Archived Industry News for Water Professionals
Environmentalists have questioned the independence of a key figure in SA’s nuclear waste dump plan.
Conservationists buy culling licence
WWF Australia has bought a shark hunting licence with no intention to use it.
Cyborg slugs could search sea
Researchers have combined muscles from a sea slug with a 3D-printed body to create a new ‘biohybrid’ robot.
Hard hit from ship emissions
Air pollution from shipping emissions in East Asia alone leads to to tens of thousands of premature deaths a year.
Menindee release to flood Darling
The NSW DPI will soon release water to the parched lower Darling River.
Rain falls for struggling irrigators
Recent rain has seen water allocations boosted from 36 per cent to 52 per cent for South Australia's River Murray irrigators.
Rainbowfish future put to the people
Fish and ecology experts are working to prevent the extinction of the tiny and incredibly rare native rainbowfish.
Vic. locals buy mine water
The Victorian Environmental Water Holder has spent $143,000 buying 5,000 megalitres of water for use in the Wimmera and Glenelg waterways.
Small stations see cuts in WA
The WA Government has released its long-awaited plan for remote Aboriginal communities.
Foam ban imposed in QLD
The Queensland Government has banned the chemical firefighting foams that contaminate land and ground water across the country.
Irrigator's outlooks improve
New South Wales irrigators could be facing a bumper summer, as water storages increase steadily across the state.
Liberals snort at water order
Victoria’s Opposition has slammed the state’s Labor government for a $27 million water order.
Plastic-eater's big test begins
Dutch engineers are testing technology that could clean the giant pool of garbage choking our ocean.
Nuclear jury sets direction
The citizens’ jury portion of South Australia’s nuclear waste dump plan has revealed some strong concerns.
WA Labor locking the gate
Two WA Labor MPs have become the latest to call for a ban on hydraulic fracturing in the state.
Ancient trade accepted in NT
There is a growing legal precedent for native title holders to take and use resources from their land for commercial purposes.
Adelaide's allocations announced
New water allocations appear to put the needs of irrigators above urban centres in SA.
Big firm admits mass fish kill
A steel company has taken full responsibility for an enormously destructive chemical leak this year.