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Tuesday, 9th April 2013

SOUTH AUSTRALIA

An environmental expert is questioning the methodology used for tests to measure lead levels in children living near the Port Pirie smelter in South Australia.

Monsanto Australia has made a rare foray into the commentary on the moratorium on genetically modified (GM) crops in South Australia, with its managing director calling for the ban to be lifted and farmers to make their own choices.

Researchers say they are weeks away from test results on the dead marine life which is washing up on South Australian beaches, which includes dolphins, penguins and hundreds of juvenile Leather Jacket fish.

A fall in the number of blue swimmer crabs is the latest marine mystery in South Australian coastal waters to be investigated.

Fishers affected by the new marine parks will be compensated if they surrender their licences under a draft Government plan.

A plan to save Adelaide beaches and marine life from ongoing environmental damage will aim to slash pollution flowing into Gulf St Vincent by more than half.

The Federal Government has announced a $30 million package for farmers and land managers as a part of the Carbon Farming Futures Action on the Ground Program.

A management plan for the Flinders Ranges National Park is coming together, with several papers released for public consultation. The park needs a new plan after a recent agreement between government and the Adnyamathanha people to jointly run the park.

More than 100 scientists and dozens of studies will be assembled for the largest research into the economic, social and environmental opportunities offered by the Great Australian Bight.

‘Eradicat’ – SBS Tuesday @ 8.30pm this week. About the role that both feral and domestic cats have in contributing to Australia having one of the worst mammal extinction rates in the world.www.sbs.com.au

Flake is Shark. Sharks are being killed at 80,000,000 a year

"Our Land, Our Water, Our Future: Beyond Coal and Gas Gathering" It is a national event and people from all over Australia will be attending. Would be great to get a good contingent along from SA, particularly with the potential for such massive gas expansion here....

An environmental group is touring the South Australian outback this week to observe the impact of uranium mining on the environment.

Adelaide's parklands are the jewel in our crown. So where the bloody hell is everyone?

OSPREYS Oscar and Ophelia have spent the past 20 years returning to waters off Ceduna to breed on nests constructed by former oyster farmer Royce Hart.

AUSTRALIA

Cracked: a key mystery surrounding the cancer which is pushing Tasmanian devils to extinction 

You've never seen footage like this before. The truth is you were never meant to… The Victorian Government has established an 'exclusion zone' around wetlands, to prevent duck rescuers from exposing footage like this to the public.

The Carbon Farming Initiative is about to provide incentives for dairy farmers to reduce emissions from their milking cows. Emissions will be reduced by changing the cows' diet.

Climate solutions think-tank Beyond Zero Emissions have today published a briefing paper on the use of gas as a fuel in buildings. The evidence shows that fossil gas' reputation as a clean, safe and cheap fuel needs to be re-considered.

Frackers Are Losing $1.5 Billion Yearly to Leaks

The Queensland Government is defending a plan to let coal-mining companies release more water into local rivers.

Debates about wind farms frequently revolve around the issue of sound. Yet this debate often occurs in a vacuum, seemingly forgetting the fact that to be alive is to be immersed in sound.

PLEASE HELP STOP THE SLAUGHTER OF 2000 AGILE WALLABIES AT MISSION BEACH

The CSIRO is hoping a new Australian study of native bearded dragons could lead to breakthroughs in medicine and the gathering solar energy.

The sounds of outback Queensland's Simpson Desert have been recorded for children around the world to hear.



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