Across the world, tech is modernising and making a difference in the conservation efforts of wildlife. Cloud-based technologies are assisting in expanding the technology rapidly, without the need for extensive human intervention in vulnerable habitats.One eye-catching example is one of HATCH: Taronga Accelerator Program 2021 participants, Spottr. An integrated thermal-optic drone reconnaissance platform making feral management, stock monitoring and wildlife protection more efficient and effective. Providing land managers and scientific databases with the ability to quickly, easily and cost-effectively scan their geographic areas and have it downloaded to their devices. Check out their website: https://www.spottr.tech/

Green Eco Technologies began in the UK in 2016, but later moved to Australia and has been manufacturing here since July 2021.GET removes about 80 per cent of the volume from organic waste using heat of 50 to 60 degrees Celsius, air, and a “Mixed Ion Reactive Approach”. Radicalised oxygen molecules kill off microbes to remove pungent smells, breaking down organics at the cell level to turn them into a kind of nutrient and calorie-rich compost. This can then be diluted as a soil improver or fed into an anaerobic digestor to make biogas. https://www.aumanufacturing.com.au/saving-through-smarter-energy-use-the-melbourne-company-taking-the-stink-out-of-waste-to-energy

Indigenomics, founded in Canada, draws on ancient principles that have supported indigenous economies for thousands of years, and works to implement them as modern business practices. How might we embrace this type of dialogue interwoven with Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander wisdom?https://indigenomicsinstitute.com/

Getting the right balance between local, state and federal responsibilities for revenue and services would make Australia a stronger and more cohesive nation. “Rather than have an all-powerful unitary government, federations offer the advantage of several governments operating closer to their constituents. By rights, accountability is enhanced and sub-national governments can learn from each other.” ...“The empirical evidence from around the world is also strongly supportive of federations. Federated countries consistently have outperformed unitary states in terms of the key economic parameters, such as gross domestic product growth, unemployment and the like.”Judith Sloan – The Australian 20/7/21

After England lost the Euro 2020 finals the black England players were subjected to racism and the mural of English star Marcus Rashford was destroyed. However, the good news is that the community came together to support them and a crowdfunding campaign was started to repair the mural.Click the link to find out more: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-57824639