Foreign investment costs Aust millions

admin /28 November, 2012

Foreign investment costs Aust millions AAPNovember 28, 2012, 9:08 pm tweet0 Email Print Taxpayers are losing up to hundreds of millions of dollars of Commonwealth tax revenue from foreign investment in domestic agriculture, a senate committee says. The Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee published its interim report on the tax arrangements for Continue Reading →

‘Middle ground’ of sea-level change: ‘Intra-seasonal’ variability impacts forecasting and ecosystems

admin /28 November, 2012

‘Middle ground’ of sea-level change: ‘Intra-seasonal’ variability impacts forecasting and ecosystems Posted: 27 Nov 2012 08:13 AM PST The effects of storm surge and sea-level rise have become topics of everyday conversation in the days and weeks following Hurricane Sandy’s catastrophic landfall along the mid-Atlantic coast. Researchers are throwing light on another, less-familiar component of Continue Reading →

UN report into permafrost thaw

admin /28 November, 2012

UN report into permafrost thaw 38 page  pdf report prepared by the UN explining the scientific reports on Permafrost Melt for lay people to understand.

Pesticide is killing Barrier Reef: WWF

admin /28 November, 2012

Pesticide is killing Barrier Reef: WWF AAPNovember 28, 2012, 5:45 pm tweet0 Email Print A environmental group says Australia’s refusal to ban a toxic pesticide is placing the health of residents and the Great Barrier Reef at risk. WWF says the decision by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) on Wednesday to reduce Continue Reading →