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Bringing oyster reefs back from extinction

Ostrea angasi reef

Oyster reefs carpeted thousands of kilometers of Australian coastline 200 years ago, but were dredged to near extinction within a century of colonial settlement. An ambitious nationwide restoration program now seeks to bring them back. In South Australia, the largest reef restoration in the Southern Hemisphere, Windara Reef, was constructed in 2017 to restore the ecosystem of the native mud oyster, Ostrea angasi, off the Yorke Peninsula.

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Bushfire and the challenge to respond to new levels of environmental risk

Bushfire and the challenge to respond to new levels of environmental risk

There have been terrible bushfires this summer across southern Australia – and they are still going. Part of the reason for this disaster is the unprecedented climatic conditions that the country has been facing, including record hot and dry conditions.

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Research Tuesdays Lecture Series: Risk-ready or not?

Research Tuesdays public lecture series - March 2023, Risk-ready or not?

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Turning waste into worth. Is activated green carbon the answer to cleaning up our environment?

Article - Dr Lewis Dunnigan

EP13, with Dr Lewis Dunnigan.

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Research Tuesdays Lecture Series: Healthcare Overhaul

Research Tuesday public lecture series - February 2023, Healthcare Overhaul

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Can we revive extinct ecosystems with music? Exploring the ocean orchestra

Dr Dominic McAffee holding a music speaker

EP12, with Dr Dominic McAffee

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If a tree falls in a forest, what happens to its carboncredits? Unpacking Australia’s carbon offset scheme

Professor Michelle Waycott

EP11, with Professor Michelle Waycott.

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How can we build better care for men’s mental health? The conversation Australia needs to have

male meditation in nature

EP10, with Professor Deborah Turnbull.

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Dedication or deception? How greenwashing impacts us all

Crowd at a demonstration holding a sign that says Planet over Profit

EP09, with Professor Melissa Nursey-Bray.

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How can we rethink reoffence?

Dr Julie-Anne Toohey

EP08, with Dr Julie-Anne Toohey.

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