by Matilda Meikle | Feb 2, 2023 | Environment
Australia has announced they will be joining the Global Offshore Wind Alliance. GOWA is an association organised by the International Renewable Energy Agency, with the aim of seeing 380 gigawatts of offshore wind infrastructure built globally by 2030. Currently,...
by Matilda Meikle | Feb 2, 2023 | Agriculture
Australia is experiencing a nation-wide potato shortage. Due to the ongoing effects of the floods and fluctuating weather conditions in 2022, farmers have been unable to keep up with demand for this popular produce. The call for frozen potato products, and discussions...
by Matilda Meikle | Feb 2, 2023 | Environment
Bioplastics could be the solution to the plastic waste problem plaguing our planet. Each year, the world produces over 380 million tonnes of plastic waste. This rubbish ends up in our oceans and natural environments, damaging animals and plants alike. However,...
by Matilda Meikle | Jan 25, 2023 | Environment
A study by the University of Queensland has revealed that Black Swans risk being wiped out if avian flu reaches Australia’s shores. For the first time, researchers were able to generate a genome of these unique native animals, which revealed they are missing immune...
by Matilda Meikle | Jan 19, 2023 | Agriculture
Three sunflower farmers are welcoming snap-happy tourists to boost their businesses. Last year in September, media reports surfaced about canola farmers as far flung as Western Australia’s Wheat Belt to Central New South Wales complaining about tourists trespassing on...
