The following essay is from, and by, David Ward of Western Australia. Thanks David. Before Europeans arrived, Noongar people managed our south-west dry forests and woodlands very well without fire trucks, water bombers, helicopters, television … [Read more...] about Noongars Knew Best
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Diamond Gets Most Visits
Until recently the most popular blog piece (measured in terms of traffic/hits) on this site was 'What do Geologists Know about Climate?' (posted 29th April) - the Michael Duffy interview with Bob Carter. The most popular blog piece is now 'Vague … [Read more...] about Diamond Gets Most Visits
Expert Advice on Alpine Grazing
If we care about the environment, we must also care about rural and regional Australia because this is where most of our environment is. A lot of people in the bush (I use bush in the broadest context to include even rainforest dwellers) are … [Read more...] about Expert Advice on Alpine Grazing
Platypuses Can Live with Supermarkets
There seems to be much excitment about the discovery of lots and lots of playtpuses at Maleny, 100 odd kms north of Brisbane, where some locals have been trying to stop the building of a Woolies for many, many months. The ideas is that because there … [Read more...] about Platypuses Can Live with Supermarkets
Should Academics Play E-Politics?
What role might Universities play in the "small-p politics" of the environment? This is the subject of a piece in today's The Australian in which I am quoted as saying, academics should foster informed debate but not be "advocates of a particular … [Read more...] about Should Academics Play E-Politics?
GM Food Crops (Part 3)
Yesterday ABC radio's The World Today ran a story on GM wheat as a solution to Western Australia's salinity problems. While a general solution to salinity I am sure it is not, a salt tolerant/more salt tolerant wheat variety must be a welcome … [Read more...] about GM Food Crops (Part 3)
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
