Healthy waterways underpin the vibrant lifestyle, economy and environment of the Wet Tropics Region in Far North Queensland. They also underpin the health and well-being of Australia's iconic Great Barrier Reef. We talk to people from around the region to learn more about our waterways, the critters that call them home and the people and projects working to improve their health.
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The Far North Leadership Podcast is hosted by Geoff Snook and features interviews with leaders from a variety of sectors in Cairns, Far North Queensland, Australia. Your own leadership will grow and be sharpened as you hear their stories and insights. Enjoy the conversations, and listen for things that apply to your own life and leadership.
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Disabled, Former MP, Councillor and author: A Socialist who wants people to survive and have a better life. Rob Pyne is the author of, "Struggle and Resistance in the Far North".
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Home of Houseplants is presented by Jo Howski, an avid collector of weird and wonderful indoor plants, in particular aroids. Jo interviews all manner of guests that have some nexus to indoor plants, across Australia. This podcast is not about providing advice on practical problems, but seeks to find out more about the interesting characters who play some role in the wonderful world of houseplants, from the hobbyist, the owner of a specialist indoor plant shop or even the owner of a huge priv ...
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Join me on this journey of learning and growing Futsal. All things Futsal related from interviews with world-wide players to analysts of the game. Every guest brings something unique to the show. About Andre Caro: Brazilian born, Andre Caro has been able to develop futsal in Australia since 2010. Over this period he has become a world-wide Futsal influencer and ambassador of this much loved game. He is well known on his social media platforms as the ‘The Doctor’, with his videos going viral ...
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Stories of our Biodynamic Farmers and Gardeners in Australia
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The six episodes of this new series contain stories from a wide range of Australian biodynamic growers working across various forms of agriculture and horticulture and at various scales.
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S6.E5 Barbara Wueringer, Discovering The Elusive Sawfish
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Zoologist Dr Barbara Wueringer talks about her work with the fascinating sawfish her research of and how trawling through old newspaper clippings from the Gold Rush era helped to understand more about its historic distribution before gill nets and trophy fishing decimated it's populations.By Wet Tropics Waterways
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Fisheries ecologist Matt Moore from Catchment Solutions talks about why fish habitat connectivity within waterways is so important and how decisions made to fix fish barriers such as weirs and dams.By Wet Tropics Waterways
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46 - Futsal in Australia #32: Greg Farrell
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Caro Futsal Podcast #46 Futsal in Australia #32 With Guest: - Greg Farrell – Director of Futsal WA & Supa Liga Join us on Episode 32 of the Futsal in Australia Podcast as we welcome Greg Farrell, Director of Futsal WA and the driving force behind the renowned Futsal Supa Liga. Get the inside scoop on the rise of Futsal Supa Liga, learn about the ch…
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45 - Futsal in Australia #31: Vince Sciacca
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Caro Futsal Podcast #45 Futsal in Australia #31 With Guest:- Vince Sciacca – Futsal Manager for Football QLDJoin us on Episode 31 of the Futsal in Australia Podcast as we welcome Vince Sciacca, Futsal Manager for Football QLD. Vince Sciacca, the Head of Futsal at Football Queensland. We discuss the current state of futsal in Queensland, the challen…
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S6.E3 Sam Bastounas, Using Seaweed to Strip Nutrients from Water
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Sam Bastounas is the CEO of Pacific Bio, an Australian company that develops green technology to address water quality and food security issues. In this podcast, Sam discusses the challenge of purifying water and the development of RegenAqua, a new technology developed with JCU that uses seaweed to strip nutrients from water before it enters waterw…
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S6.E2 Heidi Tait, Cleaning Up Marine Debris
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Heidi Tait is the founder and Managing Director of Tangaroa Blue, a not for profit organisation focused on removing and preventing marine debris. In this podcast, Heidi talks about the problem of litter in our oceans and the importance of going beyond beach clean ups to tackle debris at its source.By Wet Tropics Waterways
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S6.E1 Phil Laycock, Results of the 2024 Wet Tropics Waterway Health Report Card
