<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[sciencejournalist]]></title><description><![CDATA[sciencejournalist]]></description><link>https://rholly9.wixsite.com/sciencejournalist/portfolio</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 03:18:32 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://rholly9.wixsite.com/sciencejournalist/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Far North Queensland tourism not bouncing back, school holiday numbers worse than expected]]></title><description><![CDATA[The crowds are nowhere to be seen in Far North Queensland, devastating tourism operators who have been pinning their hopes on the...]]></description><link>https://rholly9.wixsite.com/sciencejournalist/post/far-north-queensland-tourism-not-bouncing-back-school-holiday-numbers-worse-than-expected</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6286fe030f73478caf5fbe11</guid><category><![CDATA[Online Writing]]></category><category><![CDATA[ABC]]></category><category><![CDATA[Coronavirus]]></category><category><![CDATA[Regional]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 2021 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5b5549_fbfd50d3305a43008811dffbb2c9b16c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_849,h_478,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Holly Richardson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists discover seagrass grows better after its seeds have been eaten by dugongs, turtles]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dugongs and turtles can now be considered birds of the sea, as new research shows they play an incredible role in the growth of seagrass.]]></description><link>https://rholly9.wixsite.com/sciencejournalist/post/scientists-discover-seagrass-grows-better-after-its-seeds-have-been-eaten-by-dugongs-turtles</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6286fda4e89750e5cfe210be</guid><category><![CDATA[Online Writing]]></category><category><![CDATA[ABC]]></category><category><![CDATA[Regional]]></category><category><![CDATA[Science]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2021 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5b5549_f3227d77622143e3a9de6af1d2728e03~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_849,h_566,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Holly Richardson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two weeks since lockdown lifted, what happened to Cairns' COVID-19 cluster?]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's been two weeks since the COVID-19 lockdown was lifted in Cairns and Yarrabah after two cases of the Delta variant were detected, one...]]></description><link>https://rholly9.wixsite.com/sciencejournalist/post/two-weeks-since-lockdown-lifted-what-happened-to-cairns-covid-19-cluster</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6286fd1b79aa3c070d25a098</guid><category><![CDATA[Breaking News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Online Writing]]></category><category><![CDATA[ABC]]></category><category><![CDATA[Coronavirus]]></category><category><![CDATA[Original story]]></category><category><![CDATA[Regional]]></category><category><![CDATA[Science]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2021 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5b5549_01881cf40b41426b8134bb876094e06a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_851,h_478,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Holly Richardson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cairns Lockdown Lifted - 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