More than 60 billion leaf litter invertebrates died in the Black Summer fires. Here’s what that did to ecosystems
The Black Summer megafires engulfing south-eastern Australia in 2019–2020 were so intense they burned habitats rarely exposed to fire, such…
How reliance on consultancy firms like PwC undermines the capacity of governments
In the wake of the PwC scandal, there is renewed interest in the work of outside agencies within Australian government.…
Business is trying to scare us about ‘same job, same pay’. But the proposal isn’t scary
On Monday, eight of Australia’s largest employer groups launched a campaign against the government’s Same Job, Same Pay Bill, saying…
We’ve created a new lens that could take thermal cameras out of spy films and put them into your back pocket
Like something out of a spy movie, thermal cameras make it possible to “see” heat by converting infrared radiation into…
The vast majority of Melburnians want more nature in their city, despite a puzzling north-south divide
When we were asked to survey people in Melbourne about their relationship with nature, little did we know our findings…
New Zealand needs to up its biosecurity game to protect the country from the next devastating pest threat
Climate change is increasing the risk of plant-destroying insects, diseases and invasive weeds entering Aotearoa New Zealand. Border security is…
European Commission body ‘biased’, Ombudsman and EU lawmakers step in
As recent research conclusions and MEP complaints showcase the European Commission’s Regulatory Scrutiny Board’s (RSB) alleged bias and lack of…
Going down: the 6 graphs that show Australia’s economic growth shrinking
The latest national accounts tell us Australia’s economy grew by just 0.2% in the three months to March. It’s the…
‘The most significant damage to civilian infrastructure since the start of the war’ | DW News
After the destruction of the Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine on Tuesday, Kyiv and Moscow have blamed each other during…
How Saudi Arabia came to be at the centre of a global golf merger
Professional golf – and increasingly world sport – is caught in a sand trap. Not the familiar hazard between fairway…
Multimedia Artist Ebony G. Patterson Entwines Nature With Artifice in a Thought-Provoking New Exhibition at the New York Botanic Garden
Growing up in Jamaica, Ebony G. Patterson (b. 1981) saw turkey vultures everywhere. “We call them John Crows,” the artist,…
Gonzalo Lira’s Father Pleads With US Government To Save His Son From Ukraine’s SBU
Gonzalo Lira is an American blogger and YouTuber who is being held by the SBU in Ukraine for having the…
Genereal Petraeus: The spring offensive will be ‘much more successful’ than many think | DW News
Retired four star general David Petraues told DW, that that US intelligence has indications that Russia is responsible for the…
Hundreds of Palestinians bury toddler killed by Israeli forces
Hundreds of Palestinian mourners gathered in Ramallah to bury two-year-old Mohammed al-Tamimi, who died in a hospital after being shot…