by Darcy Watt | Feb 23, 2022 | Business
It’s no secret that Australia’s trucking industry is a multibillion-dollar sector: our economy is dependent on transport. To keep up with emission targets and supply shortages, Australian trucks could soon be shifting gears to electricity. The Electric Vehicle Council...
by Darcy Watt | Feb 23, 2022 | Environment, Science
Professor of Biology and Psychology Dr Janet Mann has been researching Shark Bay and Monkey Mia dolphins in Western Australia for 33 years. The Shark Bay Dolphin Research Project is the longest-running study of wild cetaceans in the Southern Hemisphere, and the...
by Darcy Watt | Feb 16, 2022 | Business
Theresa Scott has been driving trucks of all colours, shapes and sizes for a decade. Coasting through 18 gears on a road ranger without using the clutch was not where she started, but it’s where she is now, as one of the female truck drivers breaking down barriers and...
by Darcy Watt | Jan 13, 2022 | Business
Currently on display at the National Museum of Australia (NMA) in Canberra, more than 170 Ancient Greek treasures from the British Museum have come together to form a captivating exhibition celebrating competition. After years in the making, Ancient Greeks: Athletes,...
by Darcy Watt | Dec 22, 2021 | Agriculture, Environment
Pest species of the Australian honey bee must be managed to maintain the crucial pollination of our plants and crops. Species such as the Varroa mite have the ability to undermine major agricultural productions and put our biodiversity at risk. But, a new initiative...