Archived News for Green Sector Professionals
Experts say Australia should ‘bank water’ by using aquifers as giant underground storage tanks.
Forrest seeks water fix
Mining billionaire Andrew 'Twiggy' Forrest is making a multimillion-dollar investment push into aquaculture.
Pollution costs top war
Air pollution appears to shorten people's lives more that wars, malaria, HIV/AIDS and smoking.
Smart steps to avoid public panic
Experts say Australia has just a small window of opportunity to avoid hitting the panic button over COVID-19.
Floods test basin plan
Flood waters are bringing the first major test of the northern projects of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan since it was struck in 2012.
Gas field threatens Paris deal
The Federal Government has been warned that emissions from one fracking scheme in the Northern Territory could threaten its Paris targets.
Oil dig blamed for ill villagers
A mystery illness is killing Ethiopian villagers near a Chinese oil project in the country’s east.
Tasmania issues hydrogen plan
The Tasmanian Government is spending $50 million to develop a hydrogen energy industry in the state.
Tech plan offloads solar
The Energy Minister has suggested research programs into wind and solar could be dumped.
Anaerobic animal excites scientists
Scientists have discovered a non-oxygen breathing animal, shaking up long-held assumptions about life on Earth.
More money for EAA flows
The Federal Government will spend millions buying water from a company it has been criticised for buying from before.
Purple bins in green reform
Victoria says it will introduce a fourth bin collection and container deposit scheme as part of a recycling industry overhaul.
Big firm buying up MDB
A pension fund owned by the Canadian Government is becoming the largest private owner of water entitlements in the Murray-Darling Basin.
Bight drill plans ditched
Equinor has become the third major fossil fuel producer to scrap plans to drill for oil in the Great Australian Bight.
Mangrove tapped for new tech
Researchers are looking to steal the water-purifying ability of mangrove trees.
Oceans need deep assistance
Experts say more than a quarter of the world’s oceans are in urgent need of conservation.
Collinsville coal questioned
A leading economist has warned a proposed coal-fired power station could leave taxpayers exposed.
Green plane deal for SA
An Adelaide company is planning to be Australia’s first manufacturer of electric aircraft, having signed an agreement with a European designer.