Archived News for Green Sector Professionals
March 22 is World Water Day – a day set aside to focus on one of the most important elements of life on Earth.
Fish mics reveal river health
Researchers are eavesdropping on fish to understand how healthy waterways are.
New angle on social growth
The question of whether agriculture or social structure came first in human development has long been a point of contention with historians.
New marine park lines questioned
New marine park management plans have been labelled the “largest removal of marine area from conservation ever”.
Premier pitches waste levy
The Queensland Government says it wants the state to stop being used as a dumping ground.
Real reef study shows acid effect
A large-scale, real-world experiment has shown the risk of increasing ocean acidification to the Great Barrier Reef.
WA wave has big effect
Experts say a single marine heatwave has been found to have released around nine million metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere – an amount equivalent to 1.6 million cars driven for 12 months.
UNSW going for graphene filters
Australian scientists have developed a world-first, graphene-based filter that can remove more than 99 per cent of organic matter ...
Big wind plan withdrawn
Plans to build a wind farm between Canberra and Goulburn have been withdrawn.
Mining views reviewed
Most Australians accept mining and have positive views of its economic role, but they hold low levels of trust in in the industry, according to a new survey.
Platypus milk in antibiotic response
Researchers have replicated a platypus milk protein in their mission to create new antibiotics.
Push for PFAS action
Experts say the Federal Government’s health advice on PFAS chemicals must be changed.
State goals to beat NEG
State governments are investing enough in renewables to render the Turnbull government’s energy policy useless.
Boring Billion filling up
Researchers say a period known as the ‘Boring Billion’ is beginning to look a lot more interesting.
LG struggles with bin change
Councils are scrambling to avoid a recycling crisis, as China’s restrictions on foreign waste materials begins to bite.
Citizens build bat algorithms
Using data collected by citizen scientists, researchers have developed new algorithms to automatically detect bat echolocation calls.
Galaxies exhibit even spin
Astronomers have discovered that galaxies rotate about once every billion years, no matter how big they are.
Graphene tapped for high-tech dirt
Australian researchers are using graphene to create fertilisers with lower environmental impacts and reduced costs for farmers.