I am in Darwin for a conference with the grand title 'Creating a Vision for a Greater Australia - big ideas for a big country'. Chief Minister Clare Martin and The Hon Dr Barry Jones AO will both be speaking this morning. It is interesting to ponder … [Read more...] about How Many People?
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Good Move for Koalas
ABC Online reports that more than 200 koalas will be relocated from French Island to Yarra State Park near Gladysdale today. Iam Temby from the [Victorian] Department of Environment says the move is part of an annual project to protect koala feeding … [Read more...] about Good Move for Koalas
Imperialism, Greenpeace Style
The politics of biotechnology (e.g. GM food crops) in Africa is as thorny as the savannah acacias according to Roger Kalla who has contributed the following: Kenyan officials have put off approving the field testing of a genetically modified virus … [Read more...] about Imperialism, Greenpeace Style
About The Precautionary Principle
A new book has been published by the International Policy Network titled Arbitrary and Capricious with the subtitle The Precautionary Principle in the European Union Courts by Gary Marchant and Kenneth Mossman. It looks like a detailed review of a … [Read more...] about About The Precautionary Principle
Farms Run on Oil
Farm Online has the following report on the impact of rising oil prices on Australian farm businesses: Farm incomes have been tipped to fall by a third in 2005-06, despite the optimism generated from the winter crop comeback and good prices for many … [Read more...] about Farms Run on Oil
Australia: Best Place on Earth for Nuclear Waste
After Bob Hawke suggested we should take the world's nuclear waste, I agreed. Geoff Hudson gives six good reasons why at Ockham's Razor: One. The site should be well away from any fault line. Storage sites would not be recommended for Japan, the … [Read more...] about Australia: Best Place on Earth for Nuclear Waste
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
