The Victorian Government has announced a new plan to boost housing development near public transport hubs in Melbourne’s inner suburbs.

Former NSW Labor Minister Ian Macdonald is appealing his 14-year prison sentence for corruption.

Australia’s hydrogen ambitions have received a $100 million boost in NSW.

A WA gold mine has ordered a sizable solar farm to help it reduce its reliance on diesel generators.

Australia’s electrification drive is set for a major test in New South Wales.

Wholesale energy prices experienced sharp ups and downs this past quarter.

Rio Tinto is breaking ranks to back environmental reforms that its rivals oppose.

Tasmania's role as an Antarctic gateway may be secure, but newly-funded wharf upgrades come with strings attached.

Australia’s latest defence plan promises billions in spending and thousands of jobs.

Australia’s critical infrastructure now has a cyber survival guide.

A potential GrainCorp worker strike may disrupt NSW’s bumper harvest season.

Boeing will slash 17,000 jobs and delay the 777X jet as financial pressures mount due to an ongoing worker strike.

BHP is being sued for $70 billion over claims it destroyed a god.

A new discovery could improve everyday technology, from more efficient solar panels and brighter TV screens to advanced medical diagnostics.

Rio Tinto is in discussions to acquire Arcadium, a major lithium producer.

Construction has commenced on one of Australia's largest renewable hydrogen plants.

An inquiry into nuclear energy has been launched amid rising public debate.

A corruption probe has found a Victorian mayor traded information for drugs.

Australia's biggest home builder, Metricon, is facing regulator scrutiny over customer complaints.

Darwin Port has expanded ties with China through a new “friendly cooperation” deal.

Origin Energy has pulled out of Australia's flagship hydrogen project.

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For the last few weeks we have been bogged down in the very Earthly matters of royalty, budgets, politics, humanity and celebrity - all good prompts to look away, up into the infinite. 

Health authorities, politicians and scientists have been slowly introducing the world to the concept of ‘One Health’ - an all-inclusive approach to health that extends from the human body right through the global environment. 

This year’s Nobel Prizes honour discoveries that unwind our notion of truth, our understanding of ourselves and the human story, the complexities of cells and the very basics of the universe. 

XENOTRANSPLANTATION - sounds like something that would happen to an ill-fated crew member in Star Trek, but it is also a technical term for using non-human parts to treat or enhance our own bodies. 

I am Tim Hall; a red-blooded, beer-drinking, car-driving Australian male who has no interest in watching sports – at least, not the sports played by humans.

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