Taming the wildfires
As we approach Spring, there is a heightened chance that wildfires might develop across Australia. The perennial question as to…
Glaciers, graziers, glaziers, and the strangler fig
A perfunctory search on Wikipedia informs that the Strangler Fig, Ficus watkinsiana, ‘grows on another tree, using it as physical support, while…
In praise of carbon dioxide
‘The fundamental reason why carbon dioxide abundance in the atmosphere is critically important to biology is that there is so…
Rejecting the Queensland Climate Transition Bill
In March, Greens MP Michael Berkman introduced a Private Member’s Bill, the Queensland Climate Transition Bill 2023. The proposed legislation…
Taming the inflation monster
The Reserve Bank of Australia (‘RBA’) has raised the cash rate – the rate that banks pay to borrow funds…