The driving forces behind female-female aggression and its fitness consequence in an Asian agamid lizard
By: Wu, Yayong, Martin J. Whiting, Jinzhong Fu, and Yin Qi. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 73, no. 6 (2019): 73. | Find with Google Scholar »
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Hi all,
Program Directors have been very busy working on the transitional arrangements for students into the 2020 curriculum – thanks for all their hard work on this, and also on development of the BSc (Biology) to be offered through OUA, also from 2020. Meanwhile we await the outcome from Project Catalyst – the technical staff review – with news expected in the next few weeks.
Sharyon is away for the next 3 weeks but the admin team will manage any enquiries or problems while she is away. I will also be on leave for June and Grant will be holding the good ship Biology steady in my absence.
cheers,
Michelle
Save the Date
This coming week 27th – 31st May
Wed 29th: Women in STEM seminar series – A/Prof Ronika Power STEM Superstar ‘FIND YOUR VOICE’; 12 Wally’s Walk, 801. Flyer here
Wed 29th: FSE Department Morning Tea; 10.30am – 11.30am; 14EAR(E8A)-280 (Biology Tea Room).
Wed 29th: Department Seminar – A/Prof Stephen Pratt, Arizona State University; 1.00pm – 2.00pm; 14EAR(E8A)-280 (Biology Tea Room).
Thu 30th: Good Luck Tarun @ IKC Morning Tea; 10.30am – 11.30am; 14EAR(E8A)-280 (Biology Tea Room), BYO mug.
Thu 30th: Beginners workshop on ‘Getting started with R’; 3.30 PM – 5.30 PM; Continuum room (75 Talavera road, room 3114); snacks provided.
Thu 30th: Biology Social Club; 5.00pm – 7.00pm; Biology Courtyard.
Following week 3rd – 7th June
Wed 5th: Department Morning Tea; 10.30am – 11.30am; 205b Culloden Rd.
Thu 6th: World Environment Day Event – Diversity & Inclusion lunch; 12.00pm – 2.00pm; 14EAR(E8A)-280 (Biology Tea Room).
Weekly Events
Thu: Venture Café; 3–8pm; (map). Find out what is on each week here – https://venturecafesydney.org/
Fri: Writing workshops with Prof Ken Cheng – to support HDRs and ECRs with scientific writing; 2–4pm; Ken’s office at 205b Culloden Road, G12.
Fri: Behaviour and Evolution Journal Club; Friday at 12:30pm (bring your lunch); 205B Culloden Rd Boardroom.
Weekly Biological Sciences seminar program is here
Weekly Molecular Sciences seminar program is here
Future Events
June 11th-13th: HDR Conference 2019, 14 Sir Christopher Ondaatje Ave level 3 lecture theatres: see <ABSTRACT BOOKLET + TIMETABLE>.
July 2nd, 11am-12.30pm: Formal Department Exam meeting; Biology tearoom
General News and Announcements
Success in Acoustic Tracking Awards – PhD student Joni Pini-Fitzsimmons, in collaboration with University of Wollongong PhD students Kye Adams and Daniel Swadling and NSW DPI Fisheries, successfully secured 10 acoustic receivers from the 2019 Receiver Loan Pool offered by IMOS ATF & SIMS to continue their acoustic tracking of various species of ray, teleost fish and crustaceans in southeastern NSW.
Joni was also awarded the 2019 IMOS ATF Vemco Tag ’Top-Up’ Student Award, with Vemco providing 20 acoustic transmitters for her to stalk some more smooth stingrays along the south-east NSW coastline.
Joni was also awarded the 2019 IMOS ATF Vemco Tag ’Top-Up’ Student Award, with Vemco providing 20 acoustic transmitters for her to stalk some more smooth stingrays along the south-east NSW coastline.
Macquarie University’s Inaugural Annual Reconciliation Week Address – The Department of Indigenous Studies in collaboration with the Forum for Indigenous Research Excellence invite you to Macquarie University’s Inaugural Annual Reconciliation Week Address with keynote speaker Nayuka Gorrie and opening address by Josephine Bourne.
