Archived News for Green Sector Professionals
Firefighters are gaining control over a factory fire in Melbourne’s west that has burned for nearly a week.
Green help from board balance
A new study has found companies with more gender-balanced boards are better for the environment.
Locals spot new superbug
Australian researchers have identified a new superbug in hospitals that is capable of causing near-untreatable infections.
UCG trial gets green light
SA has approved trials of a controversial mining technology that is banned in other states.
Activists attack Newcastle coal
Anti-coal protestors stopped rail movements into Newcastle Port for several hours on Monday morning.
CleanCo forms in QLD
The Queensland Government says it will put downward pressure on electricity prices through a new renewable energy body.
Facebook going green
Facebook says it will source 100 per cent of its electricity from renewable energy by 2020.
Robot trained to help Reef
A new robot could soon patrol the Great Barrier Reef, spotting and attacking crown-of-thorns starfish.
Solar strips could signal shift
A new research centre will focus on the emergence of a new renewable energy market – organic printed solar.
Basin probe avoids some authorities
South Australia's Murray Darling Basin Royal Commission will not cross–examine federal officials.
CSIRO maps dam areas
Scientists say giant dams could turn north QLD, WA and the NT into even greater agricultural food bowls.
Bottled bias probed
Researchers have uncovered some of the reasons Australian love bottled water despite having some of the highest-quality tap water in the world.
Drought climate link ignored
The former president of the NFF says federal politicians are ignoring the link between drought and climate change.
Famous face for PFAS case
American legal activist Erin Brockovich has arrived in Australia for a lawsuit against the Department of Defence.
Farm bosses face big fraud claim
Two Cotton farm executives have been arrested over an alleged $20 million fraud involving water-saving funds.
Locals grow new tree of life
Australian scientists are developing a new evolutionary tree for bacteria based on DNA.
Mine leak harms FNQ creek
A mothballed Queensland mine has been found to have contaminated waterways.
CSIRO scores in safe gold trial
CSIRO has produced gold using a non-toxic chemical process without cyanide and mercury.
CSIRO plan to tap hydro rise
CSIRO has laid out a plan for Australia to maximise its role in the growing hydrogen industry.
Morrison makes powerful moves
The new PM has appointed an anti-wind energy minister, and a coal lobbyist as chief of staff.