sustainability through science & innovation

latest news - all

Threatened Species Day: a time to reflect on our unique Australian wildlife

07 Sep 2017 | Filed under genetic insights

Today is National Threatened Species Day, a time to celebrate our wonderful and unique Australian wildlife that, for many reasons, are not doing so well. Australia doesn’t have a great record when it comes to our wildlife; in the last 200 years three quarters of all mammal extinctions have occurred...

Plastic Free July update

01 Aug 2017 | Filed under company announcements

As July came to a close and we crossed the finish line on our plastic free challenge, one thing was clearer than ever to all of us - we are living in a plastic world!

We are taking the Plastic Free July challenge

14 Jul 2017 | Filed under company announcements

It’s Plastic Free July and after 2 weeks of attempting to operate a plastic-free office, what have we learnt? 

Preparing for the vegetable leafminer, an emerging biosecurity threat to Australian agriculture

04 Jul 2017 | Filed under sustainable agriculture

cesar is at the forefront of a project addressing a new and significant biosecurity threat to Australia’s vegetable, nursery and melon industries: the vegetable leafminer (VLM, Liriomyza sativae).

Citizen scientists key to understanding platypus distribution

28 Jun 2017 | Filed under genetic insights

The platypus is one of Australia’s (and the world’s) most unique and intriguing animals. However, this iconic species is facing an uncertain future due to increasing degradation of its aquatic habitats from agriculture, urbanisation, water extraction, and climate change.