Nayuka Gorrie is a Gunai/Kurnai, Gunditjmara, Wiradjuri and Yorta Yorta writer. Nayuka’s social commentary has been published in The Guardian, The Saturday Paper, The Lifted Brow, and the books Queerstories and Going Postal: More Than Yes or No. Nayuka’s television writing has featured on Get Krack!n and they co-wrote and performed in Season 3 of Black Comedy and is currently writing the 4th. Nayuka was selected to participate in the Wheeler Centre’s The Next Chapter scheme. They are currently writing a book of essays.
Josephine Bourne is a mainland Torres Strait Islander, born in Townsville, North Queensland. She is a Gumulgal woman of Mabuiag Island through her father’s ancestral line with links to Moa Island. On her mother’s line Josephine’s ancestry links to Badu, Mer and Dawar Islands. Her research interests are multi-disciplinary and focus on governance, leadership and organisational development by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples.
When: 12:00pm-3:00pm 28 May, 2019. Where: Theatre 1.200, Level 1, Australian Hearing Hub. RSVP: http://events.mq.edu.au/Reconciliation-Week-Address-2019
New University RPA (Drone) Policy Incoming – A new remotely piloted aircraft (drone) policy is in preparation at Risk and Assurance. For anyone who is currently using or is planning to use drones in their research and are unaware of the upcoming changes and how they will affect you, please contact Nick Harris <nick.harris@mq.edu.au> to discuss how this new policy will affect you and if there are any added approvals you will be required to complete.
Your Say Survey – only one week left! The annual Your Say survey opened on 20 May and is open for 2 weeks only. This is your chance to provide feedback to the university on what is and isn’t working well. The survey will take 20-30 minutes to complete. To encourage us all, the Faculty is providing $300 to the department with the highest response rate. I think we can put that to excellent use for our End-of-Year party, so go ahead and access the Your Say survey here right now!
World Environment Day June 6th
We will be celebrating World Environment Day with a joint event with Diversity and Inclusion on Thursday 6th June [12-2pm]. There will be a fabulous lunch where people bring a plate of food to share that represents their culture. Everyone, of course, welcome!
Ally Training – If you have not participated in an Ally training yet or want to refresh your training, there are some workshops coming up:
Thursday, 30 May (10am – 12pm): https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/ally-training-30-may-2019-tickets-60558840121
Facilitated by Pride in Diversity (PiD). The workshops will raise current issues for LBGTI+ staff and students and equip you with language and resources to support sexual diversity on campus.
Plant of the Week
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This week, Chinese Pistachio – Pistacia chinensis.
The Chinese Pistachio, Pistacia chinensis, is widely planted in parks and gardens, and is highly prized for its colourful Autumn foliage. It‘s claim to fame is that it is not only closely related to Pistacia vera, the edible Pistachio, but also to the Cashew, Anacardium occidentale. In China, Chinese Pistachio is planted for biodiesel production, and here is the problem: the trees are dioecious, that is, the male flowers and female flowers are produced on separate trees. Biodiesel producers prefer to grow a much higher proportion of oil-seed producing females but when the plants are just seedlings, it is apparently very difficult to tell females from males. Growers are now looking to proteomics for a fast and accurate test for sex determination.
Call for Research and Professional Development Workshop Suggestions The Department is compiling a program of workshops focused on research and professional development for postgraduate students and ECRs in the Biological Sciences, and we want your suggestions! Perhaps there is a particular skill you want to develop or advice that you are seeking. Or you may want to deliver a session on something relevant! This could range from writing and data analysis, to publishing and interview skills, and anything in between. We are looking for suggestions of workshop topics as well as nominations for people or groups to run them.
Please submit your suggestions via this google form: https://forms.gle/KaYnCr4fp2b1ucWm8
COMINGS AND GOINGS
Isabelle van der Ouderaa has joined Mel Bishop’s lab as a cotutelle student. For the last two years Isabelle has been working on facilitation cascades in the intertidal areas of the Wadden Sea in the Netherlands. Here she focused on long-range positive effects of mussel beds on bivalve settlement and the effect of these bivalves on associated infauna. Isabelle also looked at the short-range effects of mussel beds on macroalgae and, subsequently, infauna and amphipods. Along with her master students they set up another research on a mussel bed, looking at the added habitat complexity and niche construction created by the bed’s self-organization (mussels move around). Basically all her research is focused on the facilitation between species and how conservationists can use these positive interactions for proper nature conservation. Here at MQ Isabelle will continue in this field, but it is yet unknown what species she will decide to work with. She is excited to be here and to be part of this diverse team.