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This is the 9th annual Wet Tropics Waterway Health Report Card to be released by Wet Tropics Waterways to assess the health and condition of freshwater basins, estuaries, inshore and offshore areas of the Wet Tropics in Far North Queensland. Independent Chair Phil Laycock explains some of the key findings in 2024.…
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S5.E10 Dr Robert Walsh, Micro invertebrates in waterways
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Micro invertebrates are tiny creatures that are invisible to the naked eye but form the basis of the food web in our waterways. Dr. Robert Walsh talks about the importance and diversity of microfauna for sustaining aquatic systems and reveals that their eggs can remain viable for up to 400-500 years, meaning that extinct species could come alive ag…
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Welcome to this podcast series, Stories of our Biodynamic Farmers and Gardeners in Australia. The series was commissioned by Biodynamic Agriculture Australia Ltd. and produced by Householders’ Options to Protect the Environment (HOPE) Inc. (Australia). The six episodes of this series contain interviews with a wide range of Australian biodynamic gro…
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Biodynamic methods in botanical and healing herb horticulture
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GUEST: Cherie Hutchinson, biodynamic farm manager for the Jurlique Natural Skin Care Australia company INTRODUCTION TO THIS EPISODE: My guest on this episode of the series, Cherie Hutchinson, is a farm manager for the Jurlique natural skincare company overseeing the production of over 35 different botanicals and healing herbs on Jurlique’s farm at …
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Developing biodynamic orchards in South Australia
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Guest: Kym Green, biodynamic fruit grower at Ellimatta Orchards (South Australia). Introduction to this episode: My guest on this episode of the series, Kym Green, is a sixth generation fruit grower from Lenswood, near Adelaide in South Australia. Kym and his brother Peter run Ellimatta Orchards which are intensively planted with multiple modern va…
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Mixed biodynamic farming in far north Queensland.
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Guest: Adam Collins, Kisima Farm, Evelyn Tablelands (FNQLD) Introduction to this episode: My guest on this episode of the series, Adam Collins, was born and raised in Kenya, and completed a Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture in the United Kingdom. However he says that after five years of learning how to ‘kill’ everything he felt disillusione…
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Wisdom distilled from a quarter century of biodynamic growing
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GUEST: John Hodgkinson – experienced biodynamic grower and multi-talented volunteer with Biodynamics Agriculture Australia Ltd. Introduction to this episode: ‘My guest on this episode of the series, John Hodgkinson, is a highly experienced and knowledgeable biodynamic grower who first encountered biodynamic methods in the mid-1990s and started usin…
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Smaller scale biodynamic and permaculture growing
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Guests: Luigi and Nidya Marasco-Bellido, The Patch Organics (Bellingen, NSW) Introduction to this episode: My guests on this episode of the series, Luigi Marasco and Nidya Marasco-Bellido are share farmers whose Patch Organics business cultivates an acre paddock using biodynamic techniques on what used to be a holding pen for dairy cows. Their Patc…
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Biodynamic methods for wine grapes, olive and fig growing on Rosnay Farm, New South Wales
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Guest: Sam Statham from Rosnay Organic farm near Canowindra, NSW Introduction to this episode: My guest on this episode of the series is Sam Statham who grows vines, olive and fig trees on his farm, Rosnay located near to the town of Canowindra in the central west of NSW. This is also the home of Sam’s family his wife Simone and their three childre…
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S5.E9 Kim Hooper, Prawn Farming Near the Great Barrier Reef
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Australia loves its prawns so much that Queensland's aquaculture industry produces more than $200M of produce of each year, but is it sustainable? Kim Hooper, Executive Officer of the Australian Prawn Farmers Association, talks about the industry, how it works and how it minimises its impact on local waterways.…
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S5.E8 Gareth Phillips, Tourism and Conservation on the Great Barrier Reef
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Millions of tourists come to north Queensland each year to experience the natural wonder of the Great Barrier Reef. This influx of people from around the world represents an opportunity to educate and inform people about the complexity of the reef system and the threats that it faces. In this week’s Reef & Rivers podcast, Gareth Phillips, CEO of th…
