ABC Environment
The Science Show and Ockham's Razor have always brought us commentary on the environment and climate change. Now Off Track takes us out to feel the breeze. Special features can also be found on Background Briefing and our other current affairs regulars: Breakfast, RN Drive, and the weekend Extras.
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A Big Country
Wattle seeds highly sought after by chefs; volunteers clean up Abrolhos islands; award-winning tea growers offer tips on the perfect brew; beekeeper heads into the bush for fresh local honey.
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Off Track presents Queer Out Here
A crowd sourced audio zine that celebrates the world outside walls from the perspective of LGBQTIA+ people from all over the world.
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Meet the zero-waste parents whose monthly landfill rubbish can fit into a jar
It may seem way too hard to make a difference on waste. But some families have radically reduced their contribution to landfill, taking just one jar a month to the tip.
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Could the next family car you buy be electric?
As electric cars become more affordable, let's talk about the pros and cons of making the switch.
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Koalas under threat from logging
Claims of logging in koala habitat has led to direct protest action, including conservationists "locking on" to forest machinery.
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RBA warns of threats to financial stability from climate change
The Coalition continues to tear itself apart over climate and energy policy, but behind the scenes, financial and business leaders are already taking action.
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Foreign Correspondent: Saving Venice
The “Floating City” is sinking under rising seas and the weight of mass tourism. Now Venice’s residents are fighting to reclaim it.
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New battery launched for life beyond lithium
The zinc bromide battery uses two ubiquitous elements and poses no risk of combustion.
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Country Breakfast Features
Tough choices ahead for agriculture and the 'invisible drought' that's difficult to monitor underground.
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Giving legal rights to nature
Can nature, rivers, mountains or animals, have legal rights - just like people? Legal rights will change the relationship we have with nature and that’s crucial to really protect the environment.
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The love story that opened Tasmania's Cradle Mountain to tourism
Author Kate Legge uncovers the love story that opened Cradle Mountain to tourism.
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Shen Neng 1 reef remediation finally begins
The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority will spend $35 million dollars over the next few years to remediate the 40 hectare damage zone caused when the Chinese-owned coal carrier ran aground.
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Penguins great indicator of climate change, scientist says
"They're a bit like the canaries in the mind shaft as far as the health of our oceans go."
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Dodging sharks and crocs to track dugong and end of an era for regional retailer
Tracking dugong in the Gulf of Carpentaria; reviving ancient Aboriginal bunya harvest tradition; end of an era for regional retailer; octogenarian triathlete touts benefits of exercise.
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Biggest nuclear fusion experiment on schedule in southern France
Hopes ride high on nuclear fusion to provide cheap, clean energy.
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Microorganisms produce more CO2 in a warming world
Meanwhile, there still remain easy and effective ways to reduce the extra input of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and remove some of what’s there.
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The race to build a better battery
As climate change policy dominates debate, the world moves inexorably towards 100% renewable energy, and is engaged in a race to build and commercialize the hottest tech behind this global shift – batteries.
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Country Breakfast Features
This week ground breaking research on how grain crops can combat climate change; click go the shears and Birdsville welcomes Queensland floodwaters.
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A Big Country
Tracking dugongs in the Gulf of Carpentaria; reviving ancient Aboriginal bunya harvest tradition; end of an era for regional retailer; octogenarian triathlete touts benefits of exercise.
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