NorgdomSpecial Places: Honeycomb Gorge
1pointsHoneycomb Gorge is located in the Kennedy Range National Park in the Midwest of Western Australia. It is 150 km east of Carnarvon on the way to Burringurrah (Mount Augustus).
$1.4bn to soften pain of carbon trading scheme
1pointsTHE Rudd Government hopes to soften the blow of its emissions trading scheme with a $1.4 billion compensation package over five years that will assist businesses and community organisations to invest in energy-efficiency projects.
Bush cops a shoe from Iraqi journalist
1pointsA bit of overkill on the reporting, but funny all the same. Apparently the sole of a shoe is considered an insult in Arabic culture. I thought throwing shoes at people was universally insulting, but hey.
Bye bye to Bush and 8 years of climate inaction
1pointsLove the joke about the repeat Whitehouse visitor, yay for Papua New Guinea and goodbye George!
Scientists Find 2,000-Year-Old Brain in Britain
1pointsBritish archaeologists have unearthed an ancient skull carrying a startling surprise—an unusually well-preserved brain
Rudd fast-tracks $4.7bn in projects
1pointsKEVIN Rudd will unleash $4.7 billion in spending on roads, railways and university campuses, as well as new tax cuts for business, in his latest bid to counter the global financial crisis.
Unfair dismissal changes to be passed
1pointsOpposition leader Malcolm Turnbull has declared he will not oppose changes to unfair dismissal laws.
Teen death suicide theory?
1pointsTO HIS family, Tyler Cassidy was "only a scared little boy" when he was shot dead by a spray of police bullets at a Northcote skate park on Thursday night.
Fake Simpsons cartoon is child porn, judge rules
1pointsAn internet cartoon showing characters modelled on Bart, Lisa and Maggie Simpson engaging in sex acts, is child pornography, a judge has ruled in a landmark case.
Respecting Tradition, Shaping the Future
1points3000 delegates continue to share their experiences at The World Indigenous Peoples' Conference: Education at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne. Carbon Media are producing video for National Indigenous TV (NITV) that is screening at Black Tracks.
Stevens confident about economy
1pointsReserve Bank governor Glenn Stevens is confident about the Australian economy's future despite the global economic and financial market woes.
Economist forecasts $25b deficit blow-out
1pointsA further deterioration in economic conditions has prompted a prediction that the federal deficit will blow out to $25 billion next year, as the non-farm economy heads into recession.
Bonus money likely to be spent on bills
1pointsJUST one quarter of the pensioners and families getting an early cash Christmas present from Kevin Rudd plan to do the Prime Minister's bidding and inject it straight into the flagging economy.
Garnaut warns: don't go alone on global warming
1pointsCLIMATE change adviser Ross Garnaut has warned that developed nations will be unable to avert global warming by simply setting exemplary emissions targets in the hope that developing nations will follow.
Sydney drive-by shooting rampage
1pointsA man was shot in the stomach during a drive-by shooting in Sydney's north-west, just one of four similar incidents in the area in a few hours.
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