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Albanese Government restarts water buybacks to save environment
Labor has announced a strategy to recover much-needed water for the environment, reversing one of the Coalition's failures. → Read More
medieval-turkey-syria-earthquake eerily similar to last week
The catastrophic earthquakes of February 6 2023 in Turkey and Syria are so far known to have claimed the lives of over 41,000 people. This number will likely → Read More
La Niña could become the norm for Australia
Climate change is slowing down the conveyor belt of ocean currents that brings warm water from the tropics up to the North Atlantic. → Read More
Big data: How we are being watched — all the time
Surveillance expert Ausma Bernot explains the many which in which we are constantly being watched and our data is being used. → Read More
Reforming sexual consent laws faces formidable challenges
With sexual consent laws differing among states, a current push to harmonise these laws is important and timely. → Read More
Messy birth of a new nebula takes astronomers by surprise
Extreme stripping action’ led to the messy birth of the Southern Ring Nebula, Webb images reveal → Read More
Gough Whitlam's enthusiasm for reform has left a lasting legacy
The Whitlam Government’s economic performance was certainly not perfect, but it deserves a better reputation than it has. → Read More
NT Government willing to wipe out wetlands for gas mining
A water war is brewing in the Northern Territory — and the battle centres around a line on a map. → Read More
Australia relies on controversial offsets to meet climate change targets. We might not get away with it in Egypt
It’s small wonder a major fossil fuel producer like Australia has relied so heavily on carbon offsets. Plant new forests – or say you will avoid clearing old ones – and you can keep approving new gas and coal developments. This year, whistleblower Professor Andrew McIntosh claimed up to 80% of these offsets weren’t real. They didn’t actually offset emissions. In Australia, renewables are the… → Read More
Reliance on outdated maps putting councils backward in flood planning
Some councils are still relying on outdated paper maps as supercharged storms make a mockery of flood planning. → Read More
Britain's Conservative Party is collapsing on itself
Internal problems and poor party management have left the Conservative Party in a state of chaos. → Read More
Gender order judged wise: Women fill the High Court bench
In appointing Justice Jayne Jagot to the High Court, the Albanese Government has made history: for the first time, the court will have a majority of women on its bench. → Read More
What are ‘binaural beats’ and do they affect our brain?
You might have seen online or heard about “binaural beats”, which have been described as “digital drugs”. → Read More
Birds during drought are vulnerable we must act to save them
New research reveals birds in Australia are highly vulnerable in heatwaves and during droughts and we must act to save them. → Read More
Why should we trust science? Because it doesn’t trust itself
Many of us accept science is a reliable guide to what we ought to believe – but not all of us do. Mistrust of science has led to scepticism around several important issues, from climate change denial to vaccine hesitancy during the COVID pandemic. And while most of us may be inclined to dismiss such scepticism as unwarranted, it does raise the question: why ought we to trust science? As a… → Read More
Eleven ways to prevent another COVID catastrophe
A global report released on Wednesday highlights massive global failures in the response to COVID-19. → Read More
Largest mangrove die-off affected by wobble in Moon's orbit
Scientists mapping mangrove forest cover over the past 40 years have found clear evidence that the Moon’s orbital wobble had an effect on die-off. → Read More
‘I feel my heart breaking today’ – a climate scientist’s path through grief towards hope
As a climate scientist, I find myself in the extraordinary position of trying to write about an emergency that is unfolding in real time; I don’t know how → Read More
5-billion-year legacy of Voyager 2 is just beginning
The Voyager 2 probe will have a 5-billion-year legacy. The Voyager crafts will eventually power down. Who will follow in their path? → Read More
Study finds backyard hens’ eggs have 40x more lead than eggs from the shop
There’s nothing like the fresh eggs from your own hens, the more than 400,000 Australians who keep backyard chooks will tell you. Unfortunately, → Read More