The Coronial Inquiry into the 2003 Canberra bushfires ended with an application for disqualification of Coroner Doogan. A decision from the Supreme Court of the ACT is expected some time soon. Last month, perhaps in frustration with the ACT … [Read more...] about Litigation Over Canberra Fires, And
Bushfires
Fire, Folly & Dead Canaries
In National Parks, Reserves, and on private property in south-western Australia, grasstrees are under termite attack, rotting, breaking off, and toppling over, due to vast accumulation of thatch. The grasstree in this photograph, with heavy thatch … [Read more...] about Fire, Folly & Dead Canaries
Stop Global Warming, Stop Burning-Off in the NT
Maybe I have been a bit harsh with my title for this post? Then again, I am, after all, at heart, a global warming skeptic. And now the NT government is proposing aboriginals stop burning-off to reduce C02 emmissions. "Government figures show the … [Read more...] about Stop Global Warming, Stop Burning-Off in the NT
On Pious Hope & Queensland’s Rangelands
The following note on rangeland management is from a reader of this blog who lives in western Queensland. The note was followed by the the comment that, "a major problem of rangeland management is that politicians and bureaucrats have undying faith … [Read more...] about On Pious Hope & Queensland’s Rangelands
Noongars Knew Best
The following essay is from, and by, David Ward of Western Australia. Thanks David. Before Europeans arrived, Noongar people managed our south-west dry forests and woodlands very well without fire trucks, water bombers, helicopters, television … [Read more...] about Noongars Knew Best
Expert Advice on Alpine Grazing
If we care about the environment, we must also care about rural and regional Australia because this is where most of our environment is. A lot of people in the bush (I use bush in the broadest context to include even rainforest dwellers) are … [Read more...] about Expert Advice on Alpine Grazing
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
