We’ll have to get our priorities in order to protect Australia’s wildlife.
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The alpine landscapes of Australia’s southeast and Tasmania are home to hundreds of rare plants and animals. They’re healthy for now, but need careful looking after.
Queensland opposition MPs want crocodile egg harvesting to be expanded, as in the Northern Territory. The difference is, the territory’s government has stayed committed to sustainability research.
Fires in Tasmania have burnt thousands of hectares of wilderness. Other remote fires it’s better to put them out quickly.
It seems to me no coincidence that in Australian popular culture our founding colony is usually the site of major onscreen attacks. Might this speak of cultural guilt and repressed truths?
Do companies really mean it when they talk about being socially responsible? Judging by their mission statements and homepages, it seems increasingly that resources firms do, but many retailers don’t.
The GFC killed off Australia’s timber plantation boom, leaving behind a million hectares of timber. But by recognising the carbon value in these trees, a new industry could grow in place of the old.
A new study shows that academics in regional universities are more likely to experience bullying than their city peers.
Campaigners against commercial kangaroo harvesting say it’s unsustainable and have convinced California to extend a ban on kangaroo imports. But are Australia’s world-famous roos really at risk?
A 21st century government would put the environment on at least an equal footing with the economy. That means no more extinctions, and no more putting ourselves before wildlife or future generations.
One of the Australian government’s new research priorities is “environmental change”. But can be hard to know how to tackle such huge and interlinked issues as climate change and species extinctions.
If you’re a woman in poverty, you’re at risk of sexual exploitation. If you’ve just become educated and employed, then you’re at greater risk of domestic abuse.
High temperatures have been found to have a negative effect on learning, so how are schools in northern Australia coping?
There’s been a lot of talk about killing feral cats, with the government’s recently announced war on cats, with a goal to kill two million by 2020. But let’s embrace cats as part of Australia’s environment.
New research has found that fears of playground accidents such as falls have led to considerable changes in school playgrounds, reflecting a climate of over-policing and surplus rules and regulations.
The Outback covers 70% of Australia, and its water is precious and scarce. Yet there is no joined-up plan to monitor and manage Outback water, despite the wealth of species and communities that depend on it.
The White Paper on Developing Northern Australia represents the most comprehensive attempt yet to think through the development possibilities of the north.
Sir Tim Hunt’s careless comments about women in the lab may have proven a boon to feminism in science by attracting attention to sexism in science.
Phillip Toyne, a co-founder of the national landcare program, died on Saturday morning after a long illness with cancer, leaving an indelible legacy of influence and achievement.
After falling victim to disease, there seems to be little hope left for Australia’s most endangered parrot.
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Adjunct associate, Charles Darwin University
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Associate Professor in Environmental Science, Charles Darwin University
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Professor in Mental Health, Charles Darwin University
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Clinical Profess CDU MENZIES School of Medicine and Faculty of Health Science, Charles Darwin University
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Jaana Dielenberg is a Friend of The Conversation.
University Fellow, Charles Darwin University
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Professor of Conservation Biology, Charles Darwin University
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Senior Research Fellow, Charles Darwin University
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Professor of Environmental Economics, Charles Darwin University
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Associate Professor in Computational Intelligence, Charles Darwin University
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Research fellow, Charles Darwin University
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Director, Northern Institute, Charles Darwin University
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Associate Professor Education, Charles Darwin University
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Professor of Conservation and Sustainable Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University
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Honorary Fellow, Charles Darwin University
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2024 ACSES First Nations Fellow, Senior Lecturer in Indigenous Knowledges, Charles Darwin University
