by Ian Neubauer | Mar 1, 2023 | Agriculture
Every year, fruit flies destroy hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of fruit and vegetable in Australia. But after three successive years of La Niña, the meteorological phenomenon that lowers temperatures and causes heavy rains, some parts of our country are...
by Ian Neubauer | Nov 21, 2022 | Mining
As the world enters a new minerals super cycle, mining is expanding all over the country, with Western Australia and Queensland leading the charge. Delving into Western Australia The comparative ease in planning new projects, strong government support and a...
by Ian Neubauer | Sep 19, 2022 | Agriculture
Australia’s oyster industry is a delicate operation with many moving parts. We explore how oysters get from nursery to farm to plate, all in time for Christmas. Oyster-eating origins “He was a bold man that first ate an oyster,” wrote the Irish...
by Ian Neubauer | Jul 7, 2022 | Environment, Science
In the not-to-distant future, green hydrogen promises to replace diesel fuel and nitrogen-based fertilisers – and it’s completely emission-free. But what exactly is green hydrogen? And when will we be able to buy it at the corner store? More than 200 years have...
by Ian Neubauer | Jul 7, 2022 | Mining
What post-pandemic crisis? The future is bright for Australia’s mining sector. The outlook for mining in Australia has never looked brighter. That’s the gospel according to every analyst in the sector, which is experiencing conditions similar to the boom of 2010, and...