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International Women's Day 2022 - Celebrating communities of women making real change!

It’s International Women’s Day, a day for celebrating the achievements of women, and their political, social and economic advancement. In particular, the theme for this year is “gender equality today, for a sustainable future tomorrow!” - to celebrate, we want to put a spotlight on four women-led groups and organisations ...

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Want to help people affected by floods? Here’s what to do – and what not to

As previous floods water have receded, flood-affected areas are inundated with well-meaning volunteers wanting to help with the clean-up. But although this volunteer effort is welcome in some ways, it can also be challenging for flood impacted people to manage and absorb. Here's how to best help!

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World wildlife day: Why we need to continue protecting these endangered animals

For World Wildlife Day 2022, we want to put the protection of animals and their natural habitat at the top of the agenda.

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Like rivers in the sky: the weather system bringing floods to Queensland will become more likely under climate change

The severe floods in southeast Queensland this week have forced hundreds of residents to flee the town of Gympie and have cut off major roads, after intense rain battered the state for several days. We research a weather system called “atmospheric rivers”, which is causing this inundation.

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Is international law powerless against Russian aggression in Ukraine? No, but it’s complicated

The world was treated to a grotesque spectacle this week. Russia, the current president of the UN Security Council, launched an invasion of Ukraine while the Security Council was holding an urgent meeting to try to resolve the crisis. This has many people asking whether there is any pointto international ...

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Energy poverty is linked to physical and mental health – our research proves it

A leading national charity recently estimated that the revised energy price cap could push a further 1.5 million households into fuel poverty (that is, not being able to afford to heat their homes in order to sustain a healthy standard of living).

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The stunning recovery of a heavily polluted river in the heart of the Blue Mountains World Heritage area

The long fight for the restoration of this globally significant river is the focus of a new documentary, Mining the Blue Mountains, released this week.

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Why do we love the great outdoors? New research shows part of the answer is in our genes

Almost every aspect of our lives depends on nature, from food and shelter to fuel and clothing. Yet some of us are much more “into” spending time in nature than others. To try to understand why, we studied more than 1,100 pairs of twins to find out how much of ...

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The $1 billion Great Barrier Reef funding is nonsensical. Australians, and their natural wonder, deserve so much better

Climate change is the number one threat to the Great Barrier Reef. While the new funding is meant to address other threats to the natural wonder and may improve its resilience, failing to address the climate threat is both disappointing and nonsensical.

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