This week on radio, Tim Thwaites is talking about personal helicopters; pruney fingers; screwed up beetles; rig recycling; and more… [continue reading…]

This week on radio, Tim Thwaites is talking about creating superflu; mending broken hearts; fire ant invasions; mean tortoises; and more [continue reading…]

This week on radio, Tim Thwaites is talking about the impact of the floods on the Reef; fighting bird flu [continue reading…]

This week on radio, Tim Thwaites is talking about ditching fingers for bean bags; evolving to beat climate change; the downside of space tourism; running before breakfast; and more…

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This media alert was released the day before the forum.

§  Media briefing 11 am, Monday, 15 September, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney – join online here (organised by the Australian Science Media Centre)

§  Parliamentary forum, Tuesday, 16 September, Australian Parliament House, Canberra – an overview will be available online a few days after the event.

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We’ve prepared a media release and feature for the Australian Biosecurity Cooperative Research Centre.

Here’s the feature. The shorter media release is here.

Photos are also available.

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A biosecurity year in review

The equine ‘flu outbreak was a reminder to all Australians that our health and our livelihood continue to be at risk from emergency disease outbreaks.

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