Monthly Archives March 2013
When the average nightly minimum temperature exceeds the average daily maximum temperature for an extended period of time, things look "different". Forty-five trees along my driveway all decided it was Spring this week and proceeded to flower, six months too early!
Where's an Australian Solar manufacturing industry when you need one? In the last week, my family added 4.6kW of solar generation capacity to our roof, with a provision to increase this to over 9kW. I gather I am not the only person in the world doing this. According to many sites online Deutsche Bank just released new analyses concluding that…
The "teachers dispute" is still not settled. Telecommunications, Climate Policy, Labour Market renewal and work such as the Gonski review appear distant references on some future policy horizon. The treatment of education and skills as a simple cost in a budget, or some "sector" to "manage" fundamentally misunderstands the needs of a modern economy [which wishes to remain one] in this…
The Kilmore East Bushfire Class action started today in the Victorian Supreme Court. Such eloquent sadness. Links Maurice Blackburn Supreme Court