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Understanding the true impact of bushfires on our Koala population
The recent bushfires have been, and continue to be, devastating for affected communities.
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Bushfire and the challenge to respond to new levels of environmental risk
There have been terrible bushfires this summer across southern Australia – and they are still going. Part of the reason for this disaster is the unprecedented climatic conditions that the country has been facing, including record hot and dry conditions.
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Pregnant women should take extra care to minimise their exposure to bushfire smoke
Smoke haze from Australia’s catastrophic bushfires is continuing to affect many parts of the country.
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Harnessing low cost, sustainable, activated carbon from waste
In what is believed to be a world-first, an ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø-based start-up has developed a new, low cost, sustainable method of producing activated carbon.
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Intelligent machines to support, not replace, doctors
AI and medical machine learning are constantly evolving, however don’t expect these technologies to replace doctors.
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Urban rainwater harvesting in 'smart' south Asian cities
Urban South Asia needs water—a lot of it, and while most of this water comes from over-extraction of groundwater and interbasin transfers, the future ability to rely on these resources is now in question.
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Preventing biodiversity change with natural laboratories
With our support, the International Panel for Climate Change has now documented the effects of global climate change on every biome on earth.
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Newstart debate must focus on people, not politics
Economics researchers at the University of ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø are urging politicians to address the issue of the Newstart Allowance with maturity and consider increasing it by as much as $120 per week.
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Emergency communication in a digital world
Enhancing information flows and strengthening communication systems for use during emergencies can save lives, according to researchers at the University of ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø.
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We need to act now to reduce future bushfire risk in the Australian Summer
When managing bushfire risk, prevention is better than cure.
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