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15/11/2021

Would you take a trip in a ‘flying taxi’? Well Swinburne University of Technology has just launched an aerospace hub that could make it happen with the support of the Victorian Government. The Aerostructures Innovation Research Hub research will innovate aerospace manufacturing with electric clean energy and bring our sci-fi dreams to life!

Learn more about AIR HUB here: https://www.innovationaus.com/swinburnes-flying-car-research-hub/

Swinburne University of Technology on Monday launched an aerospace research hub to help develop lighter planes, cheaper spacecraft and flying taxis, after receiving $12 million in Victorian government support. Known as the Aerostructures Innovation Research Hub (AIR Hub), it will focus on research,....

13/11/2021

UNSW marine biologists have identified new techniques for protecting Australia’s soft coral by using unique markers within each coral species to learn which are most vulnerable and resistant to bleaching or rising temperatures. Australia’s coral reefs not only support ocean life and human livelihoods but live coral stores carbon, meaning the more coral we protect the better we can reduce carbon emissions- a leading goal at this year's Impact X Summit.

Learn more about this exciting new research here: https://www.bees.unsw.edu.au/news-events/news/soft-corals-hard-problem-new-technique-will-reveal-corals-vulnerable-bleaching

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UNSW marine biologists have developed a method for identifying Australia’s soft corals that are most vulnerable – and most resistant – to rising sea temperatures and episodes of coral bleaching, and therefore, which species are in most urgent need of protection. The new technique, published in...

11/11/2021

The need to protect Australia’s unique wildlife is more important than ever before. The NSW Government’s Saving Our Species program is a step in the right direction, as the battle is on to protect our critically endangered animals in collaboration with scientists, businesses and community groups.

SOS this is a call to revitalise NSW’s biodiversity, find out more here: https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/topics/animals-and-plants/threatened-species/saving-our-species-program

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Saving our Species is our statewide program that aims to secure threatened plants and animals in the wild in NSW.

09/11/2021

The Impact X Summit created new opportunities for powerful voices to be heard, rethinking what net zero could look like and focusing on who is already shaping that journey to 2050. IX co-facilitator, presenter, and Gaimaragal Group’s founding director Susan Moylan-Coombs, spoke with Rudi Bremer for ABC’s AWAYE! on the role Indigenous knowledge and nature-based practices can play in the race to rebalance the planet.

Listen to the full conversation here: https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/awaye/indigenous-solutions-to-rebalance-the-planet/13618618

Susan Moylan-Coombs explains the potential for traditional climate and nature-based practices in the race to rebalance the planet and reduce emissions.

31/10/2021

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Media brand Australian Geographic has acquired 50 per cent of Insight Australia Travel to launch a new small-group tour offering.

05/10/2021

The thought of being bitten by a shark is terrifying. But, have you ever taken a moment to plan what you would do if this happened to you?

Start your shark encounter management plan here.

28/09/2021

Save the Children's Born into the Climate Crisis report found children born in 2020 could face almost three times as many crop failures, three times as many floods, and seven times more heatwaves compared to those born in the 1960s.

21/09/2021

Australia has the highest uptake of solar in the world, yet majority of solar panels are made overseas. This article is an interesting glance into how Australia lost its head start in solar manufacturing, starting with the story of 'the sun king' and founder of Sunman/ Energus, Dr Zhengrong Shi.

Twenty years ago, Australia appeared set to be a global player in the solar panel manufacturing industry. Today, with panels in high demand, we hardly make any of them. Here's how we lost our head start.

15/09/2021

New research has examined the way animal species are changing the size of their ears, tails, beaks and other appendages to cope with climate change.

New research has examined the way animal species are changing the size of their ears, tails, beaks and other appendages to cope with climate change.

06/09/2021

The Victorian Government has announced it will be subsidising rapid training and internships for mid-career Victorians aged 30 and over, through its $64 million Digital Job Program.

This is off the back of Deloitte predicting in 2019 that the state would need an extra 33,000 digital technology workers by 2024.

Some of the country's biggest tech players have agreed to take paid interns who complete a 12-week training course in areas like analytics, cybersecurity and programming. The training has been co-designed by industry and is delivered online by a range of universities, TAFEs and private providers.

The Victorian government is subsidising the rapid training and internships of 5,000 mid-career Victorians who move into digital technology roles to help meet increasing demand for technology skills. On Tuesday, the state government revealed more details about its $64 million Digital Job Program, fol...