Archived News for Green Sector Professionals
Authorities say the Federal Government has missed the opportunity to show leadership on nature and climate action.
CSIRO escapes latest swing
CSIRO has avoided major cuts in the new budget, and there are calls for job cuts to be delayed.
Dry times to drive massive displacement
Experts say that as dry days increase and water supplies disappear, large part of the Middle East and North Africa will become unliveable.
Experts react to gas leak claim
Anti-CSG arguments were stoked by recent footage of a river on fire, but experts say the video is not all as it seems.
Legal fight launched on coal giant
This week has seen the start of what could be a landmark climate change case in Australia.
Water funding flows north
Australia’s water industry was not missed in this week’s budget announcement.
New neighbours give hint of life
A trio of Earth-like planets have been found orbiting an ‘ultracool dwarf’ star not too far from our own Sun.
Roe 8's legal road lengthens
A Perth court has heard the West Australian Government’s appeal against a Supreme Court decision overturning the environmental approval for its Roe 8 project.
Cactus skins for future cars
Engineers have taken design tips from the humble cactus to transform electric vehicle technology.
Sweet studies for new sugar fuel
Australian engineers are developing and testing new technologies in a three-year project to get fossil fuels out of the sugar industry.
Words watched on way through brain
Researchers have mapped words as they move through the brain, to build a high-tech semantic atlas.
$50 mil to fill 'black hole' in Reef funding
Projects to boost water quality on the Great Barrier Reef have been announced.
Climate cuts land at CSIRO
The CSIRO has unveiled its formal restructuring plans, which include more than 275 job cuts.
CO2's leafy effects assessed
Over the last 30 years, increased carbon dioxide has boosted plant growth by an amount equal to twice the size of Australia.
Heavy weekend hacks fish issues
Some of Australia’s top hackers have turned their programming prowess to fish conservation.
Dramatic gas clip in QLD call to action
International attention has been drawn to the CSG industry in Queensland on the back of a YouTube video.
PNG urges coal mine cooling
The Papua New Guinea Government wants Australia to slow down its rampant coal mining operations in the face of the Paris Agreement on carbon emissions.
Solar plane crosses Pacific
Solar Impulse 2 (SI2) has completed the latest leg of its journey around the world without consuming a drop of fuel.
State makes bigger coal claim
The Victorian Government will take more royalties from some of the least efficient power stations in the country.