While in the US, the Prime Minister announced that Australia is joining the new International Partnership on Avian and Pandemic Influenza (IPAPI). On 16th September he said, The partnership will bring together concerned states to limit the spread of … [Read more...] about The Dutch Ban Free-Range Chooks
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Suzuki on Katrina
A reader of this weblog sent in the following link to a column by David Suzuki published in Canadian newspapers: ...Katrina, it seems, was just a convenient excuse to get the same tired "Global warming isn't happening, and if it is it has nothing … [Read more...] about Suzuki on Katrina
A Christian Forester’s Views
I received the following email from a reader of this weblog: "Folks, At times the church has been drawn into the forest debate causing concern among Christian timber folk, the church appearing to follow the anti forestry argument. But now it is … [Read more...] about A Christian Forester’s Views
Now Scientific Basis for Climate Change?
According to Opposition environment spokesman Anthony Albanese the latest issue of science journal 'Science' provides, "A scientific basis for what the Government was told in its climate change risk and vulnerability report just two months … [Read more...] about Now Scientific Basis for Climate Change?
A Herd of Independent Minds
Owen Harries writes in today's Financial Review, "On political matters, intellectuals tend to share two characteristics: they are slaves to fashion; and on the big questions, they tend to get things hopelessly wrong." Harries proceeds to give a … [Read more...] about A Herd of Independent Minds
Will Queensland Mine Uranium?
I missed the following in The Australian this morning, CANADIAN miner Maple Minerals is to take control of one of Queensland's richest uranium deposits in a gamble that the Beattie Government will bow to pressure to reverse Labor's ban on new … [Read more...] about Will Queensland Mine Uranium?
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
