Q Australian government to back 43 concepts in ambitious $150m research and development program 澳大利亚政府支持一项雄心勃勃的1.5亿澳元研发计划中的43个概念
Great Barrier Reef feasibility study has reduced about 160 potential ideas to a list of 43 that will be funded for further investigation. 大堡礁可行性研究已将大约160个潜在想法减少到43个清单中，这些清单将被资助以进行进一步调查。
Some methods previously discussed as having potential to lower temperatures on reefs during heat stress events – including using pumps and fans to circulate cooler deeper water onto shallower corals – have been ruled out for further research.
But other concepts have been approved for further research in programs that will run over the next five to 10 years. They include:
* Shading reefs by brightening clouds using nano-sized ocean salt crystals, or creating fog and mist over smaller reef areas
* Using “micro-bubbles”, ultra-thin natural films and farmed algae to reduce light over smaller areas
* Stabilising and enhancing damaged reef structures with mesh, frames, concrete shapes and 3D printed forms that could recreate the complexity of natural reefs
* Dispersing slicks of natural and tank-raised coral larvae onto reefs
* Breeding corals that are naturally more heat tolerant and then using their larvae in mass dispersal
When passing the budget bills through Parliament last month, the government squirrelled away $40 billion in a special discretionary fund for incidental costs over the next six months, including for the purchase of critical medical supplies.
On Friday, Finance Minister Mathias Cormann said that in the previous week alone, $780 million had been spent "to fund the further procurement of masks and other emergency medical or emergency health equipment to deal with the impact of COVID-19 in Australia".
Australian government to back 43 concepts in ambitious $150m research and development program
澳大利亚政府支持一项雄心勃勃的1.5亿澳元研发计划中的43个概念
Great Barrier Reef feasibility study has reduced about 160 potential ideas to a list of 43 that will be funded for further investigation.
大堡礁可行性研究已将大约160个潜在想法减少到43个清单中，这些清单将被资助以进行进一步调查。
Thu 16 Apr 2020
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/apr/16/brightening-clouds-and-coral-larvae-study-picks-best-great-barrier-reef-rescue-ideas
Some methods previously discussed as having potential to lower temperatures on reefs during heat stress events – including using pumps and fans to circulate cooler deeper water onto shallower corals – have been ruled out for further research.
But other concepts have been approved for further research in programs that will run over the next five to 10 years. They include:
* Shading reefs by brightening clouds using nano-sized ocean salt crystals, or creating fog and mist over smaller reef areas
* Using “micro-bubbles”, ultra-thin natural films and farmed algae to reduce light over smaller areas
* Stabilising and enhancing damaged reef structures with mesh, frames, concrete shapes and 3D printed forms that could recreate the complexity of natural reefs
* Dispersing slicks of natural and tank-raised coral larvae onto reefs
* Breeding corals that are naturally more heat tolerant and then using their larvae in mass dispersal
以前讨论过的某些方法有可能在热应力事件期间降低礁石上的温度，包括使用泵和风扇将较冷的较深水循环到较浅的珊瑚上，但这些方法已被排除在外，需要进一步研究。
但是其他概念已被批准用于未来五到十年的计划中的进一步研究。 它们包括：
* 通过使用纳米级海洋盐晶体增亮云层或在较小的礁石区域上形成雾和薄雾来遮挡礁石
* 使用“微气泡”，超薄天然薄膜和养殖藻类来减少较小区域的光
* 通过网状结构，框架，混凝土形状和3D打印形式来稳定和增强受损的礁石结构，可能会重现天然礁石的复杂性
* 将浮游生物的天然和浮生的珊瑚幼虫散布到礁石上
* 繁殖天然具有更高耐热性的珊瑚，然后利用其幼虫进行大规模传播
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Government will buy local to boost manufacturing sector
政府将购本地品以促进制造业
Apr 15, 2020
https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/government-will-buy-local-to-boost-manufacturing-sector-20200414-p54jkd
When passing the budget bills through Parliament last month, the government squirrelled away $40 billion in a special discretionary fund for incidental costs over the next six months, including for the purchase of critical medical supplies.
On Friday, Finance Minister Mathias Cormann said that in the previous week alone, $780 million had been spent "to fund the further procurement of masks and other emergency medical or emergency health equipment to deal with the impact of COVID-19 in Australia".
在上个月通过预算法案时，政府动用了400亿澳元的特别可支配资金，用于支付未来六个月的杂项费用，包括购买关键医疗用品。
周五，财政部长马蒂亚斯·科曼（Mathias Cormann）说，仅在前一周，就花费了7.8亿澳元“用于进一步购买口罩和其他紧急医疗或紧急医疗设备，以应对COVID-19在澳大利亚的影响”。
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