It is a risk, and it is expensive, deciding to make a film about something way offshore and underwater. I’ve done it twice now – with both films showing at the New Farm Cinemas (701 Brunswick Street) in Brisbane on Sunday July 24 at 2:00 PM. … [Read more...] about Knowing the Great Barrier Reef – Two New Short Documentaries
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John Brewer Reef – Back to Beige
Just as a team from the United Nations were flying into Australia at the behest of James Cook University Professor Terry Hughes – seeking to have the Great Barrier Reef’s world heritage status downgraded – Adjunct Associate Professor Adam Smith was … [Read more...] about John Brewer Reef – Back to Beige
Rebels to the Coral Reef Cause (Part 5)
One of the participants on the IPA Reef Rebels' tour said to me earlier this week, ‘But there is only one narrative, Jen’. It was during one of our wide-ranging dinner discussions about perspectives and politics and the Great Barrier Reef. The … [Read more...] about Rebels to the Coral Reef Cause (Part 5)
Rebels to the Coral Reef Cause (Part 4)
It was so cold and rainy in Cairns on Tuesday, but it didn’t stop us getting on a cruise boat and going out to Moore Reef, which is part of the Great Barrier Reef. We went on the Sunlover day cruise with about 310 other paying customers. It … [Read more...] about Rebels to the Coral Reef Cause (Part 4)
Invitation to the Premiere of Our New Film – A Coral Bleaching Tragedy
The Great Barrier Reef has been around in various forms for more than 600,000 years. It has survived fluctuating temperatures and sea levels as ice-ages have come and gone, and Australia has drifted northwards. But is the latest episode of coral … [Read more...] about Invitation to the Premiere of Our New Film – A Coral Bleaching Tragedy
Rebels to the Coral Reef Cause (Part 2)
To the extent that it is possible for any human endeavour to be so, science is value-free. Science is a way of attempting to understand the world in which we live from a rational point of view, based on observation, experiment and tested theory. … [Read more...] about Rebels to the Coral Reef Cause (Part 2)
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
