Timed to capture the zeitgeist generated by the United Nations climate change conference in Copenhagen last year, the British government's Department of Energy and Climate Change released a TV advertisement outlining the dangers of climate change, and encouraging people to take action.
Strong flows in the Murray River this week means that it is likely fresh water will flow out of the Murray mouth in South Australia - something that has not happened since 2002. The rare event coincides with the release of the long awaited Murray-Darling Basin plan.
Irrigators fear a draft plan for the Murray-Darling Basin will focus too heavily on the environment.
Tim Wilson, The Australian
Tim Wilson argues that trying to promote a greener economy is just trade protectionism under another name.
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Football is about more than fitness for over 35s Rugby Union side the Condamine Codgers.