Diane and Mark Bruhn live in the Lockyer Valley and are alarmed by the mismanagement of the waterways that continues to make floods worse through landclearing. They have been trying to communicate their views to State Government about possible land management factors which may have played a part in the recent unbelievable flood they’ve had Continue Reading →
One of the most controversial Australian artists of the 80’s, avant-garde, poet and dramaturge, Christopher Barnett turned the literary and theatre worlds on their heads, and then abruptly left for France where he has lived for the past 20 years and where he has won many followers and admirers including the current prime minister. With Continue Reading →
AN AQUATIC veterinarian critical of the dredging project in Gladstone Harbour has attacked testing and reporting methods used by authorities. Dr Matt Landos has written a long list of criticisms of testing by Gladstone Ports Corporation (GPC) and the Department of Environment and Heritage Protection (EHP). Those departments yesterday went on the front foot, delivering Continue Reading →
Beyond 7 billion: Bending the population curveLos Angeles TimesThese were among the consequences of rapid global population growth documented in a five-part series in The Times in July. Now, Opinion has invited leading scholars to consider what, if anything, people and governments can do to address the issue.See all stories on this topic »
Integrating science and policy to address the impacts of air pollution Posted: 29 Nov 2012 11:32 AM PST New research examines how science and policy address air pollution effects on human health and ecosystems, and climate change in Europe.
‘Middle ground’ of sea-level change: ‘Intra-seasonal’ variability impacts forecasting and ecosystems Posted: 27 Nov 2012 08:13 AM PST The effects of storm surge and sea-level rise have become topics of everyday conversation in the days and weeks following Hurricane Sandy’s catastrophic landfall along the mid-Atlantic coast. Researchers are throwing light on another, less-familiar component of Continue Reading →