Science
Drowning in Australia’s Wake
The debate surrounding climate change has, until now, focused on the merits or otherwise of the government’s proposed Carbon Pollution......
Who owns the right to our DNA?
When it comes to our DNA, who owns the right to it? Is it each individual person, or, the biomedical......
Does the Lower Lakes water supply need regulating?
Management of the Murray Darling River system is a contentious issue. Many are calling for swift action to save the......
Government ignores effects of climate change in the pacific
While the climate change debate rolls on in Australia, some pacific islanders say they’re already dealing with the effects of......
100% renewables by 2020 can be done
This week has seen fresh calls by mining giant Rio Tinto for the government to invest in nuclear power, saying......
Scientists urge fast action on Coorong
Those living at the bottom of the Murray are rapidly losing hope that anything can be done for an environment......
Will the Great Artesian Basin water selloff damage the environment?
The NSW government held an auction in the town of Walgett today for new licenses to extract water from the......
Anniversary of the birth of the nuclear age
Today marks sixty four years since the first time a nuclear weapon was exploded. The test, in the deserts of......
Clean Uranium Mining?
Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett has announced the construction of Australia’s fourth uranium mine. The mine uses a process called......
Battling climate change through alternative farming
Australia-wide public hearings are currently being held into alternative farming practices, in the face of climate change....