Science
Fire on oil rig draws attention back to continuing pollution
Ten weeks ago the oil rig off the West Australian Coast was in the headlines. Since that time little attention......
Arkaroola closer to uranium mining?
With a world that’s hungry for Australia’s natural resources, is it realistic to want to want to preserve the pristine......
Over-fishing
After last night’s expose on the ABC about over-fishing of tuna – and recent documentaries such as The End of......
It’s a REC – renewable energy targets causing renewable job losses
In July this year Renewable Energy Certificates – RECS replaced the old solar rebate. The scheme makes energy retailers buy......
The buzz on the disappearing bees
The honey bee industry is worth billions of dollars to the Australian economy. There have been claims in recent years......
Australia’s most vulnerable threatened by climate change on the coast
Rising sea levels are threatening more than the luxery holiday pads of the rich and famous....
Has food security been lost in the maize?
The Crawford Fund believes governments must foster private investment in food security, ensuring world supply meets the ever burgeoning demand.......
Rhetoric and people power
As the 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen approaches, governments around the world are preparing reports and policies......
Race to save the orangutan
Clear-felling has started in the only Sumatran orangutan rehabilitation park in Indonesia. With only 6 300 orangutans left, and 1......
Greens say oil spill underestimated
The oil leak under the Timor Sea continues to gush oil – the company which is struggling to plug the......