Science
Hopes and fears on eve of Basin Plan
Irrigators farmers and environment groups are eagerly waiting for the details of the Murray Darling basin Plan to be released......
Historic census sheds light on deep sea life
The world’s first census of marine life, unveiled overnight in London, has led to the discovery of more than 6000......
Circumnavigating the stormy rapids of QLD’s Wild Rivers
The Queensland Government has damned opposition leader Tony Abbott’s plan to overturn State Wild Rivers legislation. The State legislation aims......
Marine Parks- Preserving fish stocks or damaging business?
Thousands of submissions concerning the re-zoning of the Solitary Islands Marine Park near Coffs Harbour have been delivered to the......
Tony Abbott steps into Wild River debate
Controversial Aboriginal leader Noel Pearson is back in the news today with the fight over environment vs development in Far......
Frankenfish or “AquAdvantage”? The debate over GM Salmon
The company that engineers them calls them “AquAdvantage”; those that oppose them call them “Frankenfish.” Genetically modified Salmon is currently......
Philosophy and the rise of bio dynamic wine making
Rudolf Steiner is best known in Australia as the father of an alternative brand of education – there are more......
When the water broke…
The mouth of the River Murray has struggled with low flows for years. Last year things got really bad when......
Rangers risking their lives.
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, rangers are putting their lives on the line to protect endangered mountain gorillas. In......
Carbon tax – the lesser of two evils for miners?
BHP Billiton chief Markus Kloppers surprised the environmental lobby this week when he came out in support of a carbon......