OPPORTUNITIES
Session 2, 2019 Tutor Applications Are Now Open!
Applications close Friday 28 June. Please contact <caitlin.kordis@mq.edu.au> with any questions.
Teaching Opportunities in S2
BIOL115 Genes to Organisms – The Department wishes to appoint a suitably qualified person as unit convenor for BIOL115 in S2. This will be a casual position that includes responsibility for convening the unit, delivery of lectures and pracs, as well as co-ordination of assessment. Desirable criteria are: PhD in cell biology or genetics or other relevant discipline, experience in convening and delivering teaching, enthusiasm for teaching and excellent organisation and communication skills. Applicants should send their CV and supporting letter to <fse.bio-hod@mq.edu.au> by 30 May 2019.
BIOL227 Ecology / BIOL876 Climate Change Impacts – We have an excellent opportunity for 1-2 people wishing to advance their teaching experience. The successful pplicant(s) will convene and teach BIOL227 (Ecology) and/or BIOL876 (Climate Change Impacts) in S2, 2019 only, replacing A/Prof Linda Beaumont. Duties will include: all administrative tasks associated with the unit, such as iLearn, prac/tutorial notes, tutor meetings, organising guest speakers and, for BIOL227, fieldtrip organisation; delivery of ~ half of the lectures; revamping and delivery of tutorials and practicals; marking of assessments, collating and presenting marks; student queries and mentoring; moderation of unit; tasks association with finalisation of the unit; attendance at the department exam meeting.
Please see the attached document for for information on number of hours, essential and preferred skills and links to unit guides. To apply, or if you have further queries, please contact A/Prof Linda Beaumont <linda.beaumont@mq.edu.au>. Applications close 30 May, and the applicant will start in late June.
Skype A Scientist connects “real scientists” with classrooms around the world. They match scientists based on their specialties with k-12 classrooms looking to met someone in your field. Once matched, you video chat into the classroom for a 30-60 minute Q and A style chat. The idea is to put a friendly face to science and lower the intimidation factor that surrounds science for some students. This is a great opportunity for PhD’s and ECRs to get some SciComm and outreach experience. Check it out here: https://www.skypeascientist.com/
Higher Education Academy Fellowship Program Now Open for Mid-2019 Applications – Macquarie educators interested in having their professional practice in higher education teaching, learning support, and leadership recognised, can now register to apply for HEA Fellowship. Applicants must first attend a 1-hour information session; sessions will be held between 29 May and 15 July – register and see more information: https://teche.mq.edu.au/2019/05/macquarie-hea-fellowship-program-now-open-for-mid-2019-application/
Educators at all levels are encouraged to participate – from casual tutors (Associate Fellow) through to program and unit leaders (Senior or Principal Fellow). Information about Fellowship itself: https://www.heacademy.ac.uk/individuals/fellowship
Looking for Work Within the Department – Claire Laws is looking for any work or interesting volunteer opportunities within the Department. She has been with Macquarie since 2012 and has worked as a Research Assistant in various plant ecology labs, and more recently, with the Biology admin team.
Claire has a B. Environmental Science (Hons) and is currently studying a Master of Laws in Environmental Law.
If anyone has any job opportunities for Claire, please email her at <claire.ava.laws@gmail.com>.
Faculty Staff (Professional & Academic) Travel Grants – support for staff travel is now provided centrally by the Faculty. Funding is available for ECR travel, international collaboration, teaching and professional staff development. If you would like to apply, please discuss with your supervisor and A/Prof Andrew Barron (for research travel) or Dr Drew Allen (for teaching travel). Research Eligibility and application details can be found here.https://staff.mq.edu.au/intranet/science-and-engineering/faculty-awards,-schemes-and-procedures
Two rounds remain for the rest of the year:
– Round 2 closes Friday 31 May 2019
– Round 3 closes Friday 27 September 2019
Apply as soon as possible for any travel you intend on taking in 2019, that meets the criteria. Funds awarded must be spent in 2019 and will not be carried into 2020.
SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS
Biological Sciences Seminar – Date/Time: Wednesday, 29th May, 2019; 1pm – 2pm. Speaker: A/Prof Stephen Pratt, Arizona State University. Title: Decentralized mechanisms of collective behavior in social insects. Venue: 14EAR-280 (Biology Tea Room). More information on this and all department seminars ON OUR WEBPAGE HERE.
Title of the Workshop: Beginners workshop – Getting started with R. Description: From analyzing data to plotting publishable figures, R does it all for you. If you have never used R, are finding it difficult to get started, or are a beginner at it, this is theworkshop for you. It will include an introduction to basic commands in R. Come along and discover how life is made easy by a few lines of simple code or just a few words for that matter. Presenters: Rodrigo Araujo e Castro, Lachlan Phillips, Shubham Chhajed.
Date: May 30, 2019; Time: 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM; Venue: Continuum Room (Rm 3114, 75 Talavera Rd).
Venture Café Quick Snippet – “Whilst presenting at Venture Café Tokyo this month I had the pleasure of visiting the Synesthesia Lab’s latest invention See by Your Ears. So, how do you see with your ears? Imagine sitting in a lounge chair entirely composed of 58 speakers, closing your eyes and then experiencing a clever sequence of sound waves that will get you into a state of “flow” within 7 minutes! After a day of meetings and more networking to follow – this chair really helped me to focus, enjoy some intense conversations afterwards and see sound waves in colour. Its designed by rhizomatiks – whose mission is to make impact on society through collaboration between media, art and industry. Amazing!” – Zara Crichton
Want to know more about innovation, and how to achive it? Come along to the Venture Cafe, Thursday, 3pm – 8pm, (map). Find out what is on each week here – https://venturecafesydney.org/
This week: 3pm Reconciliation Week with Walanga Muru; 4.30pm Info Session: How to tap into PhD talent!
Biological Sciences HDR Conference – Date/Time: Tuesday 11th to Thursday 13th June, 2019; see timetable, below. Venue: 14SCO T3 & T4 (level 3 lecture theatres). All are welcome to attend the annual Department of Biological Sciences Higher Degree Research conference!
Presentations from PhD students will be held in the mornings: 11th June 9am-12:15, 12th June 9:15am-12:15 13th June 9am-10am, with HDR Panel interviews to follow on the same days. Posters from MRes students can also be seen throughout the conference in the 6 Wally’s Walk (aka E8C) foyer, and a poster presentation session will be held on the Thursday afternoon.
A barbecue lunch will be held in the Biology courtyard on Thursday 13th from 12:45pm – vegetarian options available.
ABSTRACT BOOKLET + TIMETABLE
If you notice any issues, please contact <julian.may@mq.edu.au>.
Wildlife at the Watering Hole – 3rd Tuesday of each month, 6:30pm @ Botany View Hotel, King St Newtown!
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Australian Academy of Science
There is a wide range of funding opportunities available for research, travel and conference support, closing dates generally 1st June. For details see here
HDR NEWS AND OPPORTUNITIES
University Scholars Leadership Symposium: Kuala Lumpur, August 1-7 – The Government of Malaysia and Humanitarian Affairs Asia is looking for 10 Outstanding Student Leaders to attend the 10th University Scholars Leadership Symposium 2019 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from August 1 to 7.
A video of last year’s 9th USLS, held in the United Nations Conference Centre in Bangkok, should give a good understanding of the general content of the symposium. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=parlOvytPas&t=3s).
For more information about this unique global opportunity and the registration fee, please send enquiries to Global Partnership Associate, Mr. Alexi Heazle at <alexi.heazle@humanitarianaffairs.org> or visit the website at www.universityscholars.org.uk.
There is more information (blurb, brochure, poster, testimonials) at this google drive link. Please note that the priority deadline for students to apply is the 30th of May.
PhD Students: got a grant? Dept. will co-fund up to $1500 – The Department would like to encourage students to seek external sources of funding, and has a small budget with which to support successful candidates.New limits from 2019:PhD students ONLY: Dept. will match up to $1500 of external (non-MQ) funding ONCE during the student’s candidature.
