Plantation toxins in Tasmania...

A scene from Something In The Water Did anyone else watch Australian Story on Monday night? It was about an alliance between a GP, a group of oyster farmers and a Sydney scientist, investigating water quality issues in Tasmania’s George River. The oyster farmers found that their business was suffering because of toxins in the water. A local GP believes there is a cancer cluster in the region her patients are from....

I don’t own an umbrella anymore...

When I was a kid I used to get rained on all the time. I caught the train home from school, and had a 15 minute walk back from the station to my house. During winter this meant getting rained on at least once a week or sometimes more often. As an adult I rarely get rained on - I don’t even own an umbrella or raincoat, although I do have a couple of water-resistant jackets that take a long time to soak through if...