People in Fiji are slowly coming to grips with the fact the nation’s Rugby sevens team could not defend its World Cup title because it was beaten by upstart Kenya in the quarter-finals. In a very unconventional Rugby sevens World Cup played this year in Dubai, Wales emerged as the winner after the...

Age: Too hard for the politicians? In one town unlikely allies are fighting climate change and winning. Michael Green reports. SO FAR, the carbon trading debate has been cast as a battle between greedy businesses on one side and rabid greenies on the other. That's not how it works in Castlemaine. Th...

Age: ROSS Garnaut had it right last year: "Climate change is a diabolical policy problem. It is harder than any other issue of high importance that has come before our polity in our living memory." Just how hard was demonstrated by the Rudd Government's response to Professor Garnaut's repo...

Image via CrunchBase Madrona Venture Venture Group joins the blogosphere, adding a much needed Venture Capital voice for everyone to follow. Let’s just hope they keep this one up, right now, many startups need to know what to expect when it comes to working with a VC, or just trying to survive 200...

Too hot to handle: Reptiles such as the komodo dragon may find it increasingly hard to regulate their temperature....

In Australia and New Zealand we have a great store called Dick Smith Electronics (founded by the Australian Entrepreneur, Dick Smith).  20 years ago this was the store that inspired my love of electronics.  They had a wide range of kitsets, starting from things that were very simple for kids to pu...

Reuters: Firefighters called on the Australian government on Thursday to take a tougher stance against climate change in an effort to avoid more deadly bushfires like those that killed 181 people this week. "Without a massive turnaround in policies, aside from the tragic loss of life and proper...

Reuters: Firefighters called on the Australian government on Thursday to take a tougher stance against climate change in an effort to avoid more deadly bushfires like those that killed 181 people this week. "Without a massive turnaround in policies, aside from the tragic loss of life and proper...

Reuters: Firefighters called on the Australian government on Thursday to take a tougher stance against climate change in an effort to avoid more deadly bushfires like those that killed 181 people this week. "Without a massive turnaround in policies, aside from the tragic loss of life and proper...

Canberra Times: The Rudd Government must call an urgent science summit in Canberra to discuss links between climate change and extreme weather events across Australia, a leading scientist says. Australian National University climate scientist Andrew Glikson has written to Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, ...