If you have received a grant (student as chief investigator) and wish to request co-funding, please forward a copy of the award letter to <sharyon.odonnell@mq.edu.au> and <julian.may@mq.edu.au>.
Australian Wildlife Society University Research Grants are scholarships offered to honours or postgraduate students at Australian universities. Each year, ten $1,500 grants are awarded. Applicants wishing to become a member of the Society can do so at www.aws.org.au. Closing date: 31st May 2019.
Are you a HDR student? Need help with writing? HDR Mentors in collaboration with HDR Learning Skills is running another round of Peer Writing Assistance (PWA) for the rest of the year! This program is designed to support MRES and HDR candidates in managing thesis writing and research-related concerns. All peer writing assistants have undergone training for their role and are current PhD candidates at Macquarie.
The PWA program is based on the principle of collaborative learning in which a more experienced research student helps you develop stronger academic and research skills. Peer Writing Assistants are not teachers. Rather, they are trained to function as a ‘friendly audience’ or ‘fresh pair of eyes’ to help you gain new perspectives on your writing or research ideas.
Registrations are now open for individual consultation bookings. If you are interested, please go to book in for a 45-minute session with a PWA here.
And:
Writing workshops – Convened by Ken Cheng, running weekly for most of the year: Fridays 2-4pm in Ken’s office at 205b Culloden Road, G12.
These writing workshops are meant for HDR students and early-career researchers. In these face-to-face encounters, writing at any stage of any genre is welcome, from first draft to final polish, from empirical paper to literature review to popular news story. Ken envisages personal feedback linked perhaps with rounds of revisions on selected passages during the session. The aim is not just to get stuff written, but to write everything well.
Those interested in attending a session should email Ken Cheng <ken.cheng@mq.edu.au> by Wednesday 12:00-noon, preferably with a draft attached of what they are working on and some indication of what they especially need help with.
ADMIN THINGS
Need to Contact the Biology Admin Team via Email? Please send your email to <fse.bio-adm@mq.edu.au> or drop in and see us. The old google group (sci.bio-adm) email no longer works, if you have this email as a remembered address please delete.
Outreach Activities – Have You Participated in an Activity for Biology Recently? Don’t forget to fill in the super-quick form here – ACCESS OUTREACH FORM HERE
Building Name Changes – Cheat Sheet – If you are trying to identify buildings on campus with new names or old names, please use this link to convert them from old to new or vice versa.
Teaching Lab Software Upgrade in 14EAR (E8A) Labs: Over the mid-year break, we plan to roll out the latest version of Motic Images, v3.0 (microscope software). This will involve the retirement of Digilab II, the 11-year-old software in the 14EAR (E8A) teaching labs, that was used with Images 2.0. This software is no longer supported and was stopping us successfully moving the student machines to windows 10. If you lament the passing of Digilab II, please contact Ray Duell <ray.duell@mq.edu.au> to discuss before the end of semester 1. This action will enable us to have the same Motic Image software, and thus student experience, across all teaching labs.
THIS AND THAT
In case you missed it, a very thoughtful article on University Trends That Have Enveloped All of Us, and whether or not they are good for us.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28115824
Over the last 50 years, we argue that incentives for academic scientists have become increasingly perverse in terms of competition for research funding, development of quantitative metrics to measure performance, and a changing business model for higher education itself. Furthermore, decreased discretionary funding at the federal and state level is creating a hypercompetitive environment between government agencies for scientists in these agencies, and for academics seeking funding from all sources-the combination of perverse incentives and decreased funding increases pressures that can lead to unethical behavior. If a critical mass of scientists become untrustworthy, a tipping point is possible in which the scientific enterprise itself becomes inherently corrupt and public trust is lost, risking a new dark age with devastating consequences to humanity. Academia and federal agencies should better support science as a public good, and incentivize altruistic and ethical outcomes, while de-emphasizing output.
Call for Yellow Pages Books: Any unwanted yellow pages books old or new can be donate to PGF. Pages will be used to line pots. Kindly leave them outside office 14EAR(E8A)-175.
Harvest Hub – great food that doesn’t cost the earth
Do you want:
- To eat with the seasons?
- Have fresh fruit and veg delivered weekly?
