New manual for sustainable living in Sydney
TerraCircle Inc's Australian project — a community sustainability action guide for local government...
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Adrift in a strange land
JAMES BOYCE’S BOOK, Van Diemens Land, is a tale of how geography and environment can influence culture.
Read MoreA little noise with your coffee, ma’am
A FRIEND OF MINE now avoids the popular practice of taking a break or meeting friends in cafes. It’s not
Read MoreLaunched: the NSW Food Summit underway
THEY CAME FROM COUNCILS and health services, NGOs and universities, farms and government… and they filled the NSW Parliament House
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Gibson’s Spook Country a rapsody on our world
I’ve just finished reading William Gibson’s Spook Country, his most recent novel. Having now put it aside, I guess I’m
Read MoreShuman: local the way forward in economics
Talk about rapid response. Within a couple days of Michael Shuman finishing his Brisbane address, something like $36,000 had been
Read MoreGoing to Launceston? Just don’t breathe too deep
CAUGHT BETWEEN rapacious extractive industry on one hand and the sublime beauty of nature on the other, Tasmania remains a
Read MoreIn Tasmania – Shakespeare’s excursion into the deep heart of this strange island
IT WAS LATE on a cold Friday evening when I dropped into Desire bookshop. Cars’ headlights had been turned on
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Daring and exploration on Tasmania’s wild rivers
I’VE JUST FINISHED reading Johnson Dean’s Shooting the Franklin — early canoeing on Tasmania’s wild rivers, and have come away
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Resilient Cities – planners post their visions
A couple weeks ago, I received a phone call from a woman in the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet.
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