Science & Environment
Koalas: are they treated like national treasures?
Friday, July 3 2020
A recent year-long parliamentary inquiry into New South Whales koalas has revealed the species are on track for extinction by 2050. Advocates......
First underwater Aboriginal archaeological sites found off the coast of WA’s Pilbara region
Thursday, July 2 2020
An international team of archaeologists from Flinders University, The University of Western Australia, James Cook University, ARA – Airborne Research......
Protesters bring Nambucca logging operation to a stand still
Monday, June 29 2020
The Nambucca State Forest, stands as an outpost of unburnt coastal bush land in a landscape charred by the black......
Policy can create a boom or bust for renewable energy jobs
Thursday, June 25 2020
Government policy decisions need to be made now to secure the future of work in the renewable energy sector, as......
“Single touch” approvals for infrastructure risk environmental protections
Monday, June 22 2020
As part of its plan for economic recovery, the Morrison Government has announced environmental deregulation to create a ‘single touch......
Greentape – maybe we need more not less?
Wednesday, June 17 2020
The Morrison government has announced its intention to create a simplified one-step approval process for projects requiring environmental approval. This......
Gangetic Dolphin under threat in polluted River Ganges
Tuesday, June 16 2020
The diminishing population of the rare Gangetic Dolphin now faces an additional existential threat from a large scale water extraction......
Plan to Release Two Million Fish into Murray-Darling
Tuesday, June 16 2020
The New South Wales government is planning to release two million native fish into rivers of the Murray-Darling Basin. These native......
New microplastics initiative seeks to clean up Australia’s marine environment
Monday, June 15 2020
Microplastics in the ocean are one of the biggest environmental threats to both aquatic ecosystems and humans. A new project......
Current Macquarie River water allocation method unsustainable
Friday, June 12 2020
Resarchers have discovered climate change threatens the current water allocation method used for the Macquarie River in New South Wales.......