Science
Drilling coal seam gas once and for all
Today marks the launch of Call To Country, Australia’s biggest ever anti-coal seam gas campaign. Run by advocacy group Lock......
Climate changes Bureau’s weather model
Old weather records will be a thing of the past for Australian weather forecasts as climate change has rendered old......
Workers raise fears over nanotechnology
Nanotechnology has been hailed as the next big thing by some scientists. But the growing use of nanomaterials in workplace......
Fred Watson on unlocking the secrets to universe
It’s been a massive year in astronomy with the discovery of the Higgs Boson particle, Mars Rover mission and events......
Reporting on extreme weather: the climate change link
The media’s coverage of this summer’s extreme and dangerous weather patterns across Australia has been extensive. Water-drenched reporters have braved......
Negotiating our future
The Governor General today in Canberra launched a book, in which 35 top scientists and thinkers tackle the key challenges......
Proposed seismic exploration shakes Kangaroo Island
South Australia’s Kangaroo Island is at the centre of a debate over the environmental impacts over seismic exploration. Local fishing......
CEO Resigns, but business as usual at BHP
BHP Biliton CEO Marius Kloppers announced he will retire from the role in May, and will be succeeded by Andrew......
Aussie scientists helping Pacific adapt to climate change
Australian scientists from the CSIRO are teaming with their counterparts and communities in the Pacific as part of PACCSAP, the......
Kiribati’s climate change funding relief
Kiribati is an island that sits just three metres above sea level and is constantly under attack by rising sea......