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The missing link in Australian genomics

The missing link in Australian genomics

Given top billing on the cover of Nature, the first Australian animal to be sequenced should have been a triumph for Australian science – but the majority was sequenced overseas. Why did we miss the bus?


The key to innovation

The key to innovation

Whether you're digging a ditch or designing an aeroplane, innovation makes the task more efficient and competitive. So how do we drive innovation?


The sins of science

The sins of science

Scientists have received special attention this week in the Vatican's 21st century update to the seven deadly sins. But could these new pronouncements end up stifling important ethical debates, rather than advancing them?


U.S. election raises hopes for science

U.S. election raises hopes for science

Washington should use the new wave of optimism for science to drive policy-making rather than to boost political agendas.


Why conserve marsupials?

Why conserve marsupials?

Vast amounts of money and resources are ploughed into conserving Australia's native mammals – is it all worth it?



Dissecting Bali

Dissecting Bali

The U.N.'s Bali climate change conference ended in drama last week – but is its outcome a blueprint for success or a roadmap to hell built on good intentions?


Where science meets art

Where science meets art

Science and the arts are partners in the messy search for truth. The spirit of seeking knowledge and exploration is precious to both disciplines.


A call to action

A call to action

If the CSIRO's latest climate report is not to become Australia's epitaph then our country must live up to its global responsibilities, and the following actions are required.


Why organic food can't feed the world

Why organic food can't feed the world

Recent studies have re-visited the idea that organic methods of agriculture would be sufficient to feed the world – but they are flawed because of naïveté about agriculture in developing nations.


Biodiversity needs a global monitor

Biodiversity needs a global monitor

With a growing global extinction crisis, we need a mechanism like the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change to put conservation into action.



Time to end loophole 'scientific' whaling

Time to end loophole 'scientific' whaling

The International Whaling Commission has become increasingly dysfunctional. Australia and New Zealand should now use international law to prosecute Japan for 'scientific whaling'.


No more climate distractions

No more climate distractions

It's time to move beyond squabbles over science as espoused by The Great Global Warming Swindle documentary, and move on to tackling the government policies needed to address climate change.



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