Science
Report on our worst oil spill ignores marine parks
Resources Minister Martin Ferguson has released a long-awaited report today into Australia’s worst offshore oil spill. The Montara well leaked......
Farmers ‘lock out’ miners
Farmers in the Felton Valley have vowed to lock out mining company representatives carrying out exploration work for an open-cut......
What happens when we run out of oil?
Each year the world’s oil consumption grows. And as consumption grows, so do fears of shortages and rocketing petrol prices.......
The economic case for marine parks
The question of marine parks and sanctuaries tend to stir a mixed response in people and as a result, governments......
Blowing in the wind
Surfers use it… birds use it… so why aren’t we using it? Australia lags behind the developed world in the......
GM foods to be labelled under proposed bill
Food sourced from genetically modified material will have to be labelled if Independent Senator Nick Xenophon and Greens Senator Rachel......
Mining in the suburbs
The controversial technology of coal seam gas mining has now found its way from rural Queensland to inner Sydney. A......
Fighting science with science
According to Professor Naomi Oreskes, doubt surrounding climate change has little to do with science and everything to do with......
Abbott targets Wild Rivers
Opposition Leader Tony Abbot today introduced his private members bill aimed at rolling back the Queensland Government’s controversial Wild Rivers......
Pressure increasing for climate change action
What if the science supported by the overwhelming majority of scientists who are qualified in the various disciplines related to......