AUSTRALIA IS ON THE MOVE - That's why GPS is off - Scientists are forced to recalculate latitude and longitude coordinates because the country has moved 1.5 meters in only 20 years

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• Activists often talk about CLIMATE CHANGE as if it was an anomaly caused directly and exclusively by humans. 
• The fact is that Earth's history is one of continuous change in climate, geology, and everything else. 
• Our planet is affected not only by its own geology and the solar system, but by effects from stars in the Milky Way  - and beyond as well.
• For most of our 4.5 billion year history Earth was uninhabitable for human life. 
• There were times when the whole planet was what scientists call "Snowball Earth" - completely frozen from pole to pole.  It was volcanic activity that reversed that process. 
• And then the entire Earth's crust has been in continuous move since the beginning.  Sometimes tectonic plates have joined into a single continent, only to split up.  And then they go on to consolidate again.  
• The following article is about Australia's own geologic moves, which we only notice because of GPS and other modern technology.  

Scientists will slightly over-correct Australia's longitude and latitude to account for movements of about 7 centimetres north per year. The measurements will be precise in 2020

Scientists are being forced to recalculate Australia's latitude and longitude coordinates because they are currently out by over 1.5 metres.    The updated coordinates will improve the accuracy of Global Navigation Satellite Systems such as GPS - which will allow for more effective transport, personal navigation, farming and surveying.  

Experts at Geoscience Australia will undertake the modernisation program, which will close the growing gap between the actual coordinates and those currently used by GPS.  The coordinates were last updated in 1994, meaning Australia has moved about 1.5 metres north in the last 22 years.    

Tectonic plates (pictured) are huge slabs of rock floating in the earth's lithosphere
 

Australia sits on the fastest moving continental tectonic plate in the world, a huge slab of rock floating deep beneath the ocean that is gradually pushing the country north.

Continue reading and see more images and VIDEOS

RIVER ON FIRE - FRACKING FILLS AUSTRALIAN RIVER WITH METHANE - GREENS politician sets it on fire to raise awareness on the devastating consequences of FRACKING on the environment

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Politician sets a river on FIRE as he tries to show how methane from nearby coal seam gas mining is seeping into the water

• A Greens MP lit the a river on fire to show the effects of a coal seam gas
• Jeremy Buckingham recorded the fire at the Condamine River in QLD
• Methane gas was first noted in the river in 2012
• Locals and MP Buckingham are calling on the government to stop fracking 
• The energy company involved says methane originates naturally from ancient geological faults, and not from fracking.
• But researcher with the gas company agrees that gas bubbling in the river has intensified lately 
• Locals are concerned about contamination of the water and dropping levels in ground water.

Footage shows huge flames erupting from methane gas bubbling to the surface of the Condamine River, a result of ongoing coal seam gas mining in the region, some locals say.

 

Large bubbles of the gas gurgle along the surface of the river before Greens MP Jeremy Buckingham waves a kitchen lighter over the side of a tinny boat.  Without warning the river explodes in flames, forcing Buckingham to retreat to the opposite side of the boat. 

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THE SURREAL ICE CREAM DUNES OF AUSTRALIA - sand dunes that seem to be cool, but are sweltering hot

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Another Earth: Stunning photos capture Australia's other-worldly 'Ice Cream Dunes' where the sand is so pale it looks like snow

• Jordan Cantelo from Perth found the sand dunes outside of a coastal town of Lancelin in Western Australia, where they run for 50 miles
• Nicknamed the 'Ice Cream Dunes' they can reach up to 98ft in height and run for almost 50 miles along the coast
• The sand is so pale that it looks like snow giving the impression the images are of an arctic tundra

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STUNNING IMAGES OF 'GREEN TORNADO' OF 80,000 BUDGIES FLYING OVER AN AUSTRALIAN WATERHOLE - See also huge dark clouds of birds flying over Israel, as at least half a billion of them follow their migration routes twice a year

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Breathtaking photos by British photographer Paul Williams show 80,000 budgies form a 'green tornado' as they flock over a waterhole in the Australian outback

Stunning photographs have emerged of the dazzling moment tens of thousands of budgies are tornadoing through the sky in a vivid spectacle.

See more images of these budgies, as well as amazing pictures of strange patterns made by millions of birds on migrating routes over Israel and WATCH VIDEO.

