Archived News for Green Sector Professionals - October, 2023
The NSW Environment Minister, Penny Sharpe, has given the green light for an aerial cull of feral horses in Kosciuszko National Park.
Farmers push for flood help
Murraylands farmers are calling for urgent levee repairs after flooding.
Legal action over water talks
First Nations groups have launched a legal challenge over a water plan.
River tool gives historic view
Understanding a river’s history is key to predicting its response, and new tool gives a better view.
Tipping points draw closer
The United Nations University is sounding alarm bells about six critical tipping points with potentially irreversible consequences.
Water sales sizzle
Irrigators in the Murray-Darling Basin have sold almost double the amount of water the federal government initially sought ...
PFAS spreads quick
Chemical runoff from the Forest Hill RAAF base has been discovered near the water supply of the New South Wales city of Wagga Wagga, decades ahead of earlier predictions.
Expert silence questioned
Concern has been raised about the integrity of NSW inquiry into mining health impacts.
Experts unite for heath call
Major health journals have united to urge the WHO to declare a global health emergency.
WA backs off pumped plan
The WA Government has decided against using pumped hydro as a replacement for the state's closing coal-fired power plants by 2030, citing feasibility issues.
Woodside seeks change
Woodside Energy wants the offshore approval system reformed, saying the current system is putting a major project at risk.
Animals spared in better tests
CSIRO is helping to push the scientific world beyond the need for animal testing models.
Fossil fuel decline plotted
Global authorities have issued a stark warning about fossil fuel demand.
Ancient river risks found
An ancient river untouched for 14 million years faces the threat of climate change.
Bryn Estyn gets going
The opening of a major facility is being touted as “a new chapter in Tasmania's water future”.
Food waste fines for ACT
The ACT Government has a new circular economy strategy that will target food waste reduction.