Category: Opinion
Response / Environmental Report on the early existence of coconuts in Australia
ddened by this article, which is factually wrong and from an environmental point of view, potentially destructive. Our “endangered coconut?” – not likely – coconuts are one of the least endangered species on the planet! But control of coconuts on our beaches is a divisive community issue.
Environmental Report / Captain Cook reported finding coconuts in Australia
Evidence that coconut palms were present in tropical Queensland before Captain Cook’s journey.
Crispin Hull / Get smarter, get more resilient and more self-reliant.
We should get smarter, more resilient and self-reliant. Governments should promote innovation, especially in renewables, and education and training.
Crispin Hull / Corruption
Revelations in the past week of branch stacking in the Labor Party in Victoria and misuse of travel allowances across the political spectrum come just as voters’ confidence in politicians and politics was increasing as a result of their handling of COVID-19.
Crispin Hull / Regression for Child Care
The Coalition going back to its old tricks of helping well-off businesses while at the same time kicking the less fortunate in the guts. This is regression to the mean – in more ways than one ⟼
Perspectives / The reality of hydrogen in the Daintree
DR HUGH SPENCER, AUSTROP FOUNDATION ⟼ Hydrogen is an inefficient electricity system ⟼ The Daintree Coast climate is too cloudy to make electricity at scale ⟼…
Crispin Hull / Teddy Sheean, Forever 18
18-year-old Sheean was aboard HMAS Armidale during a Japanese aerial attack in the Timor Sea on 1 December 1942. Rather than abandon ship he took to a gun and shot at the Japanese aircraft saving many lives. He went down with the ship.There has never been an Australian naval Victoria Cross. What more does our government ask of Teddy before they will recognise him with a VC?
Perspectives / What is the best option for Daintree power ?
This overview is the first in a series researched by the DouglasNews.Network editorial team addressing electricity options for residents and businesses on the Daintree Coast. We will break down the issues surrounding the longstanding and controversial debate.
Crispin Hull / Education
Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s admission that “the Commonwealth has no line of sight” on vocational training spending and that “where targets do exist, they are aspirational. If not met, there are no consequences” applies equally to all spending on education at all levels by all levels of government.
