A new voluntary building code on house design is being released today by Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities, Bill Shorten. (please note link is to the media article on the code, not the code itself). Some exerpts from the article (SMH 13.7.10 author… Read More ›
Year: 2010
Energy Saving
There is a lot of talk about carbon prices and electricity prices going on at the moment and a study has just been released that says because an ETS wasn’t introduced the price of electricity is going to rise. So… Read More ›
Femmostroppo Reader – July 12, 2010
Items of interest found recently in my RSS feed. What did I miss? Please share what you've been reading (and writing!) in the comments.
Otterday! And Open Thread
Please feel free to use this thread to natter about anything your heart desires.
Quickhit: internet filter on backburner
Sen. Conroy announced today that the mandatory filter is going to be put onto the back-burner until an independent inquiry has been held.
Threads of Doom and the lurch to the right
While my wonkish side is partly thrilled to see so many people critically engaged with public policy for once, for them to come to it from a place of disappointment, suspicion and resentment over a previous incomplete understanding of the system is far from ideal.
Thursday Cheezburger: *sniffle* *wheeze* *suffer* *persevere*
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Whoydensday: Just one more 2010 episode to go!
But in very serious news: I’m terribly, terribly jealous of the fact that the cast and crew got to hang around Stonehenge with it all to themselves. I may have to go gnaw my liver for some time.
Quickhit: Scienceblogs’ new nutrition blog – from PepsiCo
As Chris Clarke says: I don’t see how this could possibly end badly.
Phishing scam alert: “Your tax refund is here. Very important!”
I just received an email from “support@ato.guv.au” – this is a dummy email address that resolves to the phisher’s domain.
Hoyden About Town 