Archived News for Green Sector Professionals
Scientists have discovered that barramundi exhibit very accurate homing behaviour, travelling up to 80 km to their “home” billabongs after wet season rains.
Plastic process seeks original properties
British scientists say a new technique can convert plastics back into their constituent chemical molecules - so that they can make new plastics of the same quality as the original.
Pollution rises in rapid thaw
New research has investigated the carbon emissions of melting permafrost.
ARENA funds green market
New funding will see Australia create a world-first trading marketplace platform for renewable energy.
Cardiac risk in low pollution
New research suggests there is an increased risk of deadly cardiac arrests from short-term exposure to air pollution, even at concentrations that meet global standards.
Hundreds back bushfire link
Over 250 Australian scientists have signed a public statement showing the peer-reviewed links between climate change and bushfires.
NSW trades gas for green
New South Wales will increase fossil fuel activities in exchange for emissions-reduction money.
Nuclear dump site decided
The Federal Government has announced a South Australian farm will be the location of its planned nuclear waste dump.
SA could raise goals
South Australia’s Liberal government is pushing for a quicker energy transition and increased emissions reductions.
Drought funds flow to LNP seats
It has been revealed that the Federal Government ignored its own criteria in awarding millions worth of drought grants.
Seabins to sweep city river
The City of Melbourne is using floating rubbish bins to stop litter washing into the Yarra River at Docklands.
ARENA needs lifeline
Experts want the Morrison government to save the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA).
Bushfires could bring blooms
Scientists say ash and debris from bushfires could bring more fish deaths and algal blooms in the River Murray.
Climate costs loom
Economists say Australian living standards will slip due to the cost of a changing climate.
CSIRO creates farm damage app
CSIRO has created a new way for farmers to assess their impacts on water quality.
Local lab grows coronavirus
Australian scientists have successfully grown the Wuhan coronavirus in a lab.
Open letter demands action
Eighty of Australia's top academics have declared an “urgent need for deep cuts” to Australia's greenhouse gas emissions.
Funds caught in water fight
Federal funding for New South Wales has been caught in an ongoing water dispute.