Swimming, or dipping, in faecal polluted waters is not unusual. The spirit longs for purity in the staining aqua, and the body keeps pace with it. The Ganges, for instance, features sacred rites and ceremonies defiant of science. In an aqueous body of lingering corpses, thickening pollutants and full flowing faeces, foolhardy believers can find spirituality. Such…
University of South Australia Media Release University of South Australia wildlife ecologist Sophie ‘Topa’ Petit and a team of Kangaroo Island volunteer NGOs have been named finalists in Australia’s most prestigious science awards for their work to help the island’s wildlife recover in the wake of the devastating 2019/20 bushfires. The fires burnt nearly half…
By Bert Hetebry The Grateful Dead had some interesting songs, some weird, others profound. Some like ‘A friend of the devil is a friend of mine’, a wonderful story of a man on the run, at least that’s what I hear, seeking solace somewhere, anywhere. But to me, the most interesting song is Ripple. I…
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Newly released Australian Bureau of Statistics data has shown another slow month for building approvals, with just 13,237 new dwellings approved in June, a 6.5 per cent decline since May. Concerningly, only 163,000 homes were approved in the 2023/24 financial year, 77,000 homes short of our annual Housing Accord target said Master Builders Australia chief…
It is a point verging on the trite: an arms corporation suspected of engaging in corrupt practices, spoiling dignitaries and officials and undermining the body politic. But one such corporation is France’s Thales defence group, which saw raids on their offices in France, the Netherlands and Spain on June 26 and June 28. The prosecutors…
There was an interesting little tweet… I’m still confused about what to call those things that people put on the Platform That Used To Be Known As Twitter now that Elon has achieved his life’s ambition and renamed something “X”. Should I be writing: “There was an interesting little X”? Mm, wouldn’t that sound like…
Camp Sovereignty Media Release Melbourne, 30th July – Krautungalung Elder, Uncle Robbie Thorpe, will be attending the Senate Inquiry into Genocide, demanding urgent action to address historical injustices and the ongoing impacts of colonization on First Nations people. The inquiry will examine the Criminal Code Amendment (Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes) Bill 2024,…
Australian Alliance for Animals Media Release The Australian Alliance for Animals congratulates The Hon Julie Collins MP on her appointment as the new Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, and thanks outgoing Minister Murray Watt for his leadership over the past two years. Alliance for Animals Policy Director Dr Jed Goodfellow said the animal welfare…
By James Moore Nothing ever works to stop illegal immigration across the Texas and Mexico frontier. Migrants keep coming north hoping for a better life in the U.S., and they often find ways to enter the country without documentation at remote crossing points. The only effective solution appears to be the construction of a Berlin…
Another entertainingly corrupt sporting event has just started in Paris, opening with a barge packed ceremony on the Seine. Thousands of simpering commentators, paid-up media gawkers and bored influencers have been ready with their computers, phones and confected dreams. As always, the Olympics throws up the question about how far the host city has managed to…