Knowledge

A looming disaster

In his 1974bookThe American Marxist, early life metal worker, thinker and writer Harry Braverman discussed the question of where the critical power...

TT’s Tasmanian of the Year on Australian Story

This program is about an unlikely alliance between a GP, a group of oyster farmers and a Sydney scientist. They banded together...

The Trial of Michelle O’Byrne: A Public Address

Peter Cundall, hero. Rupert Murdoch, villain

THE REACTION to my last piece HEREwas greatly heartening, despite the odd grumble. As a consequence, I have made an acquaintance with...

Joyce for Camberra

Remember the old “Six degrees of separation” fashion?. Went the way of hula hoops and yo-yos I suppose. The idea was that...

Logging ‘increases fire risk’

The finding by Australian, Canadian and US researchers is based on a review of previous studies and is published in the latest...

Human Rights And Public Protest

The end of the Gunns 20 case has reignited calls for legislation to prevent Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation (SLAPP) lawsuits. Victorian...

Pesticides found in five rivers

The latest round of chemical testing has found pesticides in five Tasmanian rivers, all of them in northern parts of the state....

So much thoughtless and mindless destruction

Australia’s extreme climatic conditions have helped create our unusually diversified wildlife and vegetation. As a result the continent has many small, specialised...

S. Australia stands firm on GM canola ban