Ongoing Danger to The Great Barrier Reef

    To start the whole post off on the right foot lets start with a little show and tell.  This photo is of Gladstone harbor which is situated along the Queensland coast. It’s become an environmental disaster with local fishing industry destroyed, sending thousands out of jobs and families in danger of losing homes. …

Monday’s Musings

So the Easter weekend has passed us by and some have celebrated with a surfeit of chocolates, others with religious services and some a combination of the two.  There are those who don’t celebrate Easter in the religious sense but take the time to spend moments with family and friends and express themselves in that manner. …

Lest We Forget. “Remembering Abbott’s Past”

Originally posted on The Australian Independent Media Network:
The Guardian has judged him as ‘’politically incorrect to the point of dementia’’ New Statesman said Abbott represents ‘’politics at its most crass, exploitative and disturbing’’ UK Labour MP Paul Flynn called him ‘’a bigoted airhead’’ The LA Times called itself ‘’scandalised by his prejudices’’ The Sydney…

NSW – A Police State?

  The New South Wales Government, Whitehaven coal and the State Police have all been working hard to turn Maules Creek into a fine example of what can be achieved in a police state.  At the behest of Whitehaven coal Maules Creek residents have been stopped from attending Good Friday Church services due to NSW …

Land Court Hands Down Judgement on Alpha Coal Mine

After a rather tense court battle the Land Court handed down its decision today in regards to Alpha Coal and its proposed new mining venture. It has urged the Queensland government in the strongest manner to block approval to this venture unless some new and very important conditions be placed upon the developers.  These conditions …

Food For Thought – Perspective on the Environment

This little rumination really needs no explanations. Sadly there are still those who refuse to acknowledge the impact we’ve had on the planet.  There are those who say that the earth has undergone changes before that wiped out life and changed the climate but what they are overlooking is for the first time it is …

Tony Abbott Get’s Spanked By The WCPA

After hearing Abbott’s comments in regards to reducing the amount of protected sites here in Australia the World Conservation Protection Agency released this open letter to our Prime Minister.  I have to say it is the politest public spanking I’ve ever read while still managing to convey their feelings on the depth of duplicity and …

An important note on Superannuation Fund Divestment from Mandatory Detention

Originally posted on xBorder:
Ever since private superannuation became compulsory in Australia, superannuation funds—and superannuation fund managers—have created an immense pool of investment dollars. Running in the trillions of dollars, these are both significant elements in the economy and, at the same time, they are also the retirement funds of thousands of workers. This is…

The Abbott and O’Farrell Show in Australian Government

Well it’s Monday and you can tell it’s Monday because laughs are over unless of course it’s the sound of my hysteria due to yet another stellar decision on behalf of Mr Abbott and the puppet theatre called the federal government. It seems that opening his mouth only to stick his foot in it hasn’t …

This is Why I Don’t Camp

People love to expound on the beauties of nature and wonder of living close to the land.  Well I have to admit ardent environmentalist that I am I am also the biggest anti-camper you may ever meet.  I would preach in churches, by the roadside (as long as it wasn’t too close to the bush), …