Living with our ‘transactional’ prime minister
By Ad astra Writing in The New Daily, it was Dennis Atkins who drew our attention to the notion that we had a ‘transactional’ Prime Minister. […]
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Standard digital camera and artificial intelligence to monitor soil moisture for affordable smart irrigation
UniSA Media Release Researchers at The University of South Australia have developed a cost-effective new technique to monitor soil moisture using a standard digital camera […]
Seeking the Post-COVID Sunshine: Crossing Old Divides Through Critical Journalism
By Denis Bright As it is my 75h birthday on 13 March 2021 – today – I will take this opportunity to remind readers of […]
Renewables added capacity and carbon units issued break records in 2020
Media Release from the Clean Energy Regulator The December Quarter 2020 Quarterly Carbon Market Report released today by the Clean Energy Regulator shows two records […]
It takes a spark
By 2353NM Former Prime Minister and Donald Trump wannabe Tony Abbott bobbed up again in the media recently. Apparently our world class response to COVID-19, […]
Dob in a bludger
By John Haly Morrison announcement of “permanently increasing the rate of working-age payments by $50 a fortnight from 1 April 2021” received a lacklustre response. The Australian reporting about the lead-up to […]
Women’s Rights: Where Are They?
By Jennifer Michel Historically, men placed themselves above women on ‘matters of importance’ in many cultures, Australia among them. Much has changed in today’s society, […]
The Irony of Political and Religious Power
By Brian Morris Politics and religion have enjoyed a symbiotic relationship since Christianity became the Church of Rome in the 4th century. The legacy continues […]
Open letter to Scott Morrison and Christian Porter
By Tracie Aylmer The first time it happened I was 16-years-old, in 1988 in Sydney. Thinking back, I was groomed by the perpetrator to accept […]
We Are NOT Prey
By Dee Years ago, in the office of a counsellor I disclosed about being sexually assaulted. Opening up to the woman on the other side […]
Politics is a charade
By Ad astra Charade: an absurd pretence intended to create a pleasant or respectable appearance. We, the people, are the victims of such deliberate pretence […]
Industry partnership delivers real world training in homelessness
Media Release from Medianet RMIT students are gaining a unique perspective through the first homelessness and housing course developed in collaboration with industry. The popular summer intensive is part of an industry partnership between RMIT and […]
Jellyfish, not jaws what we fear in the ocean
University of South Australia Media Release As the weather heats up this week, shark sightings and the possibility of an encounter will again become a […]
Bubble Politics
By Ad astra As we emerge from four years of disastrous Trump politics, fervently hoping for a modicum of normality in US politics, we find […]
Seeking the Post-Covid Sunshine: Making the Gig Economy More Inclusive
By Denis Bright A century after that prior attempt at Return to Normalcy in the wake of the Spanish flu pandemic and the burdens imposed […]