Our friends at NASA Goddard have an excellent visualisation of the patterns of Warming. http://youtu.be/gaJJtS_WDmI NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York, which analyzes global surface temperatures on an ongoing basis, released an updated report on temperatures around the globe in 2013. The comparison shows how Earth continues to experience temperatures warmer than those measured several decades…
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Words and Actions…. A rare commodity.. I was privileged to attend the Broadford Secondary College awards night [ last night, December 18th] and witness the launch of the Delaney Family Endowment for Year 12 students studying at Broadford Secondary College. This is a $20,000 Endowment in perpetuity. http://youtu.be/C7HfKXkOCZ4 How simply the policy challenges facing the nation can be distilled in to…
The Mid-year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) has been published today by The Honourable J. B. Hockey MP Treasurer of the Commonwealth of Australia and Senator the Honourable Mathias Cormann Minister for Finance of the Commonwealth of Australia The Charter of Budget Honesty Act 1998 requires the Treasurer to publicly release and table a Mid-year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) report by the end of January in…
The latest research from the Climate Council. A reasoned and evidence-led discussion about the policy and social implications of our climate is critical. The Climate Council has released their first report. The report states: While Australia has always experienced bushfires, climate change is increasing the probability of extreme fire weather days. Climate change is making hot days hotter, and heatwaves…
Since 2000, the OECD has been evaluating the knowledge and skills of the world’s 15-year-olds through its Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) test. According to the OECD, PISA results reveal what is possible in education by showing what students in the highest-performing and most rapidly improving education systems can do. More than 510,000 students in 65 economies took part…
Edit: 26th November - Stunning, just truly stunning…... 11 days…. Caveat: I am a shareholder! Today [Nov 26th ] in a window of connectivity [ Download speeds 0.04Mbps or slower than a 1995 dialup modem] I received this: The PREMISE of this communication is that SOMEONE from Telstra has responded? The sum total of my interactions with Telstra Support SINCE I…
A truly fine example of what Australian publishing can produce, saw first-light in the last few weeks. Our copy of Great Ocean Quarterly was awaited with considerable anticipation [caveat - we know some of those involved]. It arrived recently. Members of my family have that close, often jealousy-viewed-by-others connection with the sea. The Great Ocean Quarterly promised... a collection of…
The Regional Australia Institute has released a new report, entitled "Rethinking the Future of Northern Australia - More than Mines, Dams and Development Dreams". In a well reasoned and considered report, The RAI suggests that the vast potential of northern Australia is being held back by serious bottlenecks in infrastructure and human capital, but strategies…