Christine Schlesinger

Ellen Ryan-Colton

April 19, 2026

Should this plant be declared one of the worst weeds in Australia?

Dr Ellen Ryan-Colton, Australian National University and Christine Schlesinger, Charles Darwin University

Without a national policy, the spread of smothering buffel grass will continue unchecked.

Sarah Maclagan/Author provided

April 3, 2025

Scientists worked with Warlpiri to track down bilby poo – and uncover clues to help conserve these iconic animals

Hayley Geyle, Charles Darwin University; Cathy Robinson, CSIRO; Christine Schlesinger, Charles Darwin University, and Helen Wilson, Indigenous Knowledge

As Australia confronts biodiversity loss, this research underscores the importance of listening to those who know Country best.

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December 20, 2023

Invasive grasses are worsening bushfires across Australia’s drylands

Andrew Edwards, Charles Darwin University; Christine Schlesinger, Charles Darwin University; Dr Ellen Ryan-Colton, Charles Darwin University; Greg Barber, Charles Darwin University, and Peter Jacklyn, Charles Darwin University

Grassfires are normal in central and northern Australia. But fast-growing invasive grasses are supercharging grassfires – and this summer looks like it will be big.

Buffel grass surrounding Hakea divaricata, a bushfood and medicine tree. Ellen Ryan-Colton

November 16, 2020

The buffel kerfuffle: how one species quietly destroys native wildlife and cultural sites in arid Australia

Christine Schlesinger, Charles Darwin University; Dr Ellen Ryan-Colton, Charles Darwin University; Jennifer Firn, Queensland University of Technology, and John Read, University of Adelaide

Buffel grass causes just as much damage to native wildlife as feral cats. But with the right control measures, biodiversity can bounce back.

The Anangu community of Mutitjulu stands in stark contrast to the sleek tourism infrastructure in the neighbouring town of Yulara. Lukas Coch/AAP

October 31, 2019

After the climb: how new tourism opportunities can empower the traditional owners of Uluru

Barry Judd, Charles Darwin University; Amanda Kearney, Flinders University; Chris Hallinan; Christine Schlesinger, Charles Darwin University; Joseph M. Cheer, Wakayama University, and Keir Reeves, Federation University Australia

There’s a need to develop new tourism activities at Uluru, especially more educational and immersive experiences that would entail interacting respectfully with traditional owners.

Fire has burned through a swathe of the Tjoritja National Park.

March 11, 2019

The summer bushfires you didn’t hear about, and the invasive species fuelling them

Christine Schlesinger, Charles Darwin University and Barry Judd, Charles Darwin University

Tasmania wasn’t the only part of Australia that burned in January. The remote interior near Alice Springs saw a huge blaze, worsened by invasive buffel grass.

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