Archived News for Green Sector Professionals
The UN says the Carmichael coal mine should not go ahead with traditional owners’ consent.
Minister misses crisis meeting
Mayors from rural NSW have travelled to Sydney to discuss their water crisis, but the Water Minister did not appear.
Attenborough urges action
Sir David Attenborough has told economic leaders that the planet faces destruction without proper climate change responses.
Daytime cane toads revealed
Some cane toads are learning to be active during the day, despite usually being nocturnal.
Labor launches hydro plan
Labor has announced a $1.1 billion plan to build up Australia’s hydrogen industry.
Swamp saved by land grab
A private conservation group has spent $55 million protecting a Murray-Darling swamp.
Farm site privacy questioned
Animal rights advocates have created a website detailing the location and contact details of Australian farms.
Experts to inspect fish deaths
The Australian Academy of Science is preparing an independent report on the Murray-Darling Basin fish deaths.
NT on track to 10% green power
The Northern Territory should get 10 per cent of its power from renewable energy by the end of the year.
SA battery backup grows
Authorities have announced the official completion of a grid-scale battery at the Dalrymple substation on South Australia's Yorke Peninsula.
Tesla trims workforce
Electric and self-driving car-maker Tesla is cutting 7 per cent of its workforce.
Anti-GM views reviewed
A new study has found the strongest opponents to GM food think they know the most, but tend to know the least.
Report reveals Reef grant failures
The controversial $444 million grant to an obscure Great Barrier Reef charity did not comply ...
Aerators arranged for sick river
Water authorities are rushing to respond to mass death events in the Murray-Darling basin.
Antarctic melt measured
Experts say Antarctica is melting more than six times faster than it did in the 1980s.
China grows cotton on Moon
China’s space agency says cotton seeds planted on the far side of the Moon have sprouted.