Australia is being warned its return to its Pacific neighbours after years of neglect risks being undermined by the Government's intransigence on the region's main threat: climate change.
Category Archives: Environmental Management
Logging proposal called out by 12yo who says it jeopardises his future
An upcoming NSW forestry agreement could intensify logging in an area described as a 'global treasure', so a young Coffs Harbour hinterland boy wants industry to come clean about its impacts.
Luxury camping plans for remote sacred site outrages Aboriginal groups
Tasmanian Aboriginal groups say they have been "sidelined" by both the state and federal governments' decision to greenlight a fly-in-fly-out luxury camp in the heart of Tasmania's remote World Heritage Area.
Why burning trees to make electricity may not be a good choice
Biomass, or burning forests for electricity, is being recommended to the NSW Government as a renewable energy. But is it a good choice for tackling climate change?
Hundreds of barnacle-covered shopping trolleys removed from underwater graveyard
A regional South Australian council has begun removing about 500 trolleys from waters near its wharf, amid concerns over community safety.
Residents mystified by low hum, fluorescent cloud in suburbs
Locals angered by noises and a light in the sky have a nearby gas plant to blame, according to officials, but they may have to put up with it for a little longer.
Australians are mistakenly putting soft plastics in the recycling
Apparently, it's our most common recycling mistake.
Queensland digs deep into big data to map state’s future growth
As Queensland's population continues to swell, the State Government is throwing open the doors with a website designed to give the public troves of data to ensure growth is delivered to all the right places.
Owner of massive Victorian fire dump ordered to pay $4.5m cleaning bill
The Supreme Court has ordered a Panama-based company to cough up millions in costs to Victoria's environment watchdog over a huge tyre dump in the state's west.
Hundreds of bees mysteriously dropping dead in SA
Bee corpses are piling up in backyards in the town of Peterborough, prompting dark suspicions from locals and theories from academics. But no one knows what is causing the deaths.