Pigs, camels, rabbits and many others were brought to Australia deliberately as valuable species. But we see them very differently once they become free-roaming.
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People who love Australia’s reptiles could unwittingly carry deadly fungal diseases from one animal to another. But this is easy to prevent.
Blackberries have long been a problem for Australian farmers and bushwalkers. But who would have illegally released a fungus as a biological control?
A group of Western dog behaviour experts went to India to see how street dogs live. What they learned raised questions over what it means to care for pet dogs.
Isolation has been both blessing and curse for the wildlife of both countries.
I witnessed a genuine desire for the world to engage with the people affected by climate change.
It’s increasingly common to hear climate-fuelled disasters described as the ‘new normal’. But our desire for normality and predictability is wishful thinking
Hospital journeys can be costly, exhausting and hard to plan. The timing and location of appointments can determine whether lower-carbon travel is possible.
Electricity in the Pacific is currently among the least reliable and most expensive in the world. Switching to renewables offers huge benefits.
For more than 800 years, frequent cultural burning kept this land as stable, open woodland.
Smaller electric trucks are already on Australian city streets. As battery prices fall, bigger trucks will become viable – especially if there’s no driver.
Solar and batteries are powering ahead – but wind farms are struggling. There are multiple reasons for this, from politics to construction costs.
As ageing coal plants head for retirement, authorities are turning to a century-old technology to stabilise the grid.
There’s a strong desire for this Pacific meeting to spur the global summit to action.
These Pacific meetings are a curtain raiser for the annual UN climate meetings in Turkey next month.
Birds are ingenious when it comes to foraging for nest materials, but in the Anthropocene, this often comes at a cost. Giving them better options is one solution.
As hundreds of thousands more EVs hit Australian roads, is our charging infrastructure up to scratch?
For decades, we couldn’t trace the link between new fossil fuel projects and their damage to people and planet. But now we can.
It’s a bid to alleviate cost-of-living pressures in the US and claw back Trump’s voter base.
Personal locator beacons can save lives – but they must be coupled with education.
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Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
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Professor of Transport Technology and Sustainability, Swinburne University of Technology
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Senior Fellow in Energy and Climate Change, Grattan Institute
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ARC Future Fellow and Associate Professor in Climate Science, ARC Centre of Excellence for 21st Century Weather, The University of Melbourne
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Research Associate, Institute for Climate Risk and Response, UNSW
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Adjunct Professor of Environmental Geography, CQUniversity Australia
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Distinguished Professor of Ecology, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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Professor of Law, Deakin University
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Professor in Conservation Science, School of the Environment, The University of Queensland
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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University Fellow in Biodiversity, Charles Darwin University
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Professor of Conservation Biology, Charles Darwin University
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Professor of Law, The University of Melbourne
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Curator, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation Biology, Australian Museum, UNSW
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Senior Research Associate, School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, The University of Melbourne