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Climate News: "Looming over all of this are the huge challenges we are facing globally and of course climate change is the major one" - Dr Allan Patience

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Dr Allan Patience (pictured) an honorary fellow in political science at the University of Melbourne joined Emeritus Professor at La Trobe University in Melbourne, a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Social Sciences, Convener of Conversation at the Crossroads, and Co-Convener of SHAPE (Saving Humanity and Planet Earth), Professor Joseph Camilleri to discuss "The bleak picture of Australian politics: this is how we change".

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"Agricultural enigma: A mysterious decline in his harvests leaves a farmer searching for a solution";

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"The enduring influence of “The Day After Tomorrow,” 20 years later";

"What you need to know about record-breaking heat in the Atlantic".

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