DYING MOTHER KANGAROO REACHES OUT FOR HER BABY ONE LAST TIME while her male companion lovingly holds up her head - Then father and son stand beside her lifeless body to protect it. - AUSTRALIA IS CRUELLY SLAUGHTERING MILLIONS OF KANGAROOS to be turned into pet food, footwear, steaks, leather accessories - After the mother is shot, her babies are decapitated or bashed to death. Surviving babies are left to starve.

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Please don't die, mum: The heart-wrenching moment a mother kangaroo reaches for her joey one last time - before dying in the arms of her male companion

A mother kangaroo has been photographed reaching out for her joey while her male companion holds her tight

The young joey stands loyally to her side as she lays lifeless underneath the shade of a mango tree

The touching moment was captured by Evan Switzer on a bushland property in River Heads, Queensland

This is the heart-wrenching moment a grieving male kangaroo cradles the head of his lifeless female companion as she reaches for her joey one last time underneath the shade of a mango tree.

 

Evan Switzer noticed the touching marsupial interaction while going for a walk on bushland property in River Heads, a coastal town close to Fraser Island in Queensland, on Monday morning. 

Continue reading, see additional images, read about a relative of the kangaroo, the wallaby, sharing her lunch with a pigeon. 

READ ALSO ABOUT AUSTRALIA'S CRUEL SLAUGHTER OF MILLIONS OF KANGAROOS.  After the kangaroo mother is shot by commercial shooters, the joey is wrenched from its pouch and bashed to death or decapitated, while the at-foot dependent joeys are left to die as orphans from starvation, dehydration, stress, predation, exposure, etc

DEVASTATING FLOODS IN BRITAIN, DEADLY TORNADOES IN THE US, FIRES IN AUSTRALIA - This is how 2015 ends - BRITISH GOVERNMENT does not protect its own people from floods, but sends BILLIONS in aid to corrupt and violent countries

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Misery for the residents of towns swamped by flooding - but Britain still sends £1BILLION in aid to the world's most corrupt nations

There was outrage last night over Britain squandering cash on foreign aid

Around £12bn a year is spent on overseas aid, much on anti-flood schemes

This includes £1billion to 20 most corrupt nations, such as North Korea 

Flood-hit residents said money should be spent on those who earned it

British aid to the world's most corrupt countries hit record levels last year, despite fears much of it could be squandered, stolen or even diverted to terror groups

PM Cameron blames climate change for the disasters, evading blame on government ineptitude.

Streets in the city of York completely under water.  No money for the protection of the city.  In the meantime, Britain sends billions to corrupt governments, to burnish UK's image or perhaps in some cases to make those governments more welcoming to British business.

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DESPERATE WHALE ASKS FISHERMEN FOR HELP after getting plastic bag caught in his mouth - Watch VIDEO of fisherman providing help. - It happened off the coast of SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA

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A whale surprised a group of fishermen north of Sydney

The whale appeared to be asking for help as he swam closely to their boats

One of the men removed fishing lines and rubbish bags out of his mouth

Another fisherman took selfies at the same time 

The whale apparently showed his appreciation by flapping his fin

 

 

A group of young fishermen have captured an incredible selfie with a whale after it swam up and seemed to ask them for help removing plastic bags caught in its mouth.

 

Continue reading this amazing story and watch VIDEO

GIANT KANGAROO LOVES STUFFED BUNNY TOY AND WILL ATTACK ANYONE WHO TRIES TO TAKE IT AWAY

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Man-sized kangaroo gives stuffed bunny toy a bear hug... and his handler says he'll fight anything that tries to take it away from him

Roger is an alpha male at the Alice Springs Kangaroo Sanctuary in the NT

He was gifted the new stuffed toy bunny by a fan and grew attached to it

Manager Chris Barnes said he tried to take it off Roger and was attacked

Mr Barnes adopted kangaroo after finding its mother dead on a highway

With Roger's impressive muscles, nobody will dare to take away his beloved bunny.

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BREATHTAKING PICTURES BY STORM CHASER WHO QUIT HIS JOB IN THE UK TO START A NEW LIFE IN AUSTRALIA

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Oliver Kay, originally from Britain, moved to Perth, Western Australia 10 years ago

He left his IT job and moved to Western Australia to start a new life with his wife Helen.

By day he works at a mining company, but on the weekends he chases storms to photograph them

Last week he captured a series of incredible lighting shots over his home in Hillary's Marina, 30 minutes from Perth

Oliver said he loves to photograph storms because of their unpredictability and uniqueness

Oliver Kay captured these spectacular lightning shots during an intense storm above his house in Perth 

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KOALA DIPLOMACY IN AUSTRALIA - Nothing like a cuddly Koala to break the ice - Canada PM Harper to Putin: Get out of Ukraine

At least these little guys are up for some shirtfronting! G20 leaders pose for a photo and a cuddle... as some adorable koalas show them some very Australian hospitality.

Western leaders gathered in Brisbane, Australia, to discuss Ebola epidemic, trade, global economy and the situation in Ukraine 

World leaders also got to experience Australia's wildlife and cuddle up to a koala

Vladimir Putin reportedly warned that he would leave early after a tense exchange with Canada's Stephen Harper  

 PM Harper to Putin:  I'll shake your hand, but get out of Ukraine

Canada PM Stephen Harper enjoying a koala hug.  PM Harper truly loves animals.

THE STILL MYSTERIOUS CAVES OF SOUTH WALES, with so much to discover

Chambers of secrets: Amazing images of the weird and wonderful caves that run for 40 miles underneath south Wales, Australia.

Pictures show the rock formations and crystal lined chambers of the secret caves that run under south Wales 

Images were captured by photographer and experience caver Brendan Marris, who often descends underground 

Says the underground chambers of south Wales are his favourite due to their largely unexplored nature 

The main chamber of the Saddle Head cave, which is known for its beautiful rock formation within it 
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BIZARRE CLOUD OVER AUSTRALIA

The ABC is reporting an incredible sight in the skies over east Victoria, in the Gippsland area. It looks like a UFO, but it's entirely natural.

No, it's not chemtrails. Instead, it's a type of cloud called a Fallstreak Hole. You may recognize that it glimmers in a way that's similar to the contrails of jets. That's because a similar phenomenon causes it.

SLAVES HARVEST THE SEAFOOD ON YOUR TABLE - Men, women and children enslaved by Thailand-based fishing company

By Lindsay Abrams, Salon.com

 

Wal-Mart and Costco are selling shrimp linked to slavery

 

As many as 21 million men, women and children are victims of modern-day slavery, and a Guardian report reveals how that abuse reverberates throughout the global shrimp supply chain, down to the seafood sold by major retailers throughout Europe and the U.S.

 

Allegations of serious human rights abuses in the South Asian shrimping industry have surfaced before, but the Guardian claims that its six-month investigation more thoroughly traces the long chain of production involved. It begins by connecting fishing boats manned by slaves to Thailand-based Charoen Pokphand (CP) Foods, the world’s largest shrimp supplier.

ORPHANED KANGAROO AND WOMBAT ARE INSEPARABLE FRIENDS

The following story is from 2012, but it's worth posting now because the animal babies are so cute.

True blue mates! Orphaned kangaroo and wombat are inseparable friends.  They even share the same pouch.

Photo Daily Mail

Opposites can attract and Anzac a doe-eyed baby kangaroo has become best friends with Peggy, a tiny squint-eyed wombat.  Their unlikely union developed after the pair -  both orphans - shared a pouch at the Wildlife Kilmore Rescue Centre in Victoria, Australia.

 

At just over five months old, Anzac was brought to the centre after being rescued in the Macedon Ranges.  The joey is in the mother kangaroo's pouch for about eight months, depending on the species, but Anzac was abandoned a few months before he was ready to be free. 

 

Read more and see pictures of adorable Anzac and Peggy.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2182470/Orphaned-kangaroo-wombat-inseparable-friends-share-pouch.html

 

RELATED

 

Read more and see pictures

of more rescued animals at the Kilmore Wildaabout Rescue Centre in Victoria, Australia

https://www.facebook.com/WildaboutWildlife

 

And here

http://www.wildaboutwildlife.net.au/Gallery.php

 

APOCALYPTIC STORM WITH MENACING CLOUDS OVER SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA

 

A gigantic storm front moved in over Sydney on Wednesday and residents were quick to upload dramatic pictures of it to the internet.

Huge clouds hundreds of feet high, with some shaped like giant tubes, loomed menacingly over the city during rush hour.

As forecasters warned of heavy rain and flash flooding, Twitter and Facebook became awash with pictures of the looming storm, with one describing the conditions as ‘apocalyptic’.

 

Read more and see pictures here

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2573595/Photos-apocalyptic-storm-Sydney-flood-Twitter-Facebook.html

 

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AUSTRALIA CHILDREN WITH SWAN ILLNESS - SYNDROME WITHOUT A NAME

 

Thousands of Australian children are suffering from baffling illnesses that so far have eluded proper diagnoses. 

 

SWAN Australia president Heather Renton, whose seven-year-old daughter Becky has not been diagnosed, said there needed to be more government-funded genetics research and more support available for children with unknown conditions.

 

She said families weren't angry at not having a diagnosis but rather frustrated at the limits of science.

GREAT BARRIER REEF TO GET BACKYARD MUD DUMP AFTER AUSTRALIA COAL PORT EXPANSION

Vast quantities dredged sand and mud will be dumped right by Australia’s iconic Great Barrier Reef to create a multi-billion-dollar coal port – the world’s biggest. The authority watching over the UNESCO World Heritage site just gave the green light.

 

What the dumping permit awarded by The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority does is allow two Indian firms and an Australian billionaire miner Gina Rinehart to expand the country’s port of Abbot Point in order to tap into the coal-rich inland Galilee Basin.

 

UNESCO declared the place a World Heritage site in 1981. It supports a fantastic array of marine species and plant life and it's the size of Montana. But UNESCO, in consultation with the Australian government, has decided to hold off on its decision to classify the place as “in danger”.

 

Many believe that the idea of having guidelines is very dubious, given the lessons of history, including sediment leakage at other sites. Jon Brodie, a senior researcher at James Cook university added in an interview to ABC News Online that the three million cubic meters of sludge, mud and sands will have a dangerously cumulative effect on the surrounding areas as well, setting a precedent for harmful developments along the Queensland coast.

Source - http://rt.com/news/barrier-reef-coal-mud-448/

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AUSTRALIA - COURTS CAN SUSPEND OR CANCEL DRIVER'S LICENSE FOR NON-TRAFFIC OFFENSES

 

Courts can suspend or cancel a person's driving license if convicted or found guilty of any offence - regardless of whether that offence has anything to do with driving.

 

The legislation does not govern or put a limiting factor on which cases it applies to. It's any offence, and it's completely open to the magistrates as to whether or not they impose it, and for as long as they see fit.

 

Critics point out that such measure can also deprive a person of their livelihood. 

 
Read more - http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/law-order/cops-to-use-licence-to-disqualify-anyone-guilty-of-anything/story-fni0fee2-1226768223410?sv=73e1673ae8a99fd2501d49a104301446#.UpNU0OLLlSc.facebook

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TRUST NO ONE - TEACHERS, CLERGYMEN, DOCTORS, POLICE OFFICERS AMONG HUNDREDS CAUGHT IN CHILD PORNOGRAPHY RING

 

76 Americans busted in massive global child porn ring including police officers, teachers and doctors as nearly 400 children are rescued.

 

Police said 108 people were arrested in Canada, 76 in the U.S and 164 in countries from Spain to South Africa and Australia. 

 

Forty school teachers, nine doctors and nurses, and more than 30 people who volunteered with kids were among those taken into custody.
 

Three-year Project Spade operation spearheaded by Canadian authorities netted 348 suspects around the world

Police arrested 108 Canadians, 76 Americans and 164 residents of other countries in Europe, Africa, Latin America and Asia, 

Youth baseball coach in Washington state allegedly made more than 500 films

Brian Way, 42, owner of Azov Films, accused of distributing videos of naked boys from 5 to 12 years of age

More than 350,000 images and over 9,000 videos of graphic child sexual abuse were seized

Read more - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2507459/Global-child-porn-ring-busted-leading-rescue-nearly-400-children.html


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Pedophiles want to get their deviance legalized to avoid criminal charges

http://mobile.wnd.com/2013/10/lefts-new-crusade-adult-kid-sex/
http://intellihub.com/2013/11/16/parents-beware-pedophiles-avoiding-criminal-charges-with-legal-loophole/

Deviants and sociopaths teaching our children -
http://www.thedailysheeple.com/teacher-sentenced-for-spoon-feeding-his-semen-to-blindfolded-elementary-school-children_112013

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While children who defy authority - even in an act of self-protection - are classified as mentally ill,  It's called Oppositional Defiant Disorder:  refusal to comply with adult requests, always questioning rules, refusing to follow rules.

http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/healthlibrary/conditions/mental_health_disorders/oppositional_defiant_disorder_90,P02573/
 
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