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Essendon still nail the result despite an ‘off day’ with kicking for goals

Photo: stock Wayward goal kicking wasn’t enough to deny Essendon after a final term resurgence helped them to victory over Port Adelaide 9.18(72)-8.12(60) in Melbourne on Thursday. On Friday, Carlton (11.9.75) started strongly in the first half but were run down by the Bulldogs (12.11.83) at Mavel Stadium on Friday. At the MCG on Saturday,…

ALFRED’S AFTERMATH 3/4: As the climate turns on us, politicians are wielding chainsaws

Cuts to weather forecasting will hurt our ability to prepare even worse, says those with experience fighting disasters. Photo: Qld Fire Department Real cuts to weather science funding and staff in the US with promises of the same in Australia will severely hamper our ability to prepare for natural disasters. The warnings were delivered by…

Alfred Byron Bay

ALFRED’S AFTERMATH 1/4: Tropical ‘visitor’ to cooler waters a taste of what is coming

The immediate aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Alfred in Byron Bay, NSW, earlier this month. Photo: Climate Council Brisbane residents may not realise it but Tropical Cyclone Alfred was a rare visitor to a region that should not be experiencing such weather. That was the assessment of Professor Emeritus David Karoly, a former author for the…

Western Pacific leatherback turtle

Aussies join US, NZ scientists in a bid to help hardshell giants of the Western Pacific

The Western Pacific leatherback turtle is the focus of new international research. Photo:  Nathan Pettigrew/supplied. Australian researchers are working with US and NZ colleagues to help save the critically endangered Western Pacific leatherback turtle. As the world’s most migratory and largest turtle, the leatherback is under threat from unintentional fisheries capture, harvesting of adults and…