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This week in State of the States, public servants and university students grieving the outcome of the Voice referendum have been offered a break from work and study; millions of Australians have faced high levels of food insecurity in the past year;...

Unsettling Science
Energy Minister Chris Bowen should read the research by Dr Ferenc Miskolczi. a Hungarian physicist. His research shows climate change is not being primarily driven by human carbon-dioxide emissions.
Carbon dioxide above 500 parts per million in the atmosphere – the “critical limit” (currently it’s 417ppm) – does not increase global temperatures, and carbon dioxide’s impact is therefore logarithmic, meaning you would have to raise carbon-dioxide...

By Michael E. Mann
Scribe Publications, Brunswick
Paperback: 320 pages

In popular songs, there is an intriguing balance between music and acting. As one who inclines very much to the musical side of things – I listen to singing almost exclusively for the musical qualities – this can often result in perplexity.
Singing that I find unappealing often strikes an emotional and aesthetic chord with other listeners. Why? Are they deaf? Or are they listening for something else?...