Archived News for Green Sector Professionals
Adani's plan to drain billions of litres of groundwater could destroy one of the world's last unspoiled desert oases.
Green groups swamp Sydney
Thousands of protestors have taken to Sydney streets to call for more renewable energy.
Land-clearing change questioned
Environmentalists say Queensland’s new land-clearing laws have big loopholes that will allow the clearing of high-value land to continue.
Liddell shortfall forecast
AEMO says an additional 850 megawatts of dispatchable generation capacity could be needed ...
NT urged to curb emissions
A rise in emissions has led green groups to urge the NT to introduce a targeted climate policy.
Victoria getting battery backup
Funding has been provided for two large-scale, grid-connected batteries to shore up Victoria’s power supplies.
Call for change in decades-old shark laws
With over 500 sharks caught in Queensland’s nets and drumlines in a 12-month period, conservationists want change.
Experts wade into water day
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Big wind plan withdrawn
Plans to build a wind farm between Canberra and Goulburn have been withdrawn.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.