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A dawn census with a useful purpose Platypus spotting is a lovely family outing, but the 774 Platypus Census is also a practical piece of waterway monitoring. On Wednesday 2 September, volunteers will search Melbourne’s local waterways from 5:30 to 8:00am and...
Cricket 26 on Game Pass Could Make Women’s Cricket Easier to Find The arrival of Cricket 26 on Xbox Game Pass is interesting for a reason that has little to do with graphics or review scores. A game included in a subscription can quietly change which parts of...
A senior researcher once told me that careful questions are not a sign that you are behind. They are part of the work. In astronomy, asking how a measurement was made can matter as much as understanding the result. I still think about that when supporting stu...
SKA-Low Will Turn Western Australia Into a Vast Radio Instrument At the Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory, SKA-Low is being built from 131,072 antennas arranged across 512 stations. It will not look like a conventional dish. The instrument is closer to a...
Good fire safety is rarely one clever gadget. It is building managers, responders, designers and heritage specialists spotting problems together before they become emergencies. AFAC26 brings that conversation to Melbourne, with live demonstrations on 19 - 20...
Rowena Wise’s “Diamond In The Rough” Is About the Cost of Being Exceptional Rowena Wise’s new single, “Diamond In The Rough,” arrives with a title that sounds almost like a compliment. The song is less interested in praise than in the pressure hidden inside i...
What does a spacecraft mission sound like when the data comes first? ESA’s Expedition Sound Episode 2 follows BepiColombo, the ESA/JAXA mission travelling towards Mercury, through the people who turn scientific measurements into sound. I like this framing bec...
Open House Melbourne runs 24 - 26 July 2026, opening up buildings and public spaces across the city. Take the kids, ask what makes a place safe and welcoming, and notice the practical details: exits, access, light, and how people move. Better than another wee...
Why The Odyssey Trailer Feels Larger Than Its Story The first trailer for Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey has arrived, and its most interesting quality is not simply that it looks expensive or mythic. It is the way the film appears to treat scale as a problem...