Archived News for Green Sector Professionals

Showing the extreme mining-friendliness of the Queensland Government, a law has been changed to prevent investigation of a controversial quarrying practice.

Concentration key to bringing sunny times nationwide

If engineers just concentrate, they may be able to replace most of our power networks with solar technologies.

Ebola outbreak takes toll as authorities fight on

Three-hundred-and-thirty-seven people have died as the ebola outbreak in West Africa continues to worsen.

Huge help from fifty new drugs for India

The Indian Health Ministry will provide 50 essential generic medicines, free of cost, from “birth to death” to all Indians, following an incredible social healthcare announcement.

Nuclear nod from former hater

At a recent industry conference, a prominent environmental consultant said Australia and the world need to embrace nuclear power.

Spy shift to put all internet-users up for probing

The Federal Government will bring a bill to parliament in coming weeks which seeks to give ASIO more abilities to monitor and control digital communication.

Sun risk increased by addictive link

New research suggests the sun may be physically addictive.

Flowers' many forms could come from jumping DNA

While they are well-received by the mainstream population, flowers have been bugging evolutionary biologists since Darwin, but a new study may soon end the mystery.

Go-ahead with no checks for WA gas frack

The Western Australian Environment Department will allow coal seam gas fracking with no prior environmental assessment.

Greens and miners agree on need to save scheme

A project which has been saving masses of water since 1999 may be scrapped, as the current government blames the former government for its need to cut costs.

Icy climes fail to slow human hits on Antarctica

Authorities from Australia and around the world say Antarctica faces major risks, and more must be done to help.

Lines drawn, options passed in vote to kill anti-green bill

The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) lives on for now, and the Prime Minister has been handed his first option for a double dissolution.

Obama sets sights on Pacific fish pirates

International fisheries may be the target of an assault by the United States.

Wild laws lifted to let rivers run new course

A Federal Court judge in Queensland has ruled that declarations to protect three river systems in Cape York were invalid, and made only to appease election promises.

Bauxite buried on non-beneficial grounds

Billions of dollars worth of bauxite will stay buried, as the Queensland Government rules against a project proposal.

New curtains reveal value of mine water

A new Australian invention could see a massive reduction in wastewater at mine sites, while boosting value too.

Shifting goals make mine checks harder

The New South Wales Planning Commission may change the way it assesses major mining projects, as complaints continue to pile up.

Vic. site to supply burning bricks of progress

State and Federal funds will help build a multi-million-dollar plant to develop a new type of coal fuel for China.

Abbott's hat trick in pro-coal climate

The Prime Minister continues to skirt the importance of investment in renewable energy, saying that Australia should focus on “affordable” energy, and that fighting climate change can be done without harming fossil fuel industries.