Briefing

MEDIA BRIEFING: Groundwater – Australia’s next crisis?

Fri Jan 20, 2012

BACKGROUND BRIEFING - Monday January 23 at 10.45am AEDT in Sydney and online
Across the world countries are having to face the serious issue of depleting water tables as the ever-increasing thirsts of agriculture and industry compete for every drop.

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NEWS BRIEFING: Spotlight on drug addiction

Thu Jan 5, 2012

EMBARGO LIFTED 11.00 AM AEDT Fri Jan 6 (The journal has made a special concession for Australian media on this occasion, allowing Australian newspapers to run the story on Friday as long as nothing appears online before 11am AEDT on Fri 6 Jan)
ONLINE NEWS BRIEFING - Thu Jan 5 at 10.30 AM AEDT
A series of [...]

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BACKGROUND BRIEFING: Getting your head around… coal seam gas – Part 2: Water worries

Tue Dec 20, 2011

ONLINE BACKGROUND BRIEFING SERIES - Continuing Tuesday December 20 at 10.30am AEDT
As coal seam gas continues to gain attention and generate controversy, the AusSMC is running a series of online background briefings for journalists to help you sift through the hype and understand the facts.
Briefing 2: Water worries - Tune in to the second briefing [...]

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BACKGROUND BRIEFING: Getting your head around… coal seam gas – part 1: The process

Fri Dec 16, 2011

BACKGROUND BRIEFING: Friday December 16 at 11am AEDT
As coal seam gas continues to gain attention and generate controversy, the AusSMC is launching a series of online background briefings to help journalists sift through the hype and understand the facts.
The series of briefings will feature a range of experts from different institutions and industry and

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NEWS BRIEFING: Draft revised dietary guidelines from the NHMRC

Tue Dec 13, 2011

EMBARGO LIFTED at 00.01 AEDT Tue 13 Dec
BRIEFING FOR JOURNALISTS - Mon 12 Dec at 11.30am AEDT in Canberra (ALSO ONLINE)
Diet is a hot topic, positively and negatively for Australians. Poor nutrition is responsible for around 16% of the total burden of disease and is implicated in more than 56% of all deaths in Australia. Obesity [...]

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NEWS BRIEFING: The Southern Ocean – Australia’s life jacket

Tue Nov 29, 2011

ONLINE BRIEFING: 10am AEDT Mon 28 November
EMBARGO LIFTED at 00.01am AEDT Tue 29 November
A new report details the importance of the Southern Ocean for Australia. Scientists are realising just how much protection the ocean offers us by acting as a sink that absorbs huge amounts of heat and carbon dioxide, slowing down the rate of [...]

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NEWS BRIEFING: New data - climate of change for our nearest neighbours

Thu Nov 24, 2011

ONLINE BRIEFING: 10.30am AEDT on Friday 25 November
Embargo  lifted at 10.30am AEDT on Friday 25 November
A new report from CSIRO and the Bureau of Meteorology on climate change in the Pacific paints a picture of rising sea levels, increasing temperatures and growing ocean acidity for our nearest neighbours. The peer-reviewed report, Climate Change in the [...]

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NEWS BRIEFING: An inside look at the world’s leading biosecurity research facility

Thu Nov 17, 2011

Wednesday November 16 at 10am AEDT on-site at CSIRO’s Australian Animal Health Laboratory, Geelong
Embargo lifted at 00:01am AEDT on Friday 18 Nov 2011
Australia is about to open the world’s most advanced biosecurity research facility, a high-security centre within CSIRO’s Australian Animal Health Laboratory in Geelong. Minister for Science Kim Carr will launch the facility on [...]

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