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S5.E7 Associate Professor Mike Rasheed and Paul Doyle, Seagrass
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Seagrass meadows play a critically important role in the reef ecosystem. They are nursery habitat for fish and prawns, they stabilise sediment and protect coastlines from erosion, they suck up and filter nutrients coming down from rivers into the reef lagoon, they absorb carbon and also help buffer the reef from pathogens and diseases. Associate Pr…
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#44: Dave Payne - Development of Futsal in New Zealand
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Caro Futsal Podcast #44 With Guest:- Dave Payne – Former New ZealandFootball COO Chief Operating Officer & Futsal development ManagerJoin us on Episode 44 of the Caro Futsal Podcast as we sit down with Dave Payne, a driving force behind the incredible rise of futsal in New Zealand. From his impactful roles as COO of New Zealand Football and Futsal …
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S5.E6 Fiona Barron, Tracking Progress on Great Barrier Reef Water Quality
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The Great Barrier Reef is about the size of Japan or Italy and there are millions of dollars being invested in improving the runoff of water flowing off the land. How do we know if these reef projects are actually working? Fiona Barron is the coordinator of the Paddock to Reef Program in the Wet Tropics, which tracks progress against targets in Aus…
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Professor Mark Kennard discovered the Bloomfield River Cod in the early 90's whilst undertaking fish surveys as a research assistant. It is the only tropical cod in the world that has avoided predators by living in an 11 kms stretch of the Bloomfield River between two waterfalls.By Wet Tropics Waterways
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S5.E4 Dr Samantha Tol, Dugongs, Turtles and Seagrass
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Did you know that seagrass is the only plant in the world that is capable of fruiting and flowering underwater? This is just one of many fascinating facts shared by Dr. Samantha Tol in this week’s Reef & Rivers podcast. Samantha is a researcher at JCU and well known in the marine science world for her research into dugong and sea turtle poo. Her fi…
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S5.E3 - Joe Marano, Cane Farming by the Great Barrier Reef
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The sugarcane industry is a highly visible part of the Wet Tropics landscape – if you drive between Ingham and the Daintree, you can’t miss it. Employing more than 4000 direct jobs and supporting another 1800, it contributes over $630 million to our local rural economies. However, since the health of the Great Barrier Reef has been in the spotlight…
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S5.E2 - Nathan Waltham, Restoring Coastal Wetlands
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Nathan Waltham, Senior Principal Researcher at James Cook University, is an expert in coastal landscape ecology and processes. In this episode of the Reef & Rivers podcast Nathan talks about the importance of different wetland habitats, the pressures from urban development and the future fo restoration work.…
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Chapter Two of Rob Pyne’s Struggle and Resistance in the Far North, is Growing up in Australia. Support the show Follow us: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/championoftheunderdog/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/RobJPyne Website: https://www.robpyne.com.au/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@championoftheunderdog #RobPyne #ChampionoftheUnderdog #cot…
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S5. E1 Greg Vinall, Results of the 2023 Wet Tropics Waterway Health Report Card
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This is the 8th annual Wet Tropics Waterway Health Report Card to be released by Wet Tropics Waterways to assess the health and condition of freshwater basins, estuaries, inshore and offshore areas of the Wet Tropics in Far North Queensland. Independent Chair Dr Greg Vinall explains some of the key findings in 2023.…
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#43 - Futsal in Australia #30: Steve Tzanakes
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Caro Futsal Podcast #43 Futsal in Australia #30 With Guest:- Steve Tzanakes – Hakoah Futsal Club Head Coach (NSW)Join us on Episode 30 of the Futsal in Australia Podcast as we welcome Steve Tzanakes, head coach of Hakoah Futsal Club. In this episode, Steve shares his experiences coaching at the Copa Mundo do Futsal U21 tournament in Brazil. We disc…
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#42 - Futsal in Australia #29: Jimmy Soufis - Fitzroy Futsal Club
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Caro Futsal Podcast #42 Futsal in Australia #29 With Guest: - Jimmy Soufis – President of Fitzroy Futsal Club (VIC- AUSTRALIA) Join us on Episode 29 of the Futsal in Australia Podcast as we sit down with a true futsal enthusiast, Jimmy Soufis, president of Fitzroy Futsal Club. Delve into the secrets of their success as we discuss titles won, the jo…
