Senator Jacqui Lambie has unleashed on the Veterans Affairs minister for being “missing in action” over reports veterans’ data was handed to a university without their consent. The Department of Veterans Affairs routinely transferred the medical data of veterans to the University of South Australia for research purposes over twoContinue Reading

In Costa Rica, a seed bank is being maintained to safeguard against food insecurity and climate change. Located at the Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE) near the town of Turrialba, the facility houses some 6,200 seed samples from 125 species of edible plants, including squash, chilli, andContinue Reading