ACCORDING to Australian aboriginal mythology Bunyips are monsters that live in rivers. According to Ron Pike, an Australian who has spent his life working with water from the Murrumbidgee River, much of what is being claimed about Australian rivers … [Read more...] about Bunyips in Australian Rivers (Part 2)
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Australian Parliamentarian, and Sceptic, Banned Prevented from Tabling Climate Data
DR Dennis Jensen BAppSc (RMIT), MSc (Melb), PhD (Monash) is the only member of the Australian Parliament with any training in science a PhD in a science discipline.
[As correctly pointed out in the comments following this posting, my brother Jim … [Read more...] about Australian Parliamentarian, and Sceptic, Banned Prevented from Tabling Climate Data
Bunyips in Australian Rivers (Part 1)
IN Aboriginal mythology the Bunyip was also known as Dongus, Kianpratty, Bunyup and Tumbata, depending on the tribal area. However regardless of name he was always evil and emerged from the water in search of prey as he sought to use his supernatural … [Read more...] about Bunyips in Australian Rivers (Part 1)
Aussie Farmers: Not Beaten by Salt, But Drought and Government Policies
REMEMBER the stories about how the Murray Darling Basin, the food bowl of Australia, was going to be lost to salt? Headline after media headline told of imminent ruin from rising water tables bring salt. The Riverina, a once rich farming area … [Read more...] about Aussie Farmers: Not Beaten by Salt, But Drought and Government Policies
Campaigning for National Parks is Against Australian’s Bush Ethos: Part 1, Buying Back Tooralee
THERE has been much written about Australia’s national character emerging from a bush ethos: the idea that a specifically Australian outlook emerged first amongst workers in the Australian outback. Banjo Paterson, perhaps more than any other writer, … [Read more...] about Campaigning for National Parks is Against Australian’s Bush Ethos: Part 1, Buying Back Tooralee
How to Save the Red Gum Forests: A Note to Mr Kelvin Thomson MP
Kelvin Thomson is the federal member for Wills, representing inner-city northern Melbourne. He was the Shadow Attorney-General in early 2007 when it was discovered that he had provided a notorious Melbourne gangster, Tony Mokbel, with a personal … [Read more...] about How to Save the Red Gum Forests: A Note to Mr Kelvin Thomson MP
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
