Posts by Alex Mead

CSIRO appoints Centre for Disease Preparedness director

The Mandarin, Other, 15/03/2024, Dan Holmes Australia's national science agency has announced Dr Debbie Eagles will be the new director […]

Rock lobster counting continues a 55-year project that reliably predicts its $400 million per year future

ABC Online, Other, 15/03/2024, Joanna Prendergast Fishing is a game of risk and reward the world over, but off the […]

French flies to help south coast farmers in fight against snails

West Australian, Other, 15/03/2024, Olivia Ford A biocontrol program using Australian-bred parasitoid flies is the new line of defence against […]

In the Northern Rivers, planes have been criss-crossing the sky to recreate a disaster

The Age, Other, 17/03/2024, Heath Gilmore Going upstream, Jai Vaze is journeying back to the heart of a catastrophe. Armed […]

Open letter from Dr Doug Hilton, Chief Executive, CSIRO

15 MARCH 2024 NEWS RELEASE Science is crucial to providing the data and models that allow society to tackle profound […]

Discovered in the deep: tiny ‘sucker-bum squid’ with martial arts moves

The Guardian, Other, 11/03/2024, Helen Scales The two species of pygmy squid the size of a fingernail live on Japanese […]

New toolkit launched to protect scientists from abuse

Cosmos Magazine, Other, 11/03/2024 An employment dispute in NZ seems an unlikely place to stir up a global debate about […]

Australia and Singapore sign deal to accelerate digital transformation and trade

Defence Connect, Other, 07/03/2024, David Hollingworth Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his Singaporean counterpart, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, have […]

CSIRO breakthrough to boost disease resistance in crops

Grain Central, Other, 08/03/2024 Scientists at CSIRO have achieved a breakthrough in molecular plant pathology, marking a technological leap forward […]