Archived News for Green Sector Professionals
A NSW government program mandating the use of E10 ethanol-blended petrol is under fire.
Academy calls for climate boost
Australia is in “urgent” need of more scientists to help the country prepare for climate risks.
Climate shifts linked to rising deaths
Experts have measured the expected rise in deaths linked to pollution over coming decades.
Inquiries called as farms muddy MDB
The state governments are being asked to assist in a review of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan.
Nation endures hottest July
Australia has seen its hottest July in the hundred years since records began.
Qantas cuts PFAS nationwide
Qantas says it will stop using dangerous firefighting foam after a spill in the Brisbane River.
Risky expansion overturned
The approval for the extension of a coalmine that could have contaminated Sydney's water supply has been overturned.
Science leaders raise Reef needs
A panel led by Australia’s former chief scientist says global action is needed to protect the Great Barrier Reef.
Tasmanian tree plan slammed
Conservationists are concerned that a majority of trees cleared under a new plan in Tasmania will be wasted.
Adani ads forget coal
Adani has launched a massive Australian ad campaign that does not mention coal.
Embryo editing makes it stateside
The DNA of an embryo has been edited for the first time in the US.
Extreme El Niños loom
Australian-led research has found that even if global warming is kept to only 1.5°C, extreme El Niño events are likely to become twice as common.
MDB theft ripples through industry
Irrigators have been accused of stealing billions of litres of water from the Murray River system ...
Sceptical scribes slam green science
A Queensland academic has taken shots at key research into the Great Barrier Reef.
Geoengineering options reviewed
Experts have reflected on ideas to combat climate change through ‘geoengineering’.
Hospital helps coal claim
Queensland’s Mater hospital has put its name to an advertising campaign for the New Acland stage 3 mine.
Unlikely friends allied against fracking
The Conservation Council and One Nation have joined forces to call for a ban on fracking in WA.