Science
El Nino hits Queensland hard
An El Nino of monster proportions is expected to hit Australia this year, with Queensland bearing the brunt of the......
Fracking findings presented to SA parliamentary inquiry
A South Australian parliamentary inquiry into fracking in the state’s south-east was established last year. Today members of a group......
Mixed reactions to Biosecurity Bill
The 2015 Biosecurity Bill, which passed through the Upper House of NSW parliament last night, will give officers from the......
Is there still a place for animals in scientific research?
Animal activists are calling for scientists to stop the use of non-human primates as laboratory animals and suggest use of......
Radiation therapy may do more harm than good for some patients
A cancer diagnosis is confronting enough, but new research shows radiation therapy could do more harm than good for some......
Australian solar storage battery an energy evolution
Today Indigenous owned company AllGrid Energy launched their solar storage battery, touting more capacity at a cheaper price than the......
Become a Martian – with a one way ticket to Mars
Life getting boring, need a change? How about some prime real estate on a planet near you. The services may......
Environmental concerns voiced to Nuclear Royal Commission
A Royal Commission into the Nuclear Fuel Cycle is underway in South Australia. The review is looking at opportunities for......
Business plays a key role in food security
Primary production has resulted in 50% loss of global biodiversity, as stressed in a parliamentary conference in Canberra today. ‘The......
70 years on from Hiroshima, nuclear weapons still pose a threat
Seventy years after the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, survivors are still suffering, a Red Cross study shows.......