16 August 2022
South-East Elites Red Tape Ambush On Regional Queenslanders Must End
“The secret plot to hand unelected, Brisbane-based bureaucrats the power to retrospectively shut down critical mining and farming projects dramatically increases sovereign risk, and demonstrates Queensland’s future under net zero,” said Daniel Wild, Deputy Executive Director of the Institute of Public Affairs. As reported in The Australian, secret legislation drafted by the Queensland Environment Department would hand state government bureaucrats
16 March 2022
The Disaster at Lismore: Some Rainfall Statistics
Torrential rains along the east coast of Australia have caused terrible flooding. I’ve previously provided some statistics and context for southeast Queensland, but the focus has since shifted to the town of Lismore in northern New South Wales. The wettest year on record at Lismore is 1893 with a total rainfall of 2,213 mms. The wettest day on record at Lismore
10 March 2022
Rain Bom
This article was originally published in The Spectator Australia. This article reflects the author’s ongoing research into the methods used by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology to collect, collate, adjust and publish temperature and rainfall data. Research into this topic have been published in the IPA Climate Change The Facts Publications, with an updated working paper shortly to be published.
8 March 2022
Australia’s Broken Temperature Record (Part 4)
Rainfall Not Unprecedented, Skill at Forecasting Dismal Summary: The recent torrential rains in southeast Queensland are not unprecedented. The Australian 24-hour rainfall record of 907 mm is still Crohamhurst in the Brisbane catchment recorded on 3rd February 1893. We don’t know how much rain fell at Crohamhurst in February 2022 because that weather station (#040062) was closed by the Australian Bureau
27 February 2022
Brisbane Flooding, Again
Flooding rains have soaked south-east Queensland, again. My heart goes out to everyone affected by flood waters. I’ve been watching the rain gauge at Lowood (Station# 040120), located just 10 kms to the south of Wivenhoe Dam upstream of the city of Brisbane. A total of 240 mms fell yesterday (Saturday 26th February) which is a record for any one day
