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England call up Somerset’s James Rew for Zimbabwe Test
James Rew’s stellar start to the County Championship season has been rewarded with a maiden Test call up for England’s squad ...
The titan and the terrier: How Roger Cook outfoxed the brains behind a ‘commercial colossus’
Make no mistake, WA’s Premier gave a firm middle finger to National Rugby League bosses when he waited until they had settled ...
The titan and the terrier: How Roger Cook outfoxed the brains behind a ‘commercial collosus’
Make no mistake, WA’s Premier gave a firm middle finger to National Rugby League bosses when he waited until they had settled ...
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The Godfather of Perth Punk, James Baker, Dead at 71
James Baker, drummer for Australian bands like The Scientists, Hoodoo Gurus, The Dubrovniks, and Beasts of Bourbon, has died at 71. Baker had been battling liver cancer since 2014, and passed away at ...
Review into Cyclone Alfred finds thousands of properties at risk of future storms
A review into Tropical Cyclone Alfred has found that if winds were slightly stronger, the weather system could have caused ...
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred a 'practice run' for future severe weather events, damage assessment finds
A new report from James Cook University has found aspects of buildings in south-east Queensland and northern New South Wales ...
Premier Roger Cook says Western Australia will get new NRL team in $60 million pledge
Western Australia will get a new NRL team, according to Premier Roger Cook, after the WA government and the Australian Rugby League Commission reached an agreement on funding for the side.
WA Premier Roger Cook pulls back on WA climate change targets, says emissions may rise
Western Australia's Premier Roger Cook has watered down his government's promise to introduce climate target legislation, ...
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Australia’s Daintree Rainforest (IMAGE)
One of the field sites was in an old growth forest in  Australia’s Daintree Rainforest, at the James Cook University ...
Why some mammals glow under ultraviolet light
James Cook University scientists have been trying to discover exactly why some animals glow under ultraviolet light. JCU ...
A new publisher is focussing on books by men – but is this necessary?
A new publisher is focussing on books by men – but is this necessary? - ANALYSIS: Men are outnumbered by women on bestseller ...
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Australian Mammals’ Black Light Glow Is Caused By Several Different Molecules
The team found the molecule porphyrin causes the fur of bandicoots, quolls, and possums to glow bright pink under black light. Meanwhile metabolites of tryptophan produce a blue shade. Sometimes the ...