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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Mon Sep 26, 2011
ONLINE BACKGROUND BRIEFING - Mon 26 Sep at 12.45pm AEST online Around the world interest is growing in the ‘last resort’ of deliberately manipulating the Earth’s environment to counter the impact of climate change. Discussions focus on whether deserts can be plated with mirrors, iron can be sprinkled into the seas and sulphates can be fired [...]
Fri Sep 9, 2011
ONLINE BACKGROUND BRIEFING – Monday 12 September at 10.30am AEST online Dealing with chemical waste is a growing problem; Australia alone has well over 100,000 contaminated sites and the present cost of clean-up is estimated at well over $5 billion. However, it is not just the financial cost that is the issue as scientists are [...]
Fri Sep 2, 2011
ONLINE BACKGROUND BRIEFING – 10.30am AEST Monday 5 September This is the first of a new series of occasional briefings that are intended to provide you with the facts for future stories. Political, financial and scientific decisions are frequently based on the results of computer models. Everything from foreign currency markets to weather forecasts and [...]
Thu Sep 1, 2011
ONLINE NEWS BRIEFING – Thursday 1 September at 10.45am AEST online Accidents on the roads not only lead to deaths and injuries, but the cost of road trauma in Australia is considered to be around $27 billion per year. Huge amounts of research are being done to make smarter cars, self-driving cars, safer cars, safer [...]