The Ghost of Hugo Grotius: The UN High Seas Treaty
Ever so rarely, the human species can reach accord and agreement on some topic seemingly contentious and divergent. Such occasions tend to be rarer than […]
Environment
Party Policies on Koalas Revealed Ahead of NSW Election
Australian Alliance for Animals Media Release Fate of Koalas Hangs in Balance as Party Policies Revealed Ahead of NSW Election. The Australian Alliance for Animals […]
Feathered ‘fingerprints’ reveal potential motivation for migratory patterns of endangered seabirds
University of South Australia Media Release With the largest wingspan of any living bird, the Wandering Albatross is a giant of the sea. But like […]
Metaphors of Belligerence: Wars by and against Nature
Metaphor consists in giving the thing a name that belongs to something else. Aristotle, Poetics (1457b) It all seemed familiar. Anthropomorphised Mother Nature in vengeful […]
Country for Bad Dreams: Vandalism on the Nullarbor Plain
“This is quite shocking,” declared South Australia’s Attorney-General and Aboriginal Affairs Minister, Kyam Maher. “These caves are some of the earliest evidence of Aboriginal occupation […]
Community gardens: Growing global citizens one child at a time
University of South Australia Media Release It’s often said that ‘from little things, big things grow’. Now, research at the University of South Australia is […]
Virtual tourists can now teleport back 600 million years, exploring the Flinders Ranges’ ancient beginnings
University of South Australia Media Release Fancy donning a VR headset and taking a journey through deep geological time? From today it’s possible, with the […]
Mangroves: environmental guardians of our coastline
University of South Australia Media Release They are the salt-tolerant shrubs that thrive in the toughest of conditions, but according to new UniSA research, mangroves […]
Veggie waste offers green solution to single-use packaging
Victoria University Media Release Australia’s mounting packaging stockpile could soon shrink with a little help from greener packaging made from vegetable waste. With an Australian […]
Dirt-cheap solar evaporation could provide soil pollution solution
Media Release from the University of South Australia A team led by University of South Australia researchers has pioneered a new soil remediation technique that […]
Science vs Lies – We have been Conned
By Keith Antonysen Mr Dutton has stated that Australia should not help poor Nations which have done little to increase global warming, while Prime Minister […]
“Science based and credible”- what’s needed for an Australian sustainable finance taxonomy
Australian Sustainable Finance Institute Media Release A new report outlines the key considerations that will inform the development of an Australian taxonomy to advance sustainable […]
“Unbeatable impact”: Almost 66,000 Australians united for environment thanks to Landcare Led Bushfire Recovery Grants
Landcarers across Australia are celebrating their outstanding achievements for bushfire affected environments and communities following the completion of the landmark $14 million Landcare Led Recovery […]
How Australia can generate a $52 billion windfall from science
Science & Technology Australia Media Release Australia faces a ‘Sliding Doors’ moment when we can choose to supercharge our science and technology strengths and generate […]
Hope for the future – is there any?
The election of the current Australian government provides a small increase in hope for the future, but it is only small. I am as guilty […]