Record snowfall boosts Mount Washington visits

Mount Washington Alpine Resort wrapped up the 2010-11 season this week with its highest snowfall on record and strong visitor numbers and overall revenues.

Total snowfall accumulation reached 1,920 centimetres, beating the 1998-99 record of 1,835 centimetres, according to resort spokesman Brent Curtain.
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Big snow dumps also created challenges for the resort, which was forced to truck snow off the mountain to clear space for parking.

Aim high on climate change action - The Drum Opinion (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Carbon tax. Climate Change. These are terms that now trigger a collective mind-numbing effect on the electorate.

It is unsurprisingly psychologically beneficial and much easier to just switch off. Australians have been patiently waiting for action on climate change for four years, but over that time, public mood and support for action has significantly fallen (you only have to look at the latest ACNielsen Poll). It seems that more and more Australians are willing to be complacent when it comes to taking action on climate change. How did we get to this state? And what is the real unacknowledged reason behind public disillusionment?

ABC The Drum - A government full of non-believers

Climate change is one clear area of difference between the parties. But even there Julia Gillard argued against action when Kevin Rudd was leader, only to take up the cause again as leader of a minority government relying on Green support.