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After much time and consideration, it is with more than a tinge of sadness that due to personal and health reasons, I announce the closure of CareerSpot.

The Federal Government has pledged an additional $87.5 million to secure the future of Cairns’ drinking water supply.

The Albanese Government says it has officially become the world leader in ocean protection ...

The Tasmanian town of Tullah’s tap water is safe again, despite a nearby oil spill.

A new project has been launched to combat illegal fishing in the Northern Territory.

The Albanese government looks like it will not proceed with its proposed “nature positive” environmental laws.

Human-caused lead pollution began over 5,000 years ago - much earlier than thought.

Floods brought new threats to Wingillie Wetlands, but nature is fighting back.

3M knew its firefighting foams were toxic but claimed they were safe, internal documents suggest.

New projects are helping native fish survive and thrive in Australian waterways.

Experts are looking at water security options for the drought-prone Warren Shire Council.

Predictions about the future of the Great Barrier Reef’s coral may be too grim, according to Australian researchers.

An oil spill on Tasmania’s Lake Rosebery has resulted in the closure of the lake and ongoing cleanup efforts.

Fish stocking in Victoria continues to boost native species.

This Sunday, 2 February, marks World Wetlands Day.

Environmental concerns are intensifying over a spoil pond at Port Hinchinbrook in Queensland.

Researchers have estimated how much methane leaked from the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines.

Professor Tony Haymet, an oceanographer, chemist and entrepreneur, has been appointed as Australia’s next Chief Scientist.

Remote communities in the Northern Territory are set to benefit from a $34.3 million investment to secure ...

Testing by WaterNSW has confirmed that raw water in 20 major dams across regional New South Wales remains ...

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For the last few weeks we have been bogged down in the very Earthly matters of royalty, budgets, politics, humanity and celebrity - all good prompts to look away, up into the infinite. 

Health authorities, politicians and scientists have been slowly introducing the world to the concept of ‘One Health’ - an all-inclusive approach to health that extends from the human body right through the global environment. 

This year’s Nobel Prizes honour discoveries that unwind our notion of truth, our understanding of ourselves and the human story, the complexities of cells and the very basics of the universe. 

XENOTRANSPLANTATION - sounds like something that would happen to an ill-fated crew member in Star Trek, but it is also a technical term for using non-human parts to treat or enhance our own bodies. 

I am Tim Hall; a red-blooded, beer-drinking, car-driving Australian male who has no interest in watching sports – at least, not the sports played by humans.

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