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8 May, 2021 0 comments

ACT’s newest emblem: Q&A with Dr. Rachel Przeslawski

Up until late last year, the ACT had just three emblems, a mammal emblem (Southern Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby), a bird emblem (Gang-gang cockatoo) and a floral e...

19 May, 2017 1 comments

Australia’s War on Carp Explained

Herpes? No thankyou. How about carp? Also a hard pass. Biological control? It sounds scary. It must be a bad idea. It stirs images of Conta...

19 May, 2017 0 comments

Australia's War on Carp Explained

Herpes? No thankyou. How about carp? Also a hard pass. Biological control? It sounds scary. It must be a bad idea. It stirs images of Contagion in my mind. H...

16 May, 2017 0 comments

Q & A with Astronomer Naomi McClure-Griffiths

Canberra is home to one of Australia's foremost Astronomers/Physicists, Naomi McClure-Griffiths. Naomi is at the forefront of research into the Milky Way, its galaxy neighbours and much more. Q: So tell me, how exactly...

16 May, 2017 0 comments

Q & A with Astronomer Naomi McClure-Griffiths

10 Apr, 2017 0 comments

Questacon Above and Beyond: Exhibition Review

Any Canberran in their early 20’s cannot escape the overwhelming nostalgia that hits them when entering Questacon, the National Science and Technology Centre...

16 Apr, 2016 0 comments

Questacon in your 20s? Give it a try

Opening its doors to the public in 1988, Canberra’s own Questacon has been a unique way to experience science and technology. It is home to numerous exhibitio...

13 May, 2013 0 comments

Questacon Technology Learning Centre

The new Questacon Technology Learning Centre was officially opened on Tuesday, April 9th, 2013. The idea of the new Centre to focus on creativity and inventio...

21 Mar, 2013 0 comments

Laugh All About It

There are scientific studies dedicated to find out what your laugh potentially says about you? Friends? Family? An analysis by Mark Weeks, Graduate School of Languages and Cultures, looks at laughter through philosopher Fried...