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Big Picture: Freedom Fight • In a small inflatable vessel, the NSW NPWS Large Whale Disentanglement team inches cautiously towards a humpback caught in fishing gear and marine debris.

Geobits: Bite-sized news and events

Snapshot: Cathy’s moment • Twenty-five years ago, Cathy Freeman won gold at the Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics in a performance that became a lasting symbol of national pride and reconciliation.

Need to Know with Dr Karl Kruszelnicki: Gold is awesome

Treading Lightly: The tale of ‘Lucky’ the turtle • One fortunate turtle enjoys an all-inclusive health retreat after falling from the sky.

Space: Australian astronomy at a crossroads

Defining moments: Our first holey dollar

Tim the Yowie Man: They got the lot!

Deep-sea mining: gold rush or disaster? • The risks of mining the deep ocean floor are just too high. Australia should back a global moratorium on mining activities at the bottom of the ocean.

Wet tropics protection for Greater Gliders • Australia’s fluffiest gliding marsupial is under threat, but one reserve in Far North Queensland may offer a lifeline in their northern range.

Australia Portrait: Breaking his silence • After facing his own trauma, an ordinary man named Aaron Schultz set out to help others – and to reshape the meaning of masculinity.

Sense of Place: Deep connections • Whales hold a profound place in the natural and industrial history of this southern NSW bay.

Phantom islands of the Southern Ocean • They were ‘land masses’ that appeared on explorers’ charts for more than a century – recorded, searched for, and sometimes feared. But were they ever really there?

Algae Armageddon • Why has an unprecedented growth of tiny toxic plants been killing marine life en masse along Australia’s southern coastline?

Rocking the silver screen • Australian cinema came into its own 50 years ago with the release of two films featuring big rocks.

A Decade of Light • For 10 years, Parrtjima Festival has illuminated First Nations culture and storylines in the heart of Australia.

Waste not, Want not • What happens when the hardware behind Australia’s renewables revolution reaches the end of its life?

Shades of Cray • Often mistaken for yabbies, the freshwater spiny crayfish species of Australia’s east coast are extraordinarily diverse.

The future is out here • In waterways, farms and skies across regional Australia, the next wave of environmental and energy innovation is already taking off.

When adventure goes wrong • Australia’s search and rescue region covers about one-tenth of the earth’s surface, making missions anything but predictable.

The shabby side of chic • Australia has embraced fast fashion with gusto, becoming the world’s largest per capita consumer of textiles with one of the highest rates of clothing waste. Now our fashion industry is searching for answers.

Shifting our focus • In an ever-changing world, nature photography plays a vital role in reminding us of the beauty – and fragility – of our planet.

Your Society • NEWS AND EVENTS

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