Archived News for Green Sector Professionals
A Great Australian Bight oil industry would require decades of subsidies, experts say.
Labor launches green review
The ALP is overhauling its climate change policies, and could scrap its 45 per cent emissions-reduction by 2030 target.
Taylor wants coal maintained
Energy minister Angus Taylor wants Australia’s coal-fired power generators “running at full tilt”.
VW settles diesel dispute
Volkswagen will pay up to $140 million in compensation to customers affected by its diesel emissions scandal.
Water spotted on distant cousin
Water vapour has been discovered in the atmosphere of a planet eight times as heavy and twice as large as Earth.
Climate wargames go quiet
A bureaucratic effort to understand Australia’s climate risks appears to have slowed down.
Green law gaps revealed
Failures in Australia’s environmental laws have allowed the destruction of threatened species habitat.
NSW national park doubled
Traditional owners in NSW have welcomed a doubling of the size of the Aboriginal-owned Mutawintji State Conservation Area.
Tassal seeks seal spray
Salmon producer Tassal wants to test water cannons to move seals away from fish farming pens.
Tiger shark numbers plummet
New research has revealed a 71 per cent decline in tiger sharks across Queensland’s coastline.
Atoms trapped for water studies
A new research facility will attempt to trap atoms to protect Australia’s groundwater.
Big PNG project progressed
Papua New Guinea has given Australia’s Oil Search approval to proceed with a $20 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) project.
Car-buyers leaning green
The number of people considering buying electric vehicles has tripled this year.
WA seeks net-zero standard
The WA Government has released a new greenhouse gas emissions policy for projects assessed by the EPA.
Djab Wurrung deal revealed
Questions are being asked about a secretive land deal behind a controversial highway upgrade in Victoria.
Better sensors for sediments
New tools are being developed to help manage one of the biggest threats facing the Great Barrier Reef.
CSIRO ship brings new finds
Scientists have returned from a 28-day voyage to the Coral Sea with a raft of new discoveries from the deep sea.
Green ambitions to stay low
The Energy Minister says Australia’s renewable target will not be raised.
Water cop promises enforcement
The Murray-Darling Basin's new ‘top cop’ has vowed to restore trust in the $13 billion basin plan.