SOUTH AUSTRALIA
An analysis of agricultural exports has found that the high Australian dollar has hurt Australian farmers to the tune of more than $61 billion. The conclusion comes from the left-leaning think tank, the Australia Institute. It blames the mining boom for driving the dollar to record highs.
SA Water has agreed Orroroo's water supply is unpleasant to drink, but says the water meets health standards.
Heatwaves will kill 130 Adelaide residents each year by 2050 because of global warming and high electricity prices.
A South Australian kangaroo meat processor has exported its first products to Russia since a trade ban was lifted.
Work on a water management project in South Australia's Riverland has resumed, after a two-year delay during high flows in the River Murray.
For a week during February, AM presenter Tony Eastley and his team went on the road to report on Australia’s food security.
A major conference is being held in western Queensland to discuss the future of the Lake Eyre Basin, one of the world's last great desert river systems.
The Federal Environment Minister has signed an interim order preventing the Abel Tasman, formerly known as the FV Margiris, from processing fish caught by other ships for 60 days.
Iron-ore magnate Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest is fighting attempts to exploit the mineral wealth under his own cattle station in the Pilbara. Mr Forrest, 51, founder and executive chairman of Fortescue Metals Group, is suing to block attempts to search for uranium on his Minderoo Station and last month failed in an attempt to halt sand mining on the property.
The discovery of a new source of the ocean's coldest and deepest waters will help scientists better predict ocean circulation and its response to climate change.
The Northern Territory's Amateur Fisherman's Association says it has serious concerns about an uncontrolled discharge at the Mount Todd mine near Katherine.
Leaked documents show New South Wales park rangers will have to wear high-visibility clothing to ensure they do not accidentally get shot when hunting commences in National Parks.
Farming groups such as the National Farmers Federation and Cattle Council of Australia say environmental issues should not be part of dietary guidelines.
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Lower water levels in the Menindee Lakes in far west NSW could see the return of migratory birds from Siberia.
Northern Territory researchers are investigating how pastoralists could generate income through on-farm environmental services.
The world's oldest-known wild bird—a 62-year-old albatross on Midway Atoll in the Pacific Ocean—is also a new mother.
Residents in the Port Pirie Regional Council area will soon get recycling and green waste services for the first time.
A wind farm proposed for mid-north South Australia is in doubt, after the local council rejected a request to extend planning consent for the project.
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Australian/UK researchers find that 'The quality of a bird’s singing can reveal its age to listeners because birds have to learn their songs, and their performance often improves with practice.'
The Lower North Group of the Northern & Yorke Natural Resources Management Board will hold a free silverleaf nightshade management information session on Friday 8th March.
PIRSA Fisheries and Aquaculture has released a proposal to introduce Snapper spatial closures for public consultation.
AUSTRALIA
Anti-whaling activists are alarmed at the Japanese military presence in Australian Antarctic waters, saying they are there to assist in the "bloody slaughter of a protected species." A 12,500-tonne military icebreaker, the Shirase, has been sent to where a Japanese factory ship and fuel tanker is located.
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Anti-whaling activists are alarmed at the Japanese military presence in Australian Antarctic waters, saying they are there to assist in the "bloody slaughter of a protected species." A 12,500-tonne military icebreaker, the Shirase, has been sent to where a Japanese factory ship and fuel tanker is located.
The Nisshin Maru is attempting another illegal HFO refuelling operation in Australia's Antarctic Territory, with a massive Japanese Naval Ship, the Shirase, available for backup. The Nisshin Maru has rammed the Bob Barker, shoving the ship into the Sun Laurel. The Nisshin Maru threw a flash bang grenade that exploded off the port stern of the Sun Laurel. The three Yushin Maru harpoon ships have been trailing lines and crossing the bows of Sea Shepherd Ships.
Victorian Greens Leader Greg Barber says the oversight of wildlife killing permits is so bad the DSE should stop issuing them, after today's damning Auditor-General's report.
Iron-ore magnate Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest is fighting attempts to exploit the mineral wealth under his own cattle station in the Pilbara. Mr Forrest, 51, founder and executive chairman of Fortescue Metals Group, is suing to block attempts to search for uranium on his Minderoo Station and last month failed in an attempt to halt sand mining on the property.
Netting that is loosley drapped over a backyard fruit tree has to be the deadliest and the cruelest method of protecting ripening fruit. It is responsible for thousands of deaths of flying-foxes and other wildlife annually across Australia.
Queensland researchers have spotted an unusually large group of manta rays in a feeding frenzy near Lady Elliot Island.
INTERNATIONAL
Denial is not a river in Egypt, but some, like the faithful followers of FrackNation, live in it. Unfortunately for those whose drinking water is contaminated, both by waste waterproduced by the process of fracking and its disposal, the dangers are becoming increasingly documented and the potential dangers are still awaiting the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) report due out in 2014.
Denial is not a river in Egypt, but some, like the faithful followers of FrackNation, live in it. Unfortunately for those whose drinking water is contaminated, both by waste waterproduced by the process of fracking and its disposal, the dangers are becoming increasingly documented and the potential dangers are still awaiting the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) report due out in 2014.
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