Archived News for Green Sector Professionals
The Conservation Council and One Nation have joined forces to call for a ban on fracking in WA.
WA councils back bag ban
WA is rushing to catch up on the growing wave of anti-single-use plastic bag sentiment.
Class action on recycle fire
A class action lawsuit has been launched over a major fire at a recycling processing plant in Melbourne last week.
Fluoride could be put to the people
Councils in northern Tasmania could soon ask their people if they want fluoride in their water.
Huge sheet breaks free
A 1 trillion tonne iceberg has broken away from Antarctica, signalling a new chapter in the life of the frozen wilderness.
Microplastics coat coastal seafloor
Marine biologists have found high levels of microplastic pollution in ocean sediments across Australia's south-east coast.
UNESCO Reef claim downplays risks
UNESCO has decided not to include the Great Barrier Reef in its latest ‘List of World Heritage in Danger’.
Joyce says clean target needs coal
Barnaby Joyce says the Nationals would support a clean energy target, if the Liberals agree allow high-efficiency coal in the mix.
No timeline for NT PFAS checks
The Prime Minister has defended delays in rolling out important blood tests for the Northern Territory.
States making ground on target
State governments are moving towards a new clean energy target, but the Federal Government wants to take it slow.
Class action on toxic foam
A class action has been filed against the Defence Department for the contamination of land and water.
Inverse finding in local drought test
An Australian study has found an expected effect of rising CO2 on plants may not work as expected.
Massive climate map updated
The most complete database on how the climate has changed from 1 BCE to the present has been updated.
Ministers respond to MDBP slam
State Water Ministers have responded to a harsh critique of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan.
New banana could feed millions
QUT research has produced a golden-orange fleshed banana, rich in pro-vitamin A, that could feed starving parts of the world.
NSW buying back to protect farms
The NSW Government says it will buy back a majority of the controversial Shenhua Watermark Coal exploration licence.
Gonorrhoea getting untreatable
Gonorrhoea is becoming much harder to treat, and sometimes impossible, due to antibiotic resistance.
Solar continues household climb
Nearly one quarter of Australian households have invested in solar panels.