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I have been attempting to reconcile the announced amount and timing of Pfizer vaccine to the TGA batch releases. This work is done with a view to encouraging some better public information about the Pfizer vaccine supply (and in general). If you want to take it further, please verify the source information yourself. Spreadsheet This […]
Continue ReadingThis is an aggregate set of notes on announcements and other background information for the audit of Pfizer supply in Australia. This page last updated 8 September 2021, 1:50pm WST. Pfizer Supply Agreements for Australia The Australian government has not, as at 5 July 2021, released details of the supply contract for the AstraZeneca vaccine. […]
Continue ReadingThe ‘centrepiece’ of new Environmental Law recommendations is a set of National Environmental Standards. See the interim report. Interim Report Highlights This wide ranging report has a whole lot of recommendations that seem to be reflective of how we transmit information between ourselves now, in the twenty-first century, and so have a kind of odd […]
Continue ReadingLet’s talk about offsets. On the bright side, the interim report does contain some wisdom, albeit in the form of some belated observations about the bleeding obvious. The Reviewers interim conclusion confirms what we already know, namely: Offsets do not currently offset the impact of development. Proponents are allowed to clear or otherwise impact habitat […]
Continue ReadingAny reform that focusses on the possibility of ecosystem and biodiversity improvement in regional Australia has to accept that the primary agents of environmental degradation, in rural areas, may be the farmers themselves. And complicating that matter is that the discussion is already concerned with a heavily degraded environment in which many species are already […]
Continue ReadingThe Discussion Paper The direct link to the Review’s Discussion Paper is here. The review of the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Act (Cth) is supposed to occur at least once every ten years. This is taken literally, since the last review was done in 2009. A slight shift is the move for more universal standards, […]
Continue ReadingSo you’ve decided to go out on your own and start a business as a software developer. Is that a good thing? Do you have sufficient experience to know if this is a good idea, or are you going to see how it goes for a while. There’s a lot to learn, and this note […]
Continue ReadingThe Precautionary Principle is an evolving concept: first arising in German law, migrating to international environmental declarations, and then becoming part of national legislative interventions for the purposes of environmental protection. Australia enthusiastically adopted the term ‘precautionary principle’ in legislation in the 1990’s, but it missed a significant point – it’s a guideline in aid […]
Continue ReadingUpdate: ggplot in python is not regularly being maintained, so best to work with the R version in RStudio. SUMMARY – ggplot (python) within conda This is a guide to setting up the ggplot package for use with python in a conda virtual environment. This description uses the ‘conda’ application. Conda is not Anaconda, but […]
Continue ReadingThis ABC article about allegedly illegal logging in Victorian native forests highlighted the surprising reliance on low-resolution diagrams to define and administer logging activities in State forests in Victoria. In this case, it is a State-government controlled organisation which is largely trusted to self-regulate its own economic activities. The issues raised in the ABC article […]
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