Archived News for Green Sector Professionals
An industrial chemicals firm has been accused of new stockpiling offences.
Gas rights on outback rivers
The Queensland Government has given energy company Santos extended rights to explore environmentally significant areas for potential commercial gas extraction.
Sims slams gas approval
The head of the ACCC says the gas industry has mislead governments into approving projects that kill Australian jobs.
Trillions at play in tech report
A new report says the technology to reach negative emissions by the 2040s is already available.
Court set for Linc leaders
Five former executives will stand trial over a failed coal gasification plant.
Climate link laid out
A new report draws a direct link between climate conditions in Australia and recent bushfires.
Farm laws rile growers
Some producers are angry at the WA Government's new legislation to crack down on farm trespassers.
Aquifers could stave off evaporation
Experts say Australia should ‘bank water’ by using aquifers as giant underground storage tanks.
Forrest seeks water fix
Mining billionaire Andrew 'Twiggy' Forrest is making a multimillion-dollar investment push into aquaculture.
Pollution costs top war
Air pollution appears to shorten people's lives more that wars, malaria, HIV/AIDS and smoking.
Smart steps to avoid public panic
Experts say Australia has just a small window of opportunity to avoid hitting the panic button over COVID-19.
Floods test basin plan
Flood waters are bringing the first major test of the northern projects of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan since it was struck in 2012.
Gas field threatens Paris deal
The Federal Government has been warned that emissions from one fracking scheme in the Northern Territory could threaten its Paris targets.
Oil dig blamed for ill villagers
A mystery illness is killing Ethiopian villagers near a Chinese oil project in the country’s east.
Tasmania issues hydrogen plan
The Tasmanian Government is spending $50 million to develop a hydrogen energy industry in the state.
Tech plan offloads solar
The Energy Minister has suggested research programs into wind and solar could be dumped.
Anaerobic animal excites scientists
Scientists have discovered a non-oxygen breathing animal, shaking up long-held assumptions about life on Earth.
More money for EAA flows
The Federal Government will spend millions buying water from a company it has been criticised for buying from before.
Purple bins in green reform
Victoria says it will introduce a fourth bin collection and container deposit scheme as part of a recycling industry overhaul.