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Bringing oyster reefs back from extinction

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

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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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

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

EP11, with Professor Michelle Waycott.
Dedication or deception? How greenwashing impacts us all

EP09, with Professor Melissa Nursey-Bray.
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