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The fascinating life of Canberra's canny Dawn Waterhouse

Her husband Doug Waterhouse invented the fly repellent that became Aerogard

The Canberra Times · Oct 15, 2022

East Antarctic glacier melting at 70.8bn tonnes a year due to warm sea water

Denman glacier in remote part of the continent could become unstable, possibly contributing to more sea level rise than predicted

The Guardian - AU · Oct 14, 2022

Australia eyes 'front of the quantum pack'

Federal Industry and Science Minister Ed Husic is "utterly obsessed" with what Australia can do as a global leader in quantum computing.

AAP · Oct 14, 2022

Aussie voyage to the unknown

Australian scientists have embarked on a deep sea voyage exploring vast undersea mountains in the remote waters off Christmas and Cocos (Keeling) islands.

AAP · Oct 7, 2022

Peter Dutton says Labor’s renewable energy overhaul plan ‘never going to be realised’

Opposition leader tells Andrew Bolt Australia needs to consider nuclear reactors and calls on Tim Flannery to apologise

The Guardian - AU · Oct 7, 2022

South-west Victorian coastline picked as possible home of wave energy technology

Wave energy could bring down the price of renewable electricity in the future and decrease dependency on battery storage, a company that has completed a report for the CSIRO says.

ABC News · Oct 5, 2022

Concentrated solar thermal power touted as part of Queensland's clean energy future

An Australian company says its technology can help solve the problem of around-the-clock clean energy.

ABC News · Oct 5, 2022

Wave energy machines on Australian south coast would slash renewable energy costs, CSIRO says

Report commissioned by Wave Swell Energy says the machines would make a future clean electricity grid more stable and more reliable

The Guardian - AU · Oct 4, 2022

The magnificent Lake Eyre Basin is threatened by 831 oil and gas wells – and more are planned. Is that what Australians really want?

The heart-shaped Lake Eyre Basin covers about one-sixth of Australia. It contains one of the few remaining pristine river systems in the world.

The Conversation · Oct 3, 2022

Scientists hopeful tiny ocean zooplankton will help tell if climate change targets are met

Data being collected from zooplankton in the deep waters of the Southern Ocean is allowing scientists to directly measure the impacts of global climate change and whether emissions targets are working.

ABC News · Oct 1, 2022