Yesterday I wrote that the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) and the Murray Darling Basin (MDB) are the big ticket/big budget environmental issues. Well the Treasurer has even made special allocations for both in this year's budget. There is only ever going … [Read more...] about The Budget, Peer Review (Part 2) & A Worst Ever Report
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Problems with Peer Review (Part 1)
There has been quite a bit of comment on this web-blog about the importance of peer review (e.g. see comments following my post of 29th April 2005, titled What do Geologists Know about Climate?). Peer review refers to a researcher's work being … [Read more...] about Problems with Peer Review (Part 1)
Wetland Group Pockets $3.8 Million in Water Sales
A student from RMIT (a Melbourne University) is doing a project on water and has asked me how environmental water is allocated. There is no national or state-wide ledger (or website) showing how environmental water is acquired and allocated. The … [Read more...] about Wetland Group Pockets $3.8 Million in Water Sales
If Another 5 Years of Tony Blair, And
The big news this morning is that exit polls suggest Tony Blair will be re-elected to lead Britain for another 5 years. What does this mean for the environment? Blair clearly cares about the environment and is concerned by what he sees as a … [Read more...] about If Another 5 Years of Tony Blair, And
Pilliga-Goonoo Lock-up Announced
The NSW Government has finally made a decision on the Pilliga-Goonoo forests and the decision is likely to decimate local timber communities. Click here (jpg 136kb) to see a picture of 24 Pilliga West State forest, one of the WCA so-called iconic … [Read more...] about Pilliga-Goonoo Lock-up Announced
John Quiggin’s Publications
Following my blog post of 26th April (Australia's Highest Paid Blogger) John Quiggin has written to me asking that the following information be provided by way of clarification with respect to the paragraph in that blog post starting "Quiggin's … [Read more...] about John Quiggin’s Publications
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD has worked in industry and government. She is currently researching a novel technique for long-range weather forecasting funded by the B. Macfie Family Foundation.