1. Social and political discourses about climate change, water management, biosecurity and other contemporary environmental issues And how they effect contemporary relationships with outdoor environments

2. Wait.. What is “Discourse”??? “Verbal expression or action in speech or writing”

3. What is.. Climate Change Climate change is a significant and lasting change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns over periods ranging from decades to millions of years. It may be a change in average weather conditions, or in the distribution of weather around the average conditions.

4. Climate change Political Discourse

5. Climate Change 1995 = Greenhouse Challenge program Signing but not ratifying the Kyoto Protocol Today to reduce Australia's carbon emissions, the government of Julia Gillard introduced a carbon tax on 1 July 2012. It requires large businesses, defined as those emitting over 250,000 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent annually, to pay per ton of carbon they emit.

6. What is.. Water management Putting it simply it is the way Australians and Australian Government decide to manage our water supply

7. Water management Much government action during drought Conflict in public and industry opinion

8. What is.. Biosecurity Biosecurity is a set of preventative measures designed to reduce the risk of transmission of infectious diseases, quarantined pests, invasive alien species and living modified organisms.

9. Current major biosercurity issues in Australia   Beef imports   Californian table grapes   Draft policy review of the importation of dogs and cats and their semen from approved countries   Drosophila suzukii (spotted wing drosophila)   Fresh island cabbage from Cook Islands, Fiji, Tonga and Vanuatu   Risk analysis for the release of Eueupithecia Cisplatensis for the biological control of Parkinsonia (Parkinsonia aculeata)   Ginger from Fiji   Grapevine (Vitis species) propagative material into Australia   Horses from approved countries   Lilium spp. cut flowers from Taiwan   Lychees from Taiwan and Vietnam   Mangosteens from Indonesia   Risk analysis for the release of the parasitoid wasp Mastrus ridens for the biological control of codling moth (Cydia pomonella)   Ornamental finfish   Pineapples from Malaysia   Potato propagative material into Australa   Queen honey bees   Commercial rabbits from certain Member States of the European Union   Review of gamma irradiation as a treatment to address pathogens of animal biosecurity concern   Review of published tests to detect pathogens in veterinary vaccines intended for importation into Australia - Second Edition   Schmallenberg virus   Table grapes from Japan

10. Your research task Select one of the issues: - Climate change - Water management - Biosecurity And complete the following…

11. Your research task Create a Presentation and Report detailing: - Australian political opinions, standpoints and action on the issue (including the supporting arguments for both sides) - Public’s opinions, standpoints and action - The effect all of this is having on our relationships with outdoor environments in Australia This needs to be a comprehensive presentation and a 300 word report. Due to be presented Monday 27 th