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Fit the Bill: Plastic waste will choke the world if not combatted

My sadly deceased younger son Joe (died 2 January 2018) was a dedicated scuba diver. Joe, who suffered from rather bad ADHD, loved the ocean and sea life.

‘Ground-breaking’ voyage to unlock Earth’s inner secrets

A mission to retrieve 27 seismometers from the rugged ocean floor in the Southern Ocean will unlock the secrets of the Earth's inner layers and what triggers underwater earthquakes and tsunamis.

Mexico slammed over fireball in Gulf

Environmentalists have criticised Mexico's state-owned oil company after a gas leak at an underwater pipeline unleashed a subaquatic fireball.

Premiere of Kim Cunio’s climate change music is a revelation

The premiere performance of Kim Cunio's CO2 and the Ice Core was the centrepiece of a Canberra Symphony Orchestra concert last week.

Plastic Free Morning Tea launched in Canberra ahead of Plastic Free July

Aiming for cleaner streets, oceans and communities, the Plastic Free Foundation officially launched a new plastic waste initiative at Government House in Canberra on World Ocean Day, Tuesday 8 June. Known for the...

Budget funds two new marine parks twice the size of Great Barrier Reef

Two new marine parks covering 740,000 square kilometres around Christmas Island and the Cocos will be set up as part of the 2021-22 budget.

$100 million government funding to improve health of Australian oceans

The Federal Government has announced funding of $100 million to improve the health and protection of Australian oceans.

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