Briefing

NEWS BRIEFING: 1000 years of climate data confirms Australia’s warming

Thu May 17, 2012

ONLINE BRIEFING –  Thursday May 17, 12.30pm AEST In the first study of its kind in Australasia, scientists have used 27 natural climate records to create the first large-scale temperature reconstruction for the region, over the past 1000 years.

NEWS BRIEFING: The dangers of youth – a Lancet series on adolescent health

Mon Apr 23, 2012

Embargo lifted at 9.01am AEST Wed 25 April 2012 NEWS BRIEFING:  The dangers of youth – a Lancet series on adolescent health ONLINE BRIEFING – Tue 24 April at 9.30am AEST There are around 4.8 million adolescents (those aged 10-24 years) in Australia today, comprising around a fifth of our total population. However, new research [...]

BACKGROUND BRIEFING: Planet Under Pressure – live from London

Wed Mar 28, 2012

ONLINE BRIEFING – Thursday March 29 at 9.30am AEDT Note: The State of the Planet declaration from the conference was released on 29th March. Download the declaration here. More than 80 Australian scientists are in London this week attending a major international conference on the state of the planet and the most pressing issues faced [...]

BACKGROUND BRIEFING: Fukushima – one year on

Mon Mar 5, 2012

ONLINE BRIEFING: 10.00am AEDT Tue 6 March March 11th marks one year since the devastating Tohoku earthquake, tsunami and associated nuclear incidents. We’ve asked several experts to give an update on everything from the current situation on the ground to future nuclear power plant designs, tsunami-proofability and whether experts think that nuclear power has a [...]

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.

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]