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Food mechanics recipe to serve up healthy food that lasts

Researchers are working to design faster, cheaper, and better ways to store food.
eventSep 14, 2020
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high-heat caramelisation
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Red hot meat: the wrong recipe for heart disease

From MasterChef to MKR, the world’s best chefs have taught us how to barbeque, grill and panfry a steak to perfection. But while the experts may be seeking that extra flavour, new research from the University of South Australia suggests high-heat caramelisation could be bad…
eventSep 7, 2020
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Australia's food system
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Australia’s food system needs an overhaul

The Australian government needs a strategic policy approach to food, according to a new report by the Commission for the Human Future.
eventSep 3, 2020
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cruciferous vegetables
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Broccoli and Brussels sprouts a cut above for blood vessel health

New research from Edith Cowan University has shown some of our least favourite vegetables could be the most beneficial when it comes to preventing advanced blood vessel disease.
eventAug 20, 2020
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Erin Stranks
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Research seeks to understand shared values of vegans and livestock producers

“We have seen increased scrutiny of animal welfare, radical protests by activists on farms and abattoirs, and veganism gaining social licence and influence globally.”
eventJul 31, 2020
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It’s easy as to reduce food waste with a new socials campaign

Australians who have been economically impacted by COVID-19 are doing it tough. The bills keep coming in and the family still needs to be fed. Yet the average Australian family continues to waste around $3,000 per year on food that isn’t being eaten, often due…
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cultural valuing of Aussie species
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Research calls for cultural valuing of Aussie species

Indigenous values should be at the centre of conservation planning and decision making to ensure more equitable environmental and cultural outcomes, according to research by a Charles Darwin University PhD candidate.
eventJul 10, 2020
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dietary guidelines
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Australians need to buy more vegetables to meet the dietary guidelines

AUSVEG is urging Australians to buy more vegetables to give themselves the best opportunity to meet the guidelines for vegetable intake, following the release of a report from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) that indicates Australians are only buying enough vegetables for 2.3 daily…
eventJul 8, 2020
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global food system
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World food system ‘faces growing crisis’

The global food system is headed for failure, with potentially catastrophic consequences for all people, nations and for civilisation as a whole, a new report warns.
eventJul 1, 2020
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Incorrect food labelling
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Incorrect food labelling sparks calls for tighter regulations

Incorrect labelling of food products is causing too many allergic reactions and needs to be more tightly regulated, a University of Melbourne researcher says.
eventJun 24, 2020
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sustainable farming practices
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Popular doesn’t mean influential among Cambodian farmers

It’s become common practice for NGOs and environmental development agencies to use ‘influencers’ for the roll out of environmentally sustainable farming practices, but this isn’t always the most effective method, say social network analysts from the University of Sydney.
eventJun 23, 2020
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Paul Weston
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Nature’s bee all and end all: Why ‘Winged wonders’ must be protected from threats

Dr Paul Weston, a Senior Research Fellow in Charles Sturt University’s Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation based in Wagga Wagga, explores the vital role played by the flying insects.
eventJun 17, 2020
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