Regardless of whether or not man-made carbon emissions cause global warming, Australia still urgently needs to examine alternative energy sources, argues marine scientist, Dr Walter Starck. Over the past century, carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere may have increased from around 3/100ths of 1 per cent to about 4/100ths of 1 per cent, and average global temperature…
To the four traditional domains of war – land, sea, air and outer space – has now been added a fifth domain: cyberspace, writes Peter Coates. Wars have long been fought on land and sea. In the last 100 years most countries have also fought in the air, and some (such as the US, Russia and,…
Too few people today are prepared to mourn the victims of communism, writes Dr Christopher J. Ward. Did you miss it? On June 12, President George W. Bush addressed some 400-500 people who had gathered in Washington DC to dedicate the Victims of Communism Memorial. President George W. Bushspeaks at the dedication. None of this was reported in…
Australia has so far not experienced a terrorist attack on home soil. However, policing at our airports is running at only a third of capacity owing to national staff shortages. John Miller, a former senior intelligence officer, reports. I fear that the Australian public will not take the terrorist threat seriously until, one day, they…
It is going to be tough for John Howard to win a fifth term in government. With up to six months until the election, John Howard looks to be facing his toughest election since winning power in 1996. Behind in the opinion polls, having brought down a Budget which has failed to produce a bounce…
Anzac Day has become the nation’s choice as its pre-eminent national day, writes Mark Lopez. Children at Anzac Day dawn service,Shrine of Remembrance, Melbourne,April 25, 2007. (Photo by Mark Lopez). When the last post sounded in the pre-dawn darkness, I discreetly looked around me. I saw solemn faces, and heads respectfully bowed. Family groups huddled…