'Howard was sneering': Crikey readers on Whitlam Dismissal revelations, and *those* BOM website changes

Whitlam and the Failure of Urban Socialism

The Whitlam era is frequently remembered fondly within the beltway, but seldom out of it

'Howard was sneering': Crikey readers on Whitlam Dismissal revelations, and *those* BOM website changes

A reader who served John Kerr drinks on the night of the Whitlam dismissal, and the 'sailors and farmers' who want their weather app back.

Off the radar: BOM redesign could be better spent on EP coverage

SA farmers react to $4.1M BoM website revamp, demand better radar coverage.

Changes to BoM website cause grief for storm victims and weather nerds alike

Old (left) versus new. Gone are the radar reflections from the Lake George wind turbines, and the ability to scale in to 64 km, or out to 256 km. Photos: BoM. As a self-confessed weather nerd who constantly monitors the Bureau of Meteorology’s (BoM) rain radar when storms, hail, southerly busters, or other weather events loom, I – like many others – was perplexed to see major changes made to the BoM’s website last week. Gone are my shortcuts to …