Archived News for Green Sector Professionals - January, 2020
It has been revealed that the Federal Government ignored its own criteria in awarding millions worth of drought grants.
Seabins to sweep city river
The City of Melbourne is using floating rubbish bins to stop litter washing into the Yarra River at Docklands.
ARENA needs lifeline
Experts want the Morrison government to save the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA).
Bushfires could bring blooms
Scientists say ash and debris from bushfires could bring more fish deaths and algal blooms in the River Murray.
Climate costs loom
Economists say Australian living standards will slip due to the cost of a changing climate.
CSIRO creates farm damage app
CSIRO has created a new way for farmers to assess their impacts on water quality.
Local lab grows coronavirus
Australian scientists have successfully grown the Wuhan coronavirus in a lab.
Open letter demands action
Eighty of Australia's top academics have declared an “urgent need for deep cuts” to Australia's greenhouse gas emissions.
Funds caught in water fight
Federal funding for New South Wales has been caught in an ongoing water dispute.
New site tallies tailings
The world’s first public database of mine tailings dams has been launched to prevent deadly disasters.
CEFC buys into batteries
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has increased its investment in new battery storage technology.
Court set for oil plans
Conservationists have launched a legal challenge against plans to drill for oil in the Great Australian Bight.
New cells survive stress tests
New, high-tech perovskite solar modules have passed three critical stability tests.
Wyatt green-lights uranium plan
Minister for Indigenous Australians Ken Wyatt has approved further uranium exploration in the NT.
Canberra spreads supplies
Canberra has agreed to send water to “buy time” for the drought-affected town of Braidwood.
Homicide charge over dam collapse
Homicide charges have been laid over a dam disaster last year that killed more than 250 people.
New details on $80m water deal
New documents raise new questions about an $80 million water deal involving a government minister.
Platypus status questioned
With rivers drying up and platypuses becoming stranded, scientists are concerned for the future of the species.
Ties cut over Adani bus deal
A Great Barrier Reef conservation group has cut ties with Greyhound over an Adani contract.
Water good for audio studies
Experts are pushing for more acoustic monitoring in freshwater systems.