Archived News for Green Sector Professionals
Authorities are paying millions each year to clear blockages caused in part by ‘flushable’ wipes.
ACCC to inspect Murray market
The ACCC will study who owns what in the Murray-Darling Basin's $2 billion water market.
Reefs hit by phosphate mine
Research shows phosphate mining is damaging coral reefs around Christmas Island.
Sawfish switch kept quiet
Media inquiries have revealed an attempt to keep an endangered fish relocation effort under wraps.
Sea rise tracked back
New research suggests global sea level rise has been occurring decades longer than previously thought.
Vic. recycling piles high
An estimated 4,600 tonnes of Victorian recyclables are being dumped in landfill this week.
Wind farms face blackout claims
The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) has launched legal proceedings against wind farm operators over South Australia's 2016 blackout.
Green fight taking toll
Over 1,500 environmental defenders have been killed in natural resource conflicts since 2002.
CSIRO studies gas switch
CSIRO has completed a detailed study of fugitive greenhouse gas emissions from CSG production.
Indigenous pay claim revived
A prominent Aboriginal leader has announced plans to sue the Commonwealth Government ...
New water cop announced
Governments have agreed to put a new inspector-general in charge of tackling water theft and other integrity issues.
Taylor wades deeper into grass dispute
More details have emerged about Angus Taylor’s grasslands saga.
Carry-over credits slammed
Pacific nations do not want Australia to use carry-over credits to meet climate change commitments.
China's Antarctic bid blocked
China is being hampered in its push to control the summit of the Antarctic ice sheet.
Clean power to provide 35 per cent
Thirty-five per cent of Australia’s electricity needs will be met by clean sources within two years, analysts say.
Coasts hit by extreme events
Almost half of Australia’s coastal habitat-forming ecosystems show signs of damage from ‘extreme climate events’.
Farmers reject Reef plans
Queensland is looking at new laws to reduce harmful nutrient and sediment run-off from farms into the Great Barrier Reef.