Guest post from our old friend Cardimona. If industrial chemists were tasked with designing a transport fuel from scratch for maximum energy content, ease of transfer and storage, and minimum weight the result would be the hydrocarbon molecules that we know as petrol and diesel. Despite years of hypertrophied rhetoric about a transition to electric…

At the Jobs Summit, Minister for Finance, Women and Public Service Senator Katy Gallagher reportedly said, “as a country we simply can’t afford to leave women’s talent on the shelf. If women’s workforce participation matched men we would increase GDP by 8.7% or $353 billion by 2050?. Talked to my eldest daughter today. She takes care…

The lyrics in this old classic seem strangely prophetic.

I’ve generally adopted a rule of thumb for live gigs – the bigger the crowd, the more disappointing the experience. The other golden rule is never expect your favourite tunes to be performed as you’d want to hear them – that way, you’ll never be disappointed. Having said that, some of the most memorable live…

It’s not about Right and Left … It’s about Right and Wrong With hope Ian Cook will suck the oxygen right outta Dan’s hunchback lungs Shakespeare couldn’t have written such a delicious story LoL … My kingdom for slug

Dear Editor A few comments on the editorial on Tuesday August 23. On the closure of our ageing fleet of coal-fired power stations, the situation is much more precarious than the writer realises, as explained in this piece that was rejected by your op ed staff recently. Closure of more coal capacity at present will…