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  Another Tasmanian Election – What Was the Point?

  When the results firmed up a few hours after polling closed on Saturday, many Tasmanians would have been wondering, “what was the...

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  Tasmanian Kangaroo Coin is One of Australia’s Rarest

  On the Australian one dollar coin, you will often find the famous representation of a mob of five kangaroos. But when did...

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  Uninspiring Leaders, Stressed Voters & Shadow of Trump Make for an Uncertain Contest

  The usual story for a first-term government is a loss of seats, as voters send it a message, but ultimate survival. It...

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  Islands are Critical to Flora Conservation

  More than 20% of Earth’s plant species are found only on islands – and time is running out to save them Islands have...

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  Sharks Found to Prey on Invasive Spiky Urchins

  New video shows sharks making an easy meal of spiky sea urchins, shedding light on an undersea mystery Long-spined sea urchins have...

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  Get Set for More Extreme Weather this Spring & Summer

  Australia is no stranger to extreme weather. From heatwaves and droughts to flooding rains, hailstorms or fire weather, our continent experiences it...

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  Bowman: ‘Give Up on Normal’, Climate Adaptation Needed Urgently

  Heavy winds struck south-east Australia over the weekend as a series of cold fronts moved across the continent. It followed a high...

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  Australian Teenagers – Curious but Disruptive in Maths

  Featured image above courtesty Taylor Flowe/Unsplash, CC BY Australian teenagers have more disruptive maths classrooms and experience bullying at greater levels than...

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  Climate Change an ‘Intergenerational Crime’

  ‘An intergenerational crime against humanity’: what will it take for political leaders to start taking climate change seriously? In February 2024, I attended...

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  Reconstructed Ancient Landscapes

  We reconstructed landscapes that greeted the first humans in Australia around 65,000 years ago Seventy thousand years ago, the sea level was much...