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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Murray-Darling Basin Authority blames historic water mismanagement, drought for Murray river fish kill
"The problem with the fish kills is we're trying to turn around 100 years of over allocation. You don't do that over night."
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Explosion in beekeeping gives hope to Australia's dying bees
Bees are starving, hives are dying and honey production is well down across parts of south-eastern Australia.
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Algae - a new sustainable resource
Algae is the new ‘green gold'. On Big Ideas, an expert panel describes the potential of algae as a game-changing sustainable resource for numerous industries.
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Who is to blame for the Murray River fish kill?
Anger at state and federal authorities over the death of up to one million fish in the Murray-Darling river system continues to boil over.
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A million fish die in Murray-Darling Basin
The NSW Government is blaming drought and blue-algae bloom but locals say it's due to the poor management of the river system.
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Bluebottles sting more than 5000 Queensland beachgoers in one weekend
The unprecedented wave of stings brings the number of people caught by the so-called "jellyfish armada" that's struck the state since the start of December to more than 22,000.
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Messing about on the River Murray and a FIFO miner turns chicken farmer
Meet the people who call the River Murray home; a FIFO miner turns chicken farmer; Peter Jones is Orford's very own rainman; and we visit a daylily farm.
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How the rhino horn trade could help protect wild rhinos
China announced its plan to reverse a 25-year-ban on the trade of Rhino horns and tiger bones just over two-months ago.
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Cockatoo wail, fledge or fail
The wailing calls of the red-tailed black cockatoos that live in Australia's South East are being used to help change the future for the failing species.[Repeat]
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Deep Time Dreaming
A new book recounts developments in Aboriginal archaeology, and the insights that have emerged about ancient Australia.
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River Dreams
The Cooks River is a tributary of Botany Bay in the south-east of Sydney. A new book traces the rivers history, by its environmental history.
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Best of A Big Country 5 January 2019
Meet the people who call the River Murray home; a FIFO miner turns chicken farmer; Peter Jones is Orford's very own rainman; and we visit a daylily farm.
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When the world joined together to protect the environment
Changing climate policy is proving almost impossible but major global action on the environment has been done before.
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Radical histories for uncanny times
Do we need a new frame of reference to truly understand our environmental emergency?
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Investigation into toxic waste dumped in Melbourne's north
The Environmental Protection Authority Victoria says the waste is contained and there's no immediate risk to the community, but it's monitoring the air quality as a precaution.
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Climate change offers opportunity to British sparkling wine producers
British wine makers are enjoying temperatures that resemble the climate usually seen in north-eastern France and British Fizz is now winning praise and plaudits in the wine industry.
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Country Breakfast Summer Feature
Australian scientists are giving coral reefs in the Philippines a helping hand to recover from coral bleaching
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Open water swimming all year round
For some people, a drop in water temperature means they will hang up their swimmers until spring time. For others, this is when their swimming becomes a richer and more fulfilling experience.
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Whatever the Weather: battling urban heat
The urban heat island effect, and the impact it's having on our quality of life, is not just evident in our cities but also our towns.
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Japan confirms it will leave IWC, resume commercial whaling
The Australian Government labelled the decision as "extremely disappointing" and Greenpeace is warning most whale populations have not recovered from years of over-fishing.
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