• Squill to Power: How an Unlikely Herb Saved Your Grandma and the West
    Did your grandma have the same diet as Hercules? Good question. If your grandma was around in 1960s Australia it’s possible. You see, in ‘60s Australia many people were fond of a treat called Squill Candy.  “What on earth is Squill Candy?” you might ask. Well, as you might possibly have guessed, Squill Candy is…
  • Australia’s Disastrous Mouse Plague
    At the moment the mouse plague afflicting Australia feels almost biblical following extensive fires, drought and rain in recent times. Millions of mice are on the move in Western NSW and parts of Queensland, Victoria and South Australia, causing millions in property damage. The mice arrived with the First Fleet in 1788 and have been…