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Building dams to protect Lismore from flooding would cost billions. Could nature do it better?

The unprecedented flooding in New South Wales in 2022 killed 13 people across the state, left 4,000 properties uninhabitable and damaged a further 10,900 homes. Lismore was especially hard hit due to its location on the Wilson River floodplain.

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In the early 1900s, prickly pear spread over 20 million hectares in Queensland, threatening ecosystems with its rapid growth of 1,000 hectares daily

An introduced cactus became an environmental disaster across Australia's landscapes. Governments tried many measures, but nothing effectively stopped the prickly pear's spread. Scientists then introduced a South American moth, Cactoblastis cactorum, as a biological control agent. This moth's larvae destroyed the invasive cactus, returning millions of hectares of land. The…

The Times of India

Morning Mail: what worries young people most, PM unveils AI plan, Spain into World Cup final

Study reveals gen Z’s priorities along with distrust of politicians and media;

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Energy rollercoaster: Australian bills to fall and rise

Australian households can expect lower electricity costs in the coming years, a report says, but they shouldn't get used to them.

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Coalition and One Nation’s plan to ditch net zero would not lower power prices, CSIRO report finds

GenCost report contradicts parties’ claims about abandoning emissions target, and finds nuclear would be most expensive way to generate power

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Greens issue housing demand for 3000-home new suburb

'Failing' affordable housing schemes not the answer in new suburb.

The Canberra Times

ACT lands space for 3000 new homes in $385m deal with CSIRO

Long-awaited land sale will deliver more than 3000 new homes.

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Coal India to invest ₹1,900 crore in R&D by FY30

Coal India Ltd is set to invest nearly ₹1,900 crore in R&D by FY2030 to boost mine productivity and cut emissions. The company is focusing on cleaner coal technologies and alternative energy sources, with its R&D spending significantly increasing this fiscal. New initiatives include a National Centre for Coal and…

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NSW’s deadly one-in-100-years floods could have been slashed by two metres using dams, CSIRO finds

Governments have not committed to measures modelled in report on Lismore’s 2022 floods. Seven people died in the northern rivers region

The Guardian - AU

Fourth case of deadly flu detected in migratory seabird

CSIRO testing has confirmed a fourth case of deadly H5N1 bird flu in a giant petrel found on Western Australia's southern coast.

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Bird flu confirmed in South Australia as infected petrel brings deadly H5N1 cases to three

An additional case is suspected in Western Australia, which would bring the total number of bird flu infections to four

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Angus Taylor dismisses Labor’s ‘half-arsed’ tweaks to CGT reform – as it happened

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Have we lost our appetite for meat and dairy alternatives?

Our supermarket shelves are lined with meat and dairy products, ranging from cheese to milk and minced beef.

The Conversation

Mice in walls, food stores, even beds – Australia’s mouse plague is driving some towns to desperation

In WA and SA, grain belt communities overrun by rodents lay bait and hope for the same sudden disappearance that ended previous outbreaks

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Climate change is causing fish to move to cooler water. But what if their escape route is blocked?

Around the world, ocean warming is causing fish to move polewards in search of cooler water.

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Magnetic fields are invisible, but researchers have just built the most detailed photo yet showing nearly four million galaxies

Researchers at Australia's space agency have built the largest map of the universe's magnetic fields yet

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This cosmic map of magnetic fields could help illuminate one of the universe’s most mysterious forces

Light from nearly 4m galaxies measured as it twisted and travelled through intergalactic space

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FED:Mapping forces with help from galaxies far, far away

Striking maps produced with the help of a powerful radio telescope in the Australian outback will help scientists better understand how the Milky Way formed.

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Mapping forces with help from galaxies far, far away

Striking maps produced with the help of a powerful radio telescope in the Australian outback will help scientists better understand how the Milky Way formed.

The Conversation

See a new map of the universe’s magnetic fields – the largest and most detailed ever made

Magnetic fields are a fundamental part of the universe. They govern how small particles – the building blocks of planets, stars, and ultimately galaxies – move through space.

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Scientists locate source of mysterious radio signals after 20 year search: A vampire star and its victim

The origin of enigmatic long-period radio bursts has been shown to be from the clash of magnetic fields as a white dwarf steals matter from a close red dwarf star.

AAP

FED:CSIRO moves ahead with plan to cut hundreds of jobs

Hundreds of job losses will go ahead at the national science agency, as officials revealed during parliamentary hearings the plan is in its final stages.

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CSIRO moves ahead with plan to cut hundreds of jobs

Hundreds of job losses will go ahead at the national science agency, as officials revealed during parliamentary hearings the plan is in its final stages.

The Canberra Times

CSIRO announces 59 roles will be cut from these research areas

The national science agency is merging two research units

The Guardian - AU

One Nation says it’s the only party in Australia to question climate science. It should ask itself why

Climate change denial has become untenable yet Hanson’s party digs in – with conspiracy theories, cherrypicking and claims that are easy to refute

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