Archived News for Green Sector Professionals
The latest corporate tax transparency figures show almost a third of companies earning over $200 million paid no tax.
Call to protect outback engine
The Queensland Resources Council (QRC) wants a north-west economic zone to be created to protect important mining areas from economic ebb and flow.
Microbes making platinum play
Australian scientists have discovered special bacteria that help create platinum.
Tailings making more trouble for Yabulu
The environment around Townsville’s Yabulu nickel refinery is plagued by tailings seepage and elevated levels of ammonia.
Big review plots China's green damage
A new report says China is responsible for about ten per cent of the global warming since the pre-industrial era.
Carmichael clambering over last hurdles
Adani has reached some key agreements on its $AU16.5 billion Carmichael coal mine and rail project.
Gene info has little effect
The age of personal gene sequencing is upon us, though many people are unwilling to decode their DNA.
Sweet drink tax could can obesity
The UK Government is imposing a tax on sugary drinks to help tackle obesity, leaving many to wonder if the same thing would work in Australia.
Death report reveals avoidable risks
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says the environment is killing millions of people every year.
Fishing numbers show illegal impact
Illegal fishing in the Pacific Ocean costs over $600 million a year and is perpetrated largely by legal fishing vessels, a report has found.
Top minds gather to wake wave power
Australia is preparing to take the lead on an energy source that is perfect for a nation girt by sea.
Graphene filters reaching industrial grade
Australian engineers have unveiled a new type of graphene-based filter that work several times faster than current equivalents.
Tassie still tackling power/internet woes
The impact of Tasmania’s Basslink outage continues, as the government scrambles to patch up various services.
High-tech cities to take Nature's tips
The engineers of the future say new cities will be designed according to the lessons of our biological past.
Research ruminates on food evolution
Humans spend much less time chewing than our primate cousins, and it may have actually helped us evolve.
Surprising stacks add to Apostles
A new discovery could see more tourists visiting one of Australia’s already best-known sites.
Locals warn of rising brain drain
Top scientists warn that the CSIRO’s “trashed” reputation will see the next generation of experts seek work somewhere else.
Push to fund 'ugly' studies
Environmental experts want new conservation efforts to focus on some of Nature’s "ugliest" creations.
Scientists see more soaking
New modelling suggests that wild climate variability of the future will make the wettest land wetter, and soak dry land too.