Archived Industry News for Water Professionals
Australian experts have used Antarctic ice core samples to reconstruct rainfall records for a specific water catchment for the first time.
Dry times reduce NT allocations
Water allocations for the Tindall Limestone aquifer in the Katherine region have been reduced.
Nuclear report fallout spreads
The final report from South Australia's Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission has been released.
SA water work awarded
Australian wastewater researchers have won an award from the US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA).
Water warnings tested in court
A major mine expansion in NSW could threaten Sydney's drinking water, a court has been told.
Experts want clear green goals
Climate scientists say green targets set at COP21 in Paris are too ambiguous.
Bore plan moving in Broken Hill
WaterNSW has have chosen a site for bores that could soon supply the far west NSW city of Broken Hill.
Dry times to drive massive displacement
Experts say that as dry days increase and water supplies disappear, large part of the Middle East and North Africa will become unliveable.
Experts react to gas leak claim
Anti-CSG arguments were stoked by recent footage of a river on fire, but experts say the video is not all as it seems.
Interest bubbles for new buyback
Irrigators in Queensland's Darling Downs are celebrating the launch of a new groundwater buyback tender.
Legal fight launched on coal giant
This week has seen the start of what could be a landmark climate change case in Australia.
Slight rise welcomed in Tassie dams
Tasmania's water storages have risen for the first time this year.
Water funding flows north
Australia’s water industry was not missed in this week’s budget announcement.
$50 mil to fill 'black hole' in Reef funding
Projects to boost water quality on the Great Barrier Reef have been announced.
Climate cuts land at CSIRO
The CSIRO has unveiled its formal restructuring plans, which include more than 275 job cuts.
CO2's leafy effects assessed
Over the last 30 years, increased carbon dioxide has boosted plant growth by an amount equal to twice the size of Australia.
Heavy weekend hacks fish issues
Some of Australia’s top hackers have turned their programming prowess to fish conservation.
Inside tour of sporty watering
Experts have given an inside tour of the water recycling facilities at some of our top sporting venues.
Dramatic gas clip in QLD call to action
International attention has been drawn to the CSG industry in Queensland on the back of a YouTube video.
PNG urges coal mine cooling
The Papua New Guinea Government wants Australia to slow down its rampant coal mining operations in the face of the Paris Agreement on carbon emissions.