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Could music provide an unlikely source of inspiration for improving human relationships with forests? Paul Jones / UOW Media

Friday essay: the guitar industry’s hidden environmental problem — and the people trying to fix it

Chris Gibson, University of Wollongong and Andrew Warren, University of Wollongong

Following scandals over illegal logging, and with an appetite for rare, old-growth wood, the guitar industry is rethinking its environmental footprint. Australian companies are leading the way.
Marc in het Panhuis demonstrating that surfers require fins in their surfboards for stability and control during manoeuvres. Jones Beach Boardriders Club

Surfing the 3D printing wave: the changing face of surfboard fin production

Marc in het Panhuis, University of Wollongong; Andrew Warren, University of Wollongong; Buyung Kosasih, University of Wollongong; Chris Gibson, University of Wollongong; Dr Stephen Beirne, University of Wollongong, and Julie Steele, University of Wollongong

3D printing looms as a gamechanger for the surfing industry as surfboard and fin technology become increasingly high-tech.
Wave of protest: surfers were among thousands who rallied at Cottesloe Beach against the Barnett government’s shark cull. AAP Image/Theron Kirkman

WA shark cull season ends, and ocean users don’t want it to return

Leah Gibbs, University of Wollongong and Andrew Warren, University of New England

The end of April marks the end of Western Australia’s shark cull – for now at least. Since January 25, dozens of sharks (the WA government has not yet released official figures) have been killed off popular…
Workers who lost jobs at the Port Kembla Steelworks have faced mixed fortunes. AAP/Dean Lewins

The story of steel maps the job future for car workers

Chris Gibson, University of Wollongong and Andrew Warren, University of New England

Prime Minister Tony Abbott is right when he describes Australia’s car industry workers as “highly skilled people, adaptable people”. He has also been saying this week that the departure of Toyota and Holden…
Refinancing agreements have lent Billabong a lifeline, but the surf brand will need to reconnect with its core customers to stay in business. Cassiede Alain/Shutterstock

Regaining their “cool”: can the big three surf brands recover?

Andrew Warren, University of New England

Australia’s “big three” surf brands have found themselves in choppy financial waters. Last week, Billabong, one of Australia’s most iconic surf brands confirmed a $386 million refinancing agreement with…
Australia’s surf megabrands — once thriving cultural icons — are now facing a changing tide of fortunes. Andrew Warren

All washed up: have surf megabrands forgotten their roots?

Andrew Warren, University of New England and Chris Gibson, University of Wollongong

Yesterday’s announcement that iconic brand Rip Curl plans to sell-up raises the question: just what has happened to Australia’s iconic surf brands? It has been well publicised that the big three surf labels…
There is no evidence that hunting and killing sharks reduces attacks on humans. US Fish and Wildlife Service

Who’s hunting who? Misguided responses to shark attacks

Leah Gibbs, University of Wollongong and Andrew Warren, University of Wollongong

The most recent fatal encounter between a shark and a surfer off the coast of Western Australia is a tragic loss of human life. It prompted a Western Australian government reaction to “hunt and kill” the…

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