- Buy from local growers and support local farmer more directly?
- Access weekly specials and a flexible, easy to use ordering system?
- Have produce delivered to you at work?
- Buy grains and cereals too?
Then try Harvest Hub www.harvesthub.com.au
Hub name: MACQUARIE04 F: @harvesthubau
More information?
- Check out the website
- Talk to Samantha Newton <samantha.newton@mq.edu.au>.
- Orders are delivered weekly, on Tuesdays
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New Publications
Climate readiness of recovery plans for threatened Australian species
By: Hoeppner, Johanne Malin, and Lesley Hughes. Conservation Biology 33, no. 3 (2019): 534-542. | Find with Google Scholar »Differences in Soft-Sediment Infaunal Communities Between Shorelines with and Without Seawalls
By: Critchley, Lincoln P., and Melanie J. Bishop. Estuaries and Coasts (2019): 1-11. | Find with Google Scholar »Convergence in Maximum Stomatal Conductance of C-3 Woody Angiosperms in Natural Ecosystems Across Bioclimatic Zones
By: Murray, M., Soh, W.K., Yiotis, C., Batke, S., Parnell, A., Spicer, R.A., Lawson, T., Caballero, R., Wright, I.J., Purcell, C. and McElwain, J.C., 2019. Frontiers in Plant Science, 10, p.558. | Find with Google Scholar »Can behaviour explain invasion success? A comparison between sympatric invasive and native lizards
By: Damas-Moreira, Isabel, Julia L. Riley, D. James Harris, and Martin J. Whiting. Animal behaviour 151 (2019): 195-202. | Find with Google Scholar »Multi-Trophic Species Interactions Shape Seascape-Scale Coral Reef Vegetation Patterns
By: Madin, Elizabeth, Kristin Precoda, Alastair Harborne, Trisha Brooke Atwood, Chris M. Roelfsema, and Osmar Luiz. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 7 (2019): 102. | Find with Google Scholar »Effects of thymol on European honey bee hygienic behaviour
By: Colin, Théotime, Meng Yong Lim, Stephen R. Quarrell, Geoff R. Allen, and Andrew B. Barron. Apidologie (2019): 1-12. | Find with Google Scholar »Information Transfer During Food Choice in the Slime Mold Physarum polycephalum
By: Ray, Subash K., Gabriele Valentini, Purva Shah, Abid Haque, Chris R. Reid, Gregory F. Weber, and Simon Garnier. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 7 (2019): 67. | Find with Google Scholar »Early-life social environment predicts social network position in wild zebra finches
By: Brandl, Hanja B., Damien R. Farine, Caterina Funghi, Wiebke Schuett, and Simon C. Griffith. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 286, no. 1897 (2019): 20182579. | Find with Google Scholar »Trematodon (Bryopsida: Bruchiaceae) in Australia: unravelling the conundrum
By: Ramsay, Helen P., Rodney D. Seppelt, and Alison J. Downing. Telopea 21 (2018): 101-119. | Find with Google Scholar »In the Media
Vanessa Pirotta was featured on ABC News nationally, ABC Radio Sydney Late Afternoons and Vice
Dr Vanessa Pirotta from the Department of Biological Sciences was featured on ABC News nationally, ABC Radio Sydney Late Afternoons and Vice regarding studying declining southern right whales populations by collecting their snot with a drone.
Kerstin Bilgmann was featured in OUTDOOR magazine
Dr Kerstin Bilgmann from the Department of Biological Sciences was featured in OUTDOOR magazine in the article ‘Fight for the Bight’ regarding stopping Equinor’s oil drilling proposal and environmental impacts in the Great Australian Bight.
Culum Brown provided comment to Yahoo News
Professor Culum Brown from the Department of Biological Sciences provided comment to Yahoo News regarding a rainbow trout with a large lump on its head that was caught in Victoria.
Vanessa Pirotta was featured on ABC News and interviewed by ABC South East NSW News
Dr Vanessa Pirotta from the Department of Biological Sciences was featured on ABC News regarding studying whales’ health by collecting their snot with a drone. Dr Pirotta was also interviewed by ABC South East NSW News regarding the annual migration of humpback whales on the east coast of Australia.