July 1st, 2008 by Kris
The Garnaut Climate Change Review will release its Draft Report on this Friday, 4 July. The Draft Report will outline the impacts of climate change and preliminary policy options for Australia to minimise its environmental and economic impacts.
Professor Ross Garnaut will host the forums, providing a half hour presentation, followed by question time.
The forum will provide an opportunity for individuals and organisations to discuss the Draft Report with Professor Garnaut ahead of the completion of the Final Report by 30 September 2008.
Date: Tuesday 8 July 2008
Time: 10.00-11.30am
Venue: Adelaide Town Hall
Attendance is free of charge but registration is required.
To register, visit www.garnautreview.org.au.
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July 1st, 2008 by Kris
| July 8, 2008 |
| 10:00 am | to | 11:30 am |
The Garnaut Climate Change Review will release its Draft Report on this Friday, 4 July. The Draft Report will outline the impacts of climate change and preliminary policy options for Australia to minimise its environmental and economic impacts.
Professor Ross Garnaut will host the forums, providing a half hour presentation, followed by question time.
The forum will provide an opportunity for individuals and organisations to discuss the Draft Report with Professor Garnaut ahead of the completion of the Final Report by 30 September 2008.
Date: Tuesday 8 July 2008
Time: 10.00-11.30am
Venue: Adelaide Town Hall
Attendance is free of charge but registration is required.
To register, visit www.garnautreview.org.au.
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April 15th, 2008 by Kris
I congratulate Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and his Petrol Price Commissioner for announcing a national FuelWatch scheme. I called on the Rann Government to introduce a similar scheme for South Australia back in August 2006.
I based my idea on the success of Perth’s FuelWatch, estimated to save motorists on average $2.50 a week. Check out how FuelWatch works on www.fuelwatch.wa.gov.au
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February 22nd, 2008 by Kris
The Conservation Council of South Australia has likened Professor Ross Garnaut’s Climate Change Review to the Australia’s equivalent of Al Gore’s film ‘An Inconvenient Truth’.
The inconvenient truth that Garnaut identifies is that Australia is exceptionally sensitive to impacts of Climate Change. The report highlights that the earlier we act, the better off Australia will be.
Here’s a link to the CCSA response to Prof Garnaut’s report:
http://www.ccsa.asn.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5889&Itemid=1
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February 22nd, 2008 by Kris
The Conservation Council of South Australia has likened Professor Ross Garnaut’s Climate Change Review to the Australia’s equivalent of Al Gore’s film ‘An Inconvenient Truth’.
The inconvenient truth that Garnaut identifies is that Australia is exceptionally sensitive to impacts of Climate Change. The report highlights that the earlier we act, the better off Australia will be.
Here’s a link to the CCSA response to Prof Garnaut’s report:
http://www.ccsa.asn.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5889&Itemid=1
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February 22nd, 2008 by Kris
The Conservation Council of South Australia has likened Professor Ross Garnaut’s Climate Change Review to the Australia’s equivalent of Al Gore’s film ‘An Inconvenient Truth’.
The inconvenient truth that Garnaut identifies is that Australia is exceptionally sensitive to impacts of Climate Change. The report highlights that the earlier we act, the better off Australia will be.
Here’s a link to the CCSA response to Prof Garnaut’s report:
http://www.ccsa.asn.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5889&Itemid=1
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January 11th, 2008 by Kris
I along with many others have been speaking up for many years for fair and humane treatment for David Hicks. I was honoured to be thanked among others upon David’s release from Yatala Prison. I have always said that it is not just about David Hicks, it is not just about Guantanamo Bay; the problem is: what Guantanamo Bay stands for.
I’m going to answer the question “why we in Adelaide should be concerned about it” by reference to something that I learnt about as a lawyer. It is called the Rule of Law; actually everyone knows what it is, even if they don’t know what lawyers call it. It means that law should be made by parliament then applied by the courts and administered by the police. The point is that the fate of people’s lives should not be left in the hands of politicians and it means that the law should apply equally to people rich and poor, no matter what their beliefs or prejudices.
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