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When to See the ‘Hybrid’ Solar Eclipse in Australia
Only a tiny sliver of the Australian continent will witness the totality this time around. But there are five more total eclipses coming over the next 15 years.
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Australia’s Extinct Giant Eagle Was Big Enough to Snatch Koalas From Trees
The year is 1959. Speleologists descend a 17-metre shaft to explore the depths of Mairs Cave in the southern Flinders Ranges. Some 55 metres into the main chamber, they find fossils scattered throughout a boulder pile. Among these fossils are a claw and part of a wing bone that appear to have come from a…
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Climate Change Can Actually Undermine Australia’s National Security
For many Australians, the impacts of climate change on wellbeing are distressingly clear. Floods have recently caused massive damage in many parts of the country, while the 2019/2020 Black Summer bushfires are still seared in our memories. Climate change will increase the frequency and intensity of such floods and fires, along with droughts, heatwaves and…
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Can Tiny Homes Really Be the Solution to the Housing Crisis?
Australia’s coastal cities and surrounding hinterlands have long been popular with tourists, sea-changers and retirees. But they have a darker side. In the early morning you will often find car parks crowded with cars, vans, caravans and even tents, where refugees from the housing crisis have spent the night. People of all ages, including families…