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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 April 29, 2017

Sat, 2017-04-29 06:20
Citizen scientists seek out the elusive malleefowl; we go behind the scenes at the CWA tea rooms; learn a trick or two about riding a donkey; and check out an 'eggcellent' free ranging egg business.
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The other cane toad invasion

Thu, 2017-04-27 22:40
Australians like to think they have sole ownership of the cane toad problem, but the US has a toad invasion of its own.
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Dr Jane Goodall on empathy, conservation and women in science

Thu, 2017-04-27 18:15
She is credited with revolutionising the way we think about animals and humans through her work studying the chimpanzee.
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Fuzzy thinking won't save the planet

Tue, 2017-04-25 20:05
We can't solve the world's problems without evidence and expertise.
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Turning everyday noise into art

Mon, 2017-04-24 19:15
Lawrence English and Philip Samartzis base their musical practice on the engagement with the sounds of everyday life and turn it into art.
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After the mining - what's the clean-up plan?

Sun, 2017-04-23 12:05
Mining has underpinned modern economies and generated great wealth, but what happens after the mining?
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Soil carbon 'a saviour' in locking up carbon

Sat, 2017-04-22 12:05
Robin Batterham says soils offer huge potential as a carbon sink.
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Senate committee debates shark cull after fatal attack in WA

Fri, 2017-04-21 08:50
Just days after the death of 17 year old Laeticia Brouwer, a senate hearing in Perth has debated the merits of shark culling.
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Can the Aral Sea be saved?

Thu, 2017-04-20 22:40
The Aral Sea was once the world's fourth largest inland body of water, it covered 62,000 square kilometres and a yearly commercial fishing catch of 42,000 tonnes.
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Repair Cafes diverting landfill

Thu, 2017-04-20 09:37
There's a global grassroots movement that's fighting against needless waste and built-in obsolescence - Repair Cafes. There's five in Australia and Michael Mackenzie takes a broken thing in for repair.
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Labor unconvinced government has done enough to push gas swap

Tue, 2017-04-18 07:37
Gas producers have been re-called to Canberra tomorrow for more talks on the looming supply crisis.
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Matt Canavan on Adani, Abbott and super

Mon, 2017-04-17 18:06
The federal resources Minister Matt Canavan defends the argued benefits of Adani's Carmichael project.
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The songs of trees

Mon, 2017-04-17 06:36
Trees cover almost a third of the earth's surface, but, every year, more than four million hectares of forested land are lost.
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The nuclear boy scouts: radioactive obsessions and genius unleashed

Sat, 2017-04-15 10:30
Remarkable kids with radioactive obsessions. This is wild, believe us.
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Country Breakfast Features Saturday 15th April

Sat, 2017-04-15 06:45
Could carbon farming save the farm? How Australia is wooing the world's top sommeliers, and the native bilby's new ecological challenge.
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Snail Munchies

Sat, 2017-04-15 01:00
This snail has the munchies.
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Buddhists and climate change

Fri, 2017-04-14 07:30
Tackling the problem of climate change, Buddhist style
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Coals future is bright according to Rio but not enough to keep its mines

Thu, 2017-04-13 18:35
Despite talking up the future of the coal sector for years, Rio has been divesting itself of the commodity.
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What makes a dolphin happy?

Thu, 2017-04-13 18:25
A Coffs Harbour marine park is facing a legal challenge over their claims that the dolphins in their park are "happy and healthy".
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Climate Council says GBR bleaching will cost $1 billion in annual tourism revenue, thousands of jobs

Wed, 2017-04-12 06:35
A new report from independent think tank the Climate Council has put a dollar figure on the cost to the Queensland economy of the continued deterioration in the reef.
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