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We're going on a beetle hunt

This is a story about what it's like to tackle an entirely new problem, so nothing is easy. Not even catching some beetles.

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Disability advocate Marcus Dadd: ‘I hope I can inspire people to chase their dreams’

Fenner graduate and disability advocate Marcus Dadd has a passion for inclusive and sustainable practices in agriculture.

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Australia’s summer weather heats up

Professor Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick gives us the run down of what is expected to be Australia's hottest hummer on record.

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Tuesday, 10 Apr 2018
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The Lesslie Endowment provides grants to ANU research students researching ecological management, conservation, and Euclayptus coolabah on the Diamantina River system.

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Friday, 06 Apr 2018
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New research suggests some Australian ecosystems are more threatened than might be suggested by looking at vegetation loss alone. 

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Water future
Wednesday, 21 Mar 2018
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Why effective management of the Murray-Darling is essential for securing Australia’s water future.

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Wednesday, 21 Mar 2018
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Two professional associations concerned with urban forests, the Institute of Foresters of Australia and Australian Institute of Landscape Architects, with the ANU Fenner School of Environment & Society and Climate Change Institute, used International Day of Forests 2018 on 21 March, with its theme of Forests for Sustainable Cities, to convene a ‘field forum’ at the National Arboretum Canberra.

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Thursday, 01 Mar 2018
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An urban environment expert at ANU has warned that city councils acting alone to address climate change, in the absence of an evidence-based systems approach, can have unintended consequences.

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Monday, 04 Dec 2017
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The swift parrot – the world’s fastest parrot – has had a rough go. But ANU researchers are balancing the odds for this critically endangered bird.

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Friday, 01 Dec 2017
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Last weekend South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill announced the establishment of a Royal Commission to investigate breaches of the Murray Darling Basin Agreement.

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Thursday, 30 Nov 2017
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We are pleased to be offering a scholarship program in 2018, as part of the Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited Scholarship Program, to encourage young people to choose a career in the agricultural industry.

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