When ancient knowledge of the land and seas meet modern mapping technology – it’s set to be transformative and empowering. A new research collaboration led by the Cooperative Research Centre for Developing Northern Australia (CRCNA) promises to transform how digital maps are designed and used on Country – as a [...]
The CRCNA’s Cotton, Grain Cattle Program (CGC) is a game changer set to refine and reset Northern Australia’s cropping and cattle sectors. The four-year, $8 million program is the CRCNA’s largest investment to date and was launched in Darwin today in the sidelines of the Northern Australia Food Futures Conference. CRCNA’s Chair, [...]
Monsters Or Medicine? A Catalyst special. Parasites feed on us and can cause disease but pioneering Australian research shows they might be used to create new medicines. We examine these complex little creatures and how scientists try to harness their power for good. Watch the story here. ABC Journalist Garnett [...]
Northern Australian-grown Black Lip Rock Oysters could be on the menu by next Christmas, thanks to a Cooperative Research Centre for Developing Northern Australia-funded project, which has officially wrapped up in northern Western Australia. Around 700,000 oysters have been transferred from the CRCNA and the Western Australia Department of Primary Industries [...]
In an Australian first, the CRCNA and the University of Queensland’s Centre for Online Health (COH) have partnered to bolster telehealth service delivery, training and knowledge sharing across Northern Australia. The Northern Australian Telehealth Skills ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) project will build a collaborative model to provide a range of services including place-based [...]
The Cooperative Research Centre for Developing Northern Australia (CRCNA) in partnership with the University of Queensland’s Centre for Online Health (COH) are seeking subject matter experts to join Northern Australia’s first Health eMinds Extension for Community Health Outcomes (ECHO) as a panel team member. Panel members will have a unique opportunity to help develop [...]
The University of Western Australia this month launched a four-year research mission to make table grapes one of the most valuable fruit crops in Northern Australia. The research team aims to develop novel practices that enable table grapes to be commercially grown well outside their traditional climate range in subtropical [...]
A new health research project in the Kimberley aims to improve clinical responses to the experiences of adversity and trauma that many Aboriginal patients experience and the impact this has on their health care access and engagement. Research Fellow Emma Carlin, from The Rural Clinical School of Western Australia and [...]
The potential to grow the popular Asian delicacy and meat substitute – jackfruit – in northern Australia was discussed at a field walk through a trial site at Kununurra. The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) trial is part of a Cooperative Research Centre for Developing Northern Australia [...]