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#41 - Futsal in Australia #28: Chris Pehlivanis - Western united
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Caro Futsal Podcast #41 Futsal in Australia #28 With Guest: - Chris Pehlivanis – CEO of Western United Join us on Episode 28 of the Futsal in Australia Podcast as we dive into the exciting expansion of Western United into futsal! Our guest, Chris Pehlivanis, CEO of Western United, shares insights on their decision to enter the futsal space and the …
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Chapter One of Rob Pyne’s Struggle and Resistance in the Far North, is a glimpse into Far North Queensland politics, history and culture. It is an account of the region’s hidden stories and prominent identities. Rob gives his account in concert with his own personal story. Support the show Follow us: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/championofthe…
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#40 - Futsal in Australia #27: Kris Antonic
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Caro Futsal Podcast #40 Futsal in Australia #27 With Guest: - Kris Antonic – Head Coach of the FIFUSA Australian Women's National Futsal Team @coachkrisantonic Topics: - Coaching career - 2023 FIFUSA Women's Futsal World Cup in Argentina - Overview of women's Futsal in Australia 🎙'Caro Futsal' Podcast - www.carofutsal.com.au/podcast LISTEN ON SPOTI…
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#39 - Futsal in Australia #26: Steve Armstrong-Ravula - Aurukun Far north Queensland Futsal Program for aboriginal indigenous youth
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Caro Futsal Podcast #39 Futsal in Australia #26 With Guest: - Steve Armstrong- Ravula – PCYC Aurukun Far North Queensland - Futsal Program Topic: - Aurukun Far north Queensland Futsal Program for aboriginal indigenous youth - SUPPORT THE PROGRAM 1- Sending them Futsal equipment (Any size new or used shoes or training equipment) Address for shipping…
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UFOs Forever was written by Robert Hunziker and published in Counterpunch. #aliens #ovnis #flyingsaucer #ufosightings #ufologia #extraterrestrials #ufos #ufology #extraterrestrial #ufosighting Support the show Follow us: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/championoftheunderdog/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/RobJPyne Website: https://www.robpyne.com.…
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#38 - Futsal in Australia #25: Daniel Fulton
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Caro Futsal Podcast #38 Futsal in Australia #25 With Guest: - Daniel Fulton – Futsal in Australia legend Topics: - Childhood - Futsal career at a club level - Futsalroos - Australian National Futsal Team - Futsal in ACT & Australia 🎙'Caro Futsal' Podcast - www.carofutsal.com.au/podcast LISTEN ON SPOTIFY 👇👇👇 https://open.spotify.com/show/6LLxC4peMol…
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S4.E10 The role of aquariums as educators
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If you’ve visited the Cairns Aquarium you’ll know that biodiversity and conservation education are a driving force behind their business model. In fact, raising awareness about the biodiversity in our world heritage-listed reef and rainforest underpins their entire philosophy. With over 100,000 visitors annually, the Aquarium is in a unique positio…
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S4.E9 A blueprint for turbo-charging reef water quality progress
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The Wet Tropics Major Integrated Project was an ambitious 4-year social change and reef water quality project, and has been described as a blueprint to accelerating progress towards achieving reef water quality targets. The project had unprecedented engagement from the agricultural sector and resulted in 23,966 of hectares of land under confirmed p…
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#37 - Futsal in Australia #24: Peter Spathis
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Caro Futsal Podcast #37 Futsal in Australia #24 With Guest: - Peter Spathis – Futsalroos & Futsal in Australia legend Instagram/Facebook/Twitter/Tiktok: @keeperhq.au www.keeperhq.au Topics: - Childhood - Futsal career at a club level - Futsalroos - Australian National Futsal Team - Coaching & Keeper HQ Academy 🎙'Caro Futsal' Podcast - www.carofutsa…
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S4.E8 Bum breathers - the Johnstone River snapping turtle
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Despite its name, the Johnstone River snapping turtle is no snappier than any other freshwater turtle – and is perhaps better known by its alias, the ‘bum breather’. According to turtle expert Alistair Freeman, this ability for cloacal respiration is thought to enable bum breathers to stay under water for prolonged periods to avoid predation, altho…
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#36: Nancy Loth - Asd Vis Fondi - Italy's Womens first division & Netherlands National Futsal Team
