Minister Bowen, it’s time to set ambitious climate targets that Australians can be proud of. Achieving net zero emissions by 2035 is a target that Australians could take pride in, and a goal that will help secure a safe climate and prosperous future for all. That’s the key message delivered in a letter to Australia’s…
Now it’s time for the Australian government to catch up Councils across Australia have taken climate action into their own hands since the late 1990s, driving grassroots change and community-focused mitigation and adaptation strategies that hold vital lessons in the global race to stem global warming.
On UN International Day of Charity (5 September), Better Futures Australia celebrates the tireless work of charities in catalysing climate action. Join them at the third Better Futures Forum 10-11 September: National Film and Sound Archive, Canberra More and more Aussies are giving to trusted charities in the climate space, while others are rolling up…
Join them at the third Better Futures Forum 10-11 September: National Film and Sound Archive, Canberra Hear how communities are acting faster, from the ground up, demonstrating greater climate ambition than the Australian government. But we’re being held back….
EMBARGO LIFTED: 4am AEDT, Thursday 24 October 2013 Nature paper reveals coral animals produce the ‘smell of the ocean’ – influencing cloud formation and protecting themselves against rising seawater temperatures. Australian marine scientists have found the first evidence that coral itself may play an important role in regulating local climate. They have discovered that the…
A fly named in honour of Beyoncé; plum extracts as food preservatives; and the crucial role of social media during the 2011 Queensland floods are just some of the interesting stories that emerged from Australian research published in the last week. Find over a dozen other stories below.
Eggs that talk to each other, the stressed hearts of the broken-hearted and online chat fighting depression are just some of the interesting stories that emerged from Australian research published in the last week. Find over a dozen other stories below.
This week on radio, Tim Thwaites is talking about solar soldiers, cocaine cravings, nanobots, Venetian acoustics, and more…
This week on radio, Tim Thwaites is talking about dolphin friends; guns around the house; laundry lint; mosquitoes in the rain; and more…
This week on radio, Tim Thwaites is talking about booze and the immune system; Twitter and the world’s mood; general anaesthetic; a nose for death; and more…