Every few months, when the wind's blowing in the right direction, a bottle of air is taken from Kennaook / Cape Grim, at the northern tip of Tasmania, and saved for science. Here's how and why.
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Young Australians just won a historic human rights case against an enormous coal mine
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CSIRO abruptly scraps globally recognised climate forecast program
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Australia to set aside at least 30% of its land mass to protect endangered species
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