Archived News for Green Sector Professionals - August, 2016
A new study has looked at just how genetically different we all are.
Dog ban going down poorly
As legislation to ban greyhound racing makes its way through NSW Parliament, opposition is growing by the day.
Sri seeks growth in green ideas
Brisbane’s only Greens councillor is finding it hard to bring new ideas to the table.
Coral caught dropping colour
Queensland researchers have filmed a particular coral bleaching behaviour for the first time.
Gold mine told to watch weather
NSW residents are outraged at the approval of a gold mine they say puts their water supply at risk.
Neonicotinoids killing key bugs
Two studies this week show how pesticides are damaging to both butterflies and bees.
Reef bill runs into billions
A Queensland Government taskforce says it will cost about $8.2 billion to save the Great Barrier Reef.
Bacteria-bots trained on tumours
Bio-engineers are using bacteria controlled by magnets to deliver drugs.
Green light on new uranium
WA’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recommended approval for a new uranium mine...
Farmers' fight continues post-Caroona
The NSW Government has decided to buy back the Caroona coal mine licence from BHP, but says the nearby Shenhua mine is going ahead.
Natural? Not always
A Heart Foundation survey says half the products with the words “nature” or “natural” on the label do not form part of a healthy diet.
Big QLD land clearing banned
The Federal Government has blocked land clearing that may have damaged the Great Barrier Reef.
Dog ban dashing through in NSW
A bill to ban greyhound racing in New South Wales has been fast-tracked.
Farmers fight spill response
Indonesian seaweed farmers are fighting for more than $200 million in compensation after a 2009 oil spill in the Timor Sea.
Rural communities on climate front line
Systemic disadvantages in rural and regional communities will get worse.
BP Bight plans highlighted
Sea Shepherd is sending a vessel to fight plans to drill for oil in the Great Australian Bight.
Call for safer tech cemetaries
The world needs to stop dumping its e-waste on developing nations, experts say.
Coal clean-up could bury QLD
Reports say Queensland taxpayers face a bill of over $3 billion to clean up the state's coal mines.
Climate cuts undone, partly
Australia appears to have a science minister again, and he appears to be in favour of science.
Bugs bustling to bite in Rio
With the Olympic Games just days away, warnings about water quality continue.
Dry fields and floods mark odd year
‘Abnormal’ is the best word for this year’s global weather patterns.