Science & Environment
Fishing for Feelings
Monday, April 23 2018
Just like us, fish are sentient beings, and have feelings. So what does this mean for the aquaculture industry? As......
Rapid change needed to keep Australia from blowing carbon budget
Friday, April 20 2018
Research has found Australia is once again going to break its carbon budget if it continues on its current course.......
Victorian Labor Government criticises proposed NEG framework
Thursday, April 19 2018
Ahead of tomorrow’s COAG meeting with federal Minister for Energy, Josh Frydenberg, Victorian Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change,......
Re-thinking Australia’s recycling future
Thursday, April 19 2018
A decision by Ipswich Council to scrap it’s recycling program amid rising costs has prompted the Queensland government to consider......
Single use plastic use still an issue, despite steps in the right direction
Wednesday, April 18 2018
Plastic bags have long been an environmental nuisance, with excessive consumption creating havoc to the ecosystem. Western Australia and Queensland......
Iceland to resume whaling
Wednesday, April 18 2018
The killing of the world’s second largest whale has resumed in the North Atlantic waters with Iceland coming out of......
Is a plastic-eating enzyme the pollution solution
Tuesday, April 17 2018
British scientists from the University of Portsmouth lead by Professor John McGeehan have stumbled across a “super” enzyme whilst researching......
Linc Energy liquidators escape bill for gasification blunder
Friday, April 13 2018
After what has been described as one of the biggest pollution events in Queensland’s history, the liquidators of disgraced former......
Groundbreaking Indigenous cancer researcher celebrated
Thursday, April 12 2018
The professional worlds of STEM are often dominated by white men, but scientist and Gunditjmara woman Dr Misty Jenkins is......
No More New Zealand Offshore Drilling
Thursday, April 12 2018
Jacinda Ardern’s government is banning any new offshore gas and oil projects to help combat Climate Change, but the opposition says......