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Caro Futsal Podcast #36 With Guest: - Nancy Loth – Asd Vis Fondi - Italy's Womens first division & Netherlands National Futsal Team Instagram: @nancyvoetbal14 Topics: - Background & Futsal Career history - Futsal in Netherlands & in Italy - Womens FIFA World Cup Campaign by the international women's futsal players association 🎙'Caro Futsal' Podcast…
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#35: Marvin Eakins - New Zealand National Futsal Team
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Caro Futsal Podcast #35 With Guest: - Marvin Eakins – New Zealand National Futsal Team Head Coach Instagram: @marvin_e07 Topics: - 2022 FISU World University Championships – Braga Portugal 18-24th of July 2022 - 2022 OFC Futsal Cup – Suva Fiji 13-18th of September 2022 - Men & Women New Zealand National Futsal Team programs ___ #TheDoctor @Andrecar…
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Mangroves and saltmarsh are important coastal ecosystems that help purify water, buffer coastal communities from extreme weather and provide fish nurseries for our recreational and commercial fishing industries. They’re also among the most efficient ecosystems in the world at sequestering and storing carbon – but are under threat from climate chang…
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S4.E5 From pets to pests - ornamental fish gone rogue
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They might look pretty – or at least, pretty harmless, but Australia’s ornamental fish trade can pose a serious threat to our waterways. Once an invasive is established, it makes eradication almost impossible, which means prevention is always better than cure. In this episode we’re joined by freshwater fish biologist Mariah Millington to find out e…
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S4.E4 The changing face of tropical cyclones
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Tropical cyclones, though destructive, are part of the natural dynamics of the rainforest and reef. We often see their land-based impacts most vividly, but they also impact coral reefs and seagrass beds. We catch up with Professor Steve Turton to find out how anthropogenic climate change is changing the frequency, intensity and location of cyclones…
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Equal parts fearful and fascinating, bull sharks have a reputation as strong, aggressive sharks and are one of the most common species that anglers are likely to encounter in the estuaries and inshore marine zone. Nicolas Lubitz is a Ph.D candidate at James Cook University, and tracks bull sharks to find out where they travel and why. Join us to le…
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Australian Unions Need to Stop Pinning Their Hopes on the ALP 5/2
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Owen Bennett is the founding president of the Australian Unemployed Workers’ Union. He is currently writing a book for Interventions on trade unions and unemployment in Australia. Published in Jacobin. Support the show Follow us: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/championoftheunderdog/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/RobJPyne Website: https://www.rob…
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When we think about waterway pollution, things like paracetamol and caffeine probably aren’t the first things that come to mind – but they’re among the alarmingly long list of pharmaceuticals and consumables that are literally passing through our bodies and into waterways. Ecotoxicologist Dr Frederic Leusch joins us to talk about what’s turning up,…
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S4.E1 Wet Tropics Waterway Health Report Card Results - 2022
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The 2022 Wet Tropics Waterway Health Report Card was released today. A lot of complex science goes on behind the report, and it can get a bit heavy, so we asked our Independent Chair Dr Greg Vinall to break it down. Join us, to learn about the good news stories and the areas in which we could be doing better; what’s impacting waterway health grades…
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#34 - Futsal in Australia #23: AMF Australian Womens National Futsal Team with Clarissa Allerton, Hayley Shields & Jessica Hayes
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Caro Futsal Podcast #34 Futsal in Australia #23 With Guests: - Clarissa Allerton - Melbourne Amazons - VIC - Hayley Shields - River City Futsal - QLD - Jessica Hayes - East Coast Futsal Academy - NSW Topics: - AMF Australian Womens National Futsal Team - 2022 AMF Womens Futsal World Cup in Bogota Colombia - 23rd to 30th of October 2022 ___ #TheDoct…
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#33 - Futsal in Australia #22: Moreland Futsal Club with Deren Saban - Dee Man
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Caro Futsal Podcast #33 Futsal in Australia #22 With Guest: - Deren Saban - Dee Man – President, Head Coach & Founder of Moreland Futsal Club Topics: - Moreland Futsal Club's history - Creating a professional Futsal Club in Australia * Where to get the resources? * What do players' contracts look like? * Managing superstars - Club's goal for the fu…
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