Conditions deteriorated in 2023 but were stlil relatively good for ecosystems and agriculture. Unfortunately, the alarming decline of threatened species continued.
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It might surprise you to know we share our cities and towns with a huge range of native animals. But dog and cat poo can signal to wildlife that predators are about and they should stay away.
Australia cannot get its environmental act together. We don’t even have the information we need to fix environmental problems. But there is a better way.
Yes, the new threatened species plan is better. But it’s nowhere near enough to actually prevent Australian species from dying out
The health of our environment is not included in national accounts data. And we are all poorer for it.
Biological deception, which involves organisms manipulating the behaviour of other animals through the presentation of “false…
Australians are often presented with a choice – you can either have more jobs or you can look after the environment. At least, that’s what some of the political rhetoric would have you believe. But what…
A recent paper by University of Adelaide researchers shows that if one applies “cautious optimism”, carbon prices can help…
Drop bears (Thylarctos plummetus) are a species of carnivorous Australian marsupial, renowned for preying on tourists in the bush. Infamous for their mode of attack, new technology is now shedding light…
As we gather to share a meal with friends and family this festive season, it is the ideal time to reflect on our relationship with food, including our dependence on those who grow it for us. Australians…
Tomorrow Australia will place a price on carbon. The former climate change adviser to the Federal Government, Ross Garnaut, a Professorial Fellow in Economics at the University of Melbourne, led the push…
Welcome to the first essay in our series on how the Australian landscape has been described in literature. We start with an internationally recognised D. H. Lawrence scholar, Christopher Pollnitz, writing…
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Associate Professor at the Fenner School, Australian National University
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Honorary Associate Professor, ANU College of Law, Australian National University
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Conjoint Senior Lecturer, University of Newcastle
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Professor and Director Food Systems Program, Global Change Institute, The University of Queensland
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Honorary Research Associate, University of Tasmania
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Senior Research Fellow, Environmental Science, The University of Melbourne
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Program Manager / Educator, National Centre for Sustainability (NCS), Swinburne University of Technology
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Research Assistant, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University
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Professor, Water and Landscape Dynamics, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University
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Project Manager, Threatened Species Index, The University of Queensland
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Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
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