Today, rock wallabies rarely stray far from the safety of their rocky shelters. But the fossil record tells a very different story.
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Rugby union in Australia is lurching from crisis to crisis, and needs change in terms of ‘the three Rs’ – rules, revenue and reform.
Many measures commonly thought to reduce the toll of animals injured and killed on our roads aren’t effective. But there is evidence to support other solutions.
Each year, hungry plant-eating animals do billions of dollars of damage to valuable plants. We need prevention methods that don’t involve killing them.
Pundits had suggested a strong World Cup performance was vital for the health of the game. The horror result in France will put even more pressure on the sport to reform to stay relevant.
First imported by zoos, wallabies proved to be adept escape artists that can survive in the British countryside.
The AFL and NRL have larger fan bases, and soccer more youth participants. Rugby union must find new ways to grow interest in the sport to reclaim its place in the Australian sporting landscape.
Reconsidering an old ecological conundrum comes up with a new perspective on migration, contact and trade in the Australia and Asia-Pacific region.
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Senior Lecturer, Environmental Social Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Conservation and Wildlife Management, University of Sydney
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Researcher at the College of Sport & Exercise Science and Institute for Health and Sport (iHeS), Victoria University
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Industry Professor and Chief Economist, University of Technology Sydney
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Lecturer in Conservation Biology, University of South Wales
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PhD Researcher, Movement Ecology, University College Dublin
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Lecturer, College of Sport & Exercise Science, Victoria University
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Senior Lecturer in Sport Management, Deakin University
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Professor of Conservation Biology, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney
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Laureate Research Fellow, School of Social Sciences, The University of Western Australia
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Principal Research Fellow Applied Palaeontology & Palaeotourism, CQUniversity Australia
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Professor of Biogeochemistry, University of Wollongong
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PhD Candidate, Wollongong Isotope Geochronology Laboratory, University of Wollongong
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Dean, School of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences, CQUniversity Australia
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Professor of Behavioural Ecology, University of Sydney