Vegetarianism chosen for moral reasons

December 21st, 2011

An objective, analytical discussion on the choice of vegetarianism for moral reasons, was written by Michael Martin of Boston University in 1976.  It is publicly available today on the internet as it is on the American ‘Reason Papers’ website.   Michael Martin’s article is titled ‘A Critique of Moral Vegetarianism’ and it runs to 43 pages including footnotes/references. I haven’t […]

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Australia’s pastoral companies – land ownership & changes; corporate & family

December 20th, 2011

Most of Australia’s largest pastoral companies, whether publicly or privately owned, list the cattle stations, sheep properties, farms and feedlots owned, on their websites. This was not always the case and it is probably only done these days to help secure the attention of prospective employees. The Australian Agricultural Company (AACo) is publicly owned and […]

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The Conversation – excellent, thought provoking discussion of issues relating to the environment & agriculture

December 19th, 2011

The internet is full of forums and soapboxes and there’s a lot of chaff hiding the grains of wheat.  Just discovered an excellent website called ‘The Conversation’.  In what way are ‘The Conversation’ articles and ensuing discussions, different to the multitude of other online material?  What makes The Conversation special? The content on The Conversation is […]

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Last minute Christmas gifts

December 16th, 2011

At this time of year I get many enquiries from people like me, who haven’t been able to finish their Christmas shopping yet, and who are desperately looking around for last minute Christmas gifts with reliable pre-Christmas delivery.  I sympathise! Last minute Christmas gifts sent to Australian addresses: Last minute Christmas gifts can be sent […]

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Keeping up with the Joneses of Coolibah final episode

December 15th, 2011

After last week’s episode of Keeping up with the Joneses, full of end of year bullcatching, cane toad racing, croc egg collecting and Christmas preparations, it was great to see baby Jack Jones, the newest arrival in the Jones family.  The story of Cristina Joneses pregnancy has reminded me of how different it is to have […]

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Peter Sherwin – Sherwin Pastoral Company

December 14th, 2011

Discovered a very interesting newspaper article on Peter Sherwin, titled ‘Peter Sherwin:  the battles of a real strange critter’.  Written by Colleen Ryan and Sue Lecky, this lengthy article on Peter Sherwin was published in the Sydney Morning Herald on January 7th 1989.  It can be read now on the Toowoomba Hotel website.  As they say, […]

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Keeping up with the Joneses of Coolibah Station

December 3rd, 2011

Recent episodes of ‘Keeping up with the Joneses’ have touched on a number of issues associated with remote area living.  These lifestyle/business management differences range from unique education arrangements (eg remote area students are enrolled in school of the air/distance education and meet their ‘classmates’ only rarely), medical issues (eg. the need to travel long distances […]

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MLA Social Media Conversations Workshops – Charters Towers, Katherine & Katanning

November 23rd, 2011

Just back from attending the Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) inaugural ‘social media conversations’ workshop in Charters Towers.  A very useful and enjoyable two days – with enough new information to make the head spin (next step is to put the new stuff into practice), great company and interesting discussion.  In fact, I’d love to […]

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Keeping up with the Joneses of Coolibah Station, on NZ TV, and rural television

November 19th, 2011

“Keeping up with the Joneses’ of Coolibah Station (NT) is now screening on television in other countries. ‘Keeping up with the Joneses’ debuted on TV One in New Zealand today, in prime time – 7pm on a Saturday night (filling the gap made by Country Calendars break for the summer).  And if website traffic is […]

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Landmark’s Australian outback calendars – cattle station photos

November 17th, 2011

Landmark’s 2012 calendar contains a selection of my best photos taken on some of Australia’s largest cattle stations, from northern and southern Queensland to the Northern Territory and Kimberley region of Western Australia.   The calendar is titled ‘Mustering across the north – a day in the life’ because the 14 photos are arranged in the typical […]

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