SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Thousands of dead fish wash up on Adelaide's southern suburb beaches.
The government says it's cutting back on giving handouts to farmers once droughts hit. Drought is now considered an inevitable part of farming and preparedness is the new buzzword.
The Commonwealth has decided it won't be trading any of its water on the temporary market this season. Late last year, it announced it would use the markets across the Murray-Darling Basin to balance environmental returns across the system.
If the computer models are right, the Murray-Darling Basin Plan (2,750 gigalitres) and related legislation (450 gigalitres) will provide enough water for the Coorong and Lower Lakes to survive a repeat of the Millennium drought.
Silent army moves on noxious pest.
Supporters of the belief that wind farms could cause health issues have hit back at research that suggests the problems could be the result of anti-wind farm lobbying.
Four months after the Doha climate summit, and the World Bank says it's worrying to see little global effort being made in tackling climate change. It says the "business as usual" approach is undermining any effort the bank has made in addressing global poverty.
The operator of the Fukushima nuclear plant says a rat is probably to blame for a short-circuit which took out cooling systems at the plant.
People who expect to be affected by sub-audible "infrasound" are indeed more likely to be affected - even when the sound isn't present.
Gawler residents star in a new film on their fight to protect the Gawler River corridor. 'Reparing our rivers' shows community effort to restore rabbit-infested thickets of boxthorn and prickly pear into a diverse indigenous ecosystem.
The SA Arid Lands (SAAL) Natural Resources Management (NRM) Board has released its draft strategy, Everybody’s land: A strategy for Aboriginal Partnerships in the SA Arid Lands Natural Resources Management Region, and is calling for feedback from the community by 15 April
The Queensland Government has announced changes to vegetation management laws, to allow for the development of new agricultural areas.
The anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd has come back to dock in Australia hailing its three month operation in the Southern Ocean a success. The group's spokesman, Bob Brown, says it saved 800 whales from Japan's fleet.
The government has admirably resisted sustained pressure from vested interests in accepting the recommendations of the CCA's review into Australia's Renewable Energy Target.
The Victorian State Government has defended tough new on-the-spot fines for logging protesters saying they are about public safety, not a response to complaints from the timber industry.
The company at the centre of an animal cruelty scandal says it will install video cameras in its Sydney processing plant as soon as possible.
Researchers are turning food waste and cow dung into biogas which could help power households in small rural and regional communities.
Waste from grain crops at Coleambally in the states south-west will soon be turned into biofuel.
Melbourne Electric Vehicle Expo, April 13
Mountain Pygmy Possum numbers at Mount Buller have been disappearing at an alarming rate. In less than ten years numbers dropped from more than 300 animals to less than 30, mostly females, and just one lonely male.
Pacific Island ministers and development experts have called on governments to ensure mining companies respect the environment and comply with international transparency standards.
“Railway Terrace (Ascot Park) will be transformed into a people-friendly street that promotes healthy lifestyles by encouraging walking and cycling and use of public transport while accommodating the needs of motorists.”
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Attention Students: 2013 Conservation Biology Grant Round now open!
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April’s ATA meeting features another home design and build and the owners’ experiences of living in an energy efficient home.
Attention Students: 2013 Conservation Biology Grant Round now open!
www.ncssa.asn.au
April’s ATA meeting features another home design and build and the owners’ experiences of living in an energy efficient home.
AUSTRALIA
Aboriginal traditional owners from Queensland's Cape York are in Canberra this week, pleading their case for the area's World Heritage nomination.
Aboriginal traditional owners from Queensland's Cape York are in Canberra this week, pleading their case for the area's World Heritage nomination.
Bendigo kangaroo killer convicted
Animal rights activists say demonstrations yesterday that involved branding people with cattle irons was a success despite some of the events being disrupted by police.
Parks Victoria says high levels of blue-green algae in two Mallee lakes are a natural but dangerous occurrence.
The WA Wilderness Society says it fears an "inexperienced" new Environment Minister will end up the Premier's puppet on issues like the Kimberley gas hub.
Historic elm trees throughout Tasmania are facing increased attack from the Elm Leaf Beetle.
Queensland researchers say they are surprised by how far flying foxes travel in search of food.
Queensland researchers have become the first in the world to successfully breed captive jungle perch fingerlings.
INTERNATIONAL
Drilling Companies Agree to Settle Fracking Contamination Case for $750,000
A drought has struck what is usually one of the wettest parts of New Zealand. The president of the New Zealand's Farmers Federation says the dry spell is so unusual it's about as likely as having a snowstorm in Darwin.
