Like so many of my countrymen and women, throughout the last two days I have sat transfixed by the horrific scenes of the flood-induced tragedy occurring in Queensland, our second-largest state. Known as 'The Sunshine State', Queensland covers a huge area, three-quarters of which has been officially declared a 'Natural Disaster Area', an area almost double … Continue reading Queensland floods, La Niña and impacts of Global Warming
Whilst watching the National Press Club press conference the other day featuring independent MPs Bob Katter, Tony Windsor, Rob Oakeshott and Greens MP Adam Brandt, I was struck by how fresh it was to hear unrehearsed, unscripted, impassioned opinion from politicians, something which has been long absent from our screens as the big parties' campaign … Continue reading Independents, passion and towing the Party line
This is another cross-post from Phil Plait's Bad Astronomy Blog - Oh, those Falcon UFOs! | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine. Yesterday there was a frenzy of 'UFO streams across Eastern Australia' news stories, blog posts and Tweets, but thankfully common sense generally prevailed and links were quickly drawn to the launch of private space … Continue reading UFO Sighting over Australia confirmed! …Oh, hang on – maybe not…
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