Confusion over future of CSIRO Melbourne lab as climate science ...
CSIRO boss Larry Marshall hopes the new centre will resolve ongoing concerns about climate science's home within the agency. Photo: Daniel Munoz The future of a major climate change laboratory in Melbourne is in doubt after the national science agency announced it would cut hundreds of jobs and open a smaller global warming research centre in Tasmania.Scientists believe CSIRO's Aspendale atmospheric research laboratory – home to about 120 staff who do the bul..>> view originalWorkSafe Tasmania to investigate Royal Hobart Hospital mould
WorkSafe Tasmania to investigate Royal Hobart Hospital mould after health complaints Posted April 26, 2016 17:24:58 Workplace authorities will investigate concerns about mould at the Royal Hobart Hospital, which construction workers say has affected their health.Workers at the hospital have been putting together a demountable building as part of construction work at the site.Mould has been discovered in several of the demountable modules which will house patients duri..>> view originalSydney's sizzle to extend well into May as the nation heats up
Video will begin in 5 seconds. 2016 'virtually certain' to break climate records Professor Matthew England examines why the recent slew of record-breaking hot weather has climate scientists alarmed. PT1M57S 620 349 Sydney's abnormally warm autumn will extend well into May, with unusually dry conditions inland creating late-season heat records across large parts of Australia in play.The city has had just two days this months with maximums below the long-term average of 22.4 deg..>> view originalHigh-profile Sydney lawyer enlisted as Tasmanian man fights drug ...
High-profile Sydney lawyer enlisted as Tasmanian man fights drug charges Updated April 26, 2016 19:09:54 A man from southern Tasmania being represented by one of Australia's top criminal barristers has pleaded not guilty to importing a commercial quantity of ecstasy. Key points:Shoebox-sized package containing ecstasy shipped to man's address, court hearsPolice intercepted it and it was delivered by undercover officersLawyer says he had tried to cancel the shipment — "..>> view original'A 100 year problem we're fixing on our watch': Environment Minister ...
MICHAEL BRISSENDEN: For more on the funding of Great Barrier Reef protection programs, I was joined earlier by the Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt.GREG HUNT: Well Greg Hunt, as we heard the Barrier Reef Water Resource Taskforce has recommended a figure that needs to be spent over the next five years by each government, the Queensland Government and the Federal Government, $300 million from the Federal Government. Are you going to provide that much funding?GREG HUNT: Yes, we will and we..>> view originalHow a bible dropped by an Australian soldier in Gallipoli made its ...
A bible dropped by an injured soldier in Gallipoli in 1915 has been returned to his family in Australia. Some stories speak across generations and oceans, linking the past with the present.In an amazing twist of fate, a bible dropped by an Australian soldier when he was wounded at Gallipoli has now been returned to his family, the Goulburn Post reports.It took just over 100 years for the treasured "lucky" bible to come back to the Rottenbury family. ..>> view originalSimplifying the boots business
Simplifying the boots businessPaul WallbankThe AustralianApril 26, 2016 3:40PMSavePrint Blundstones’ new fashion boot. Picture: Tim CarrafaWith an expansion into North America, iconic Tasmanian boot manufacturer Blundstones found it had to manage operations spanning two continents. Simplifying the company’s IT infrastructure became a priority for the business.As Australia’s oldest and largest footware company, established in 1870 and exporting into fifty different countries around the world, Bl..>> view originalZebras make it six to regain top spot
Jordan Muller, left, tries to block the run of Olympia’s Joel Sammut. Picture: NIKKI DAVIS-JONESHOBART Zebras reclaimed top spot on the NPL Tasmania ladder with a clinical 4-0 win over Olympia Warriors at Warrior Park last night.South Hobart had grabbed first position on Saturday, but the Zebras’ sixth win in as many games gives them a three-point buffer at the top.The Warriors fielded a new-look 11, including fresh signing Zois Galanopoulos, after losing a host of off-season recruits over the p..>> view originalForget David Walsh: Joan Masterman gave birth to Tasmania's ...
Tasmania has always had appeal but its reputation as a tourism magnet, particularly in the categories of luxury and effortless cool, jumped several notches after the opening of David Walsh's Museum of Old and New Art in Hobart in 2011. Visitors can now choose from a range of top-end offerings, from MONA's guest pavilions, the Henry Jones Art Hotel, Salamanca Wharf Hotel and the Islington, through to the $1950-a-night Saffire Freycinet, the recently opened Pumphouse Point on Lake St Clair and th..>> view originalTest, ODI cricket ticket prices lowered
Cricket Australia has cut ticket prices for the 2016/17 summer and is promising a better experience for fans as well.Responding to dwindling Test and one-day international crowd figures, a majority of seats at Tests and one day internationals will be cheaper than the same seat last season.The game's governing body instigated a review into ticketing following a difficult summer for international cricket, in which each city attracted a higher Big Bash League attendance than the opening day of thei..>> view original
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Confusion over future of CSIRO Melbourne lab as climate science ... and other top stories.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment