Something great about Australia

Google often makes different versions of it's logo for logo for special events, including "Australia Day". This is what they created this year.

What an inspired choice. The Great Barrier Reef is something great about Australia - and something we should definitely celebrate and cherish.

Here is the search that the image linked to.

There was also a link to Explore Australia's Great Barrier Reef up close.

Definitely check out that link. It's like a streetview of the reef.

Governor Nix's speech

The plot of the movie Tomorrowland is obviously fictional but this classic speech by the character Governor Nix has quite a few elements of reality in it.



It's even better in the context of the movie but is still very good as a stand-alone critique.

What do you think? Is it all the fault of politcians, or do we sometimes settle for a worse future because we don't believe that a better one is possible?

How hot is Queensland?

Today has been very uncomfortable. It's 34°C. With Brisbane's famous humidity it feels like 38°C. (That's 100°F). People have been sharing this:

It's great that we agree it's really hot. I also hope for two other things:

1. That we remember this painful heat when we are making decisions that affect the planet. Choosing our transport, choosing Greenpower or choosing our politicians.

2. That we remember that (technically) this is not even a hot day. When experts talk about us having 28-65 hot days here in future summers (or 312 in Darwin) they are talking about days even hotter than today. Surely that's worth doing something about.