The Journal
2009
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Government to Spend $43 Billion On Internet Infrastructure
National broadband gets the go ahead, but the government will do it itself. There are already some criticisms. No time to write in detail about this today, but a few questions spring to mind. If the Federal Government has…
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First Day Back at Work
So posting will be a bit light. My apologies. Two months worth of accounts, phone calls, emails and clients to get my head around. I should be better organised tomorrow.
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New Zealand’s Murder Rate Halved in Last 20 years
Murder rates in Australian have moved up and down at about the same time, in about the same way. That’s interesting, because as this NZ Herald article points out, most people believe that crime rates, and…
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George Strait – Country Artist of the Decade
I always hated country music as a teenager, but got to know it better, and to respect and enjoy it, when we lived in Western Queensland. Lots of country music fans will be pleased to see…
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Heat Wave but no Global Warming?
Interesting… Several stories on major Australian media sites about extra deaths possibly caused by the Victorian heatwave in January. But so far, not a single mention of CO2 or global warming. Quite rightly, of course, because…
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NSW MPs Putting State in Darkness
But I thought that’s what everyone wanted? Surely that couple of extra Earth Hours didn’t bother anyone? Where are your priorities? Pretty obviously, if your population increases, and you don’t build new power production infrastructure, you…
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Holden Cuts Production to Half – Good News?
According to PM Kevin Rudd, Holden is the bright star in the GM firmament, the only good GM news anywhere in the world. This because a new four cylinder car is due to come into production in 2010.…
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OK to Pick on Christians
I read the latest Adelaide Church Guardian this morning. It’s dismal, of course. More breast-beating about no-one going to church. The yawn-inspiring PC nonsense the Guardian constantly parrots might give church leaders some clues about declining attendances if they were…
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The Shroud of Turin and the Knights Templar
Whatever one thinks about its authenticity, the Shroud is a fascinating object. Carbon dating tests conducted in 1988 indicated the Shroud could not be dated any earlier than 1260. That figure was immediately disputed (and not just by Shroud…
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President Barack Obama, Britney Spears and Paris Hilton
No that’s not just a grab for more visitors by using three of the most requested search terms in one heading. Though I’d be quite happy if it worked that way. Remember the McCain ad that…
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Bad Behaviour in the Class Disrupts Learning – Well Done Sherlock!
Via John Ray’s Education Watch, this article from The Age about the damage caused by bad behaviour at school. My wife is a teacher, as are many of my friends. Disruptive behaviour is endemic in Australian schools. Not…
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North Korea Fires Rocket Over Japan
North Korea has fired a rocket over Japan. Pyongyang says this is part of North Korea’s ‘peaceful space development,’ and was intended to launch a satellite. Right. Why fire it over Japan then? It is hard to believe this…
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Another Baby Dead in a NSW Hospital Toilet
How can this keep happening? The woman did not know she was pregnant. Well, OK. But she is not a medical professional. She doesn’t work at the hospital in New South Wales. But heck, why not,…
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Wilkins Ice Shelf Collapsing (Again)
The media has been blabbing on about how the Wilkins Ice Shelf is in imminent danger of disintegration because of global warming for years. Now, yet again, scientists are alarmed at the extent of rapid changes.…
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Climate Sceptics Invited to UN Conference
Alas, not so. The fact that Jennifer filed this under ‘Humour’ and posted it on April 1st should have been a giveaway. The references to Irving Janis are entirely accurate, and that, along with references to…
