Archived News for Green Sector Professionals
Funding has been awarded to a number of projects aimed at creating a truly sustainable fisheries industry for Australia.
Science warns prime predators need protection too
Australian scientists have contributed to an international report urging world governments to better protect large carnivores, saying a decline at the apex will flow through the food chain.
Split leaves Hunt standing on RET, PM looking for more coal fires
The Federal Environment Minister is one of a dwindling number still in support of Australia’s Renewable Energy target, with the Prime Minister more excited about the “superabundance” of coal.
Windmills just millimetres across could charge the future
Research engineers in the US have designed a micro-windmill that yield a tiny new level of energy gathering.
Hundreds asked if hygiene helps or hinders
A European team will conduct a study to see if our anti-bacterial, super-sanitary world could be doing more harm than good.
Santos owns up to spills and leaks in NSW forest
One of Australia’s largest oil and gas firms has been fined for the failed reporting of more than dozen environmental incidents.
Tape cutting takes off with mandates laid out
Federal cabinet ministers will spend the next few weeks rooting out redundant and unnecessary laws, after the Prime minister mandated that thousands be repealed.
Big questions on bacterial baggage tackled
Questions have been answered about the complex array of bacteria that live in and on our bodies, one of the most exciting and expansive new fields of biology.
Cheap fix for water split could yield new power
A new technique may bring a totally renewable reality a little bit closer, improving the ways electricity from wind and solar can be stored.
New school rules signify unsafe times
Reports say a raft of changes will be rolled-out in some Victorian schools, after the state's education department was taken to court over ongoing asbestos concerns.
Fossils feeling green pinch, move to slice services
Reports this week claim two giants of the petrol game are looking to sell their Australian refineries and petrol stations.
Green paper shows cheap path to cut pollution
A few details from the Federal Government's Direct Action climate policy have been released in a new green paper, and have already been slammed by the Opposition and environmentalists.
Shepherds guard flock as deadly season starts
Anti-whaling activists aboard the Sea Shepherd have found their Moby Dick, uncovering and interrupting a Japanese whaling fleet at the start of the new season.
Crocodile wake-up could be powerful swimming motivator
It takes a lot to shock residents of outback Queensland mining towns, but having an early-morning swim with crocodiles in the pool may just have done the trick.
Shark cull rolls ahead despite backlash from Greens, locals and science
Thousands have gathered to protest the Western Australian government's shark-culling plan, but authorities say the slaughter will go ahead regardless.
Auspicious Australia shown in research top ten
Australia punches well above its weight in terms of research outcomes, a habit highlighted by the release of the Ten of the Best Research Projects 2013 report.
Cuts crush needed services for neat gains
Schemes encouraging regional social cohesion and providing indigenous legal aid have been cut to save funds, as the Federal Government grapples with a worsening budgetary situation.
Australia claims another NZ icon
New Zealand’s kiwi bird may join a list which includes pavlova, Weetbix, Crowded House and Russell Crowe – all things Australia liked so much it pinched them from its neighbour.
Budget brings grey future for green farmers
This week’s Federal Government Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) indicates changes on the way for several agricultural schemes and funds but not a lot of detail on what, if anything, will replace them.
Deceptive Australians had time to refine their tricks
Australia’s ecology is littered with tricksters, shysters and con-artists; according to a new report.
Farmers continue push to high-level pastures
Scientists and environmental authorities are standing against plans to allow cattle grazing in Victoria’s High Country.