gatewatching

It’s good to get offline for a while now and then. Last night I went to the Belgian Beer Cafe in Brisbane with some colleagues and friends. The mussels were lovely (as was the beer), but as well as getting some nourishment and giving my eyes a rest I got to hear about an interesting [...]

One of the topics that consistently exercises the Australian blogosphere is global warming. What’s at issue, of course, is whether or not human, industrial activity is contributing to an increase in global temperatures, and possible environmental catastrophe.
There is an orthodox scientific view on this, as expressed in documents like the IPCC Report, the Stern Report, [...]

Our colleague Terry Flew has a brand spanking new blog. So far, he’s been doing some on-the-ground reporting on the US Primaries (Terry’s in the States on a sabbatical at the moment), but no doubt the blog will come to include Terry’s academic interests, including citizen journalism. Go visit!

Anybody who’s in Brisbane, and particularly anyone who’s eligible to vote in the Central ward, should get down to the Powerhouse next Tuesday the 11th for Politics in the Pub. It kicks off at 7PM and goes through until 9, and this time it’s bringing together the people who are asking to represent the local [...]