a factory in Dundee, in Scotland, with thousands of other women all adding colour to black and white photographs. She was allowed to be creative; the idea was to make people happy. So, for example, she could add … [Read more...] about Removing Colour, for a Sick Story
In Denial about the Science – Part 2, ARC in London
The Sun did come out for the first morning – Monday morning. The inaugural conference of the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship was in Greenwich just a few miles downriver from Westminster in London. I hadn’t managed to get any sleep Sunday … [Read more...] about In Denial about the Science – Part 2, ARC in London
How Brown the Corals – That were Pink Last Year
I was back at John Brewer Reef last week and many of the corals are now dark brown. John Brewer reef has lost its pink, for the moment. There is a Coral Watch program that was developed at Heron Island by the University of Queensland. … [Read more...] about How Brown the Corals – That were Pink Last Year
Finding that Same Coral!
I was back at John Brewer Reef yesterday looking for the same coral that was reported as badly bleached in March 2022. Do you think I could find it? Some journalists have a tendency to extrapolate from the specific to the general. For example, … [Read more...] about Finding that Same Coral!
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
