July 2017
Rapidly evolving space industry needs faster UN response
... that new space governance mechanisms will have to address are seemingly growing and include: How to adequately regulate the so-called NewSpace movement so that commercial and business rationales remain thriving in private sector? How to address...
October 2017
Can Australia’s space industry overcome years of political setback?
... August 2017. Its intention is to ensure that innovation, investment and business success is not stifled through outdated regulation. The immediate aim is to determine how to relax liability when a space object causes damage in space or on the ground...
October 2017
Colouring our view of the oceans
... fish farmers, national monitoring organisations, scientists, regulators and local communities. Fuelled by readily available nitrogen...inform us about the status of the ocean biota that regulate atmospheric carbon, and are the only method which can ...
May 2018
Challenging the boundaries of materials science
...Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) directive aims to improve the protection of human health and the environment by regulating chemicals produced or imported in the EU. Part of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) solar array returned from...
May 2018
Satellite data helps combat illegal shark fishing
... Tuna Commission (IATTC), but no authorisation record of the reefer Fu Yuan Yu Leng 999 was found. IATTC regulations (Resolution C-12-07) stipulate that vessels must be authorised to conduct at-sea transhipments inside the IATTC convention area. The...
July 2019
Aggression in outer space – time for action
... attempts Some countries have introduced national legislation leading to the implementation of the IADC guidelines through national regulations, but many others have not even considered doing so What can we do about it, apart from calling for...
