Conservation planning ‘good for biodiversity and business’
The Northern Territory’s investment in solar and wind energy production needs to benefit people and the planet, but new research highlights critical pitfalls in planning.
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Medical deliveries and award nights: Historic milestones for NACAS
The North Australia Centre for Autonomous Systems (NACAS) has been recognised for their unique role in minimising the damage caused by ghost nets on the NT’s coastlines.
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Moo-ving the boundaries: New research evaluates virtual fences for use on NT cattle stations
Cattle producers in Northern Australia face unique challenges when adapting tools like virtual fences on their properties, but new research from Charles Darwin University (CDU) is set to break down the barriers to this technology.
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Economic change is possible, but hard: Breaking down economy myths
A renowned political economist busted myths about wellbeing economies being anti-business through a public forum involving some of Northern Territory's most vocal thought leaders.
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Cotton trash to treasure: Project using waste to grow new mushroom industry
Supermarket shelves could be stocked with mushrooms grown from the Northern Territory’s cotton waste, with a Charles Darwin University research project exploring the possibility of broadening the region’s agricultural industry.
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Project examines fisheries and aquaculture work through gender lens
Nilanjana Biswas’s PhD project explores the under-researched role of women in the NT’s commercial seafood sector. Using a gender lens and mixed methods, it examines historical contributions, structural barriers, and policy impacts, making it one of Australia’s first studies in this field.
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Producing practical recommendations for bilby conservation
Over a multi-year journey, Hayley Geyle completed a valuable PhD project focused on the ecology of the greater bilby. The work centred on improving understanding of the ecology, distribution, and abundance of the bilby in arid and semi-arid Australia, particularly in the NT which is one of the species’ last remaining strongholds.
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Preserving genetic diversity of endangered rabbit-rats
Bryn Pickering focused closely on brush-tailed rabbit-rats (Conilurus penicillatus) during his honours year. In particular, he aimed to evaluate the viability of a population of rabbit-rats that were translocated from mainland Cobourg Peninsula onto Greenhill Island, within Garig Gunak Barlu National Park in the NT.
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Study finds groundwater is warming due to climate change
Groundwater is considered critical for life on Earth. However, relatively little is known about how groundwater responds to rising temperatures on the surface. A new assessment has shed light on this vast underground resource.
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