Archived Industry News for Water Professionals

Negotiations are underway which could see a largely-dormant desalination plant take an extra thirty years to pay off.

GABSI goal backed by new money

A new agreement between the Federal and New South Wales Governments is aimed at ensuring more water savings for the state’s Great Artesian Basin - one of the largest underground water reservoirs in the world.

Green groups mourn loss of Reef hero

Conservationists and authorities around Australia are mourning the loss of one of the environment’s fiercest defenders.

Kiribati man's climate refugee bid fails

A Kiribati man faces deportation from New Zealand, after failing in his bid to become the world’s first climate refugee.

NASA's groundwater accident still helping

An experimental NASA satellite is providing some exciting and useful data on Australian groundwater, but it has all happened by accident.

Shorten drops new renewable deal

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten is pushing for half of Australia's large-scale energy production to come from renewable sources within 15 years.

Water worries whitewashed in quest for Shenhua

A former member of the expert committee behind the approval of the Shenhua Watermark coal mine says it comes with big risks to water supplies.

Slow wage talks push specialists to strike

Public servants at Murray Darling-Basin Authority have voted to strike over their ongoing pay and conditions battle.

Dam backers welcome new Federal view

Lobby groups say the Federal Government’s focus on Northern Australia could reinvigorate their campaign for the Urannah Dam in North Queensland.

Farmers' fears doused in NSW

A respected hydrologist has told New South Wales farmers that they have nothing to fear from coal seam gas (CSG) operations in the Pilliga forest.

Politicians claim Murray plan not to blame

There is disagreement between green groups and government bodies as to whether rising water prices in the Murray River system are the result of the basin plan.

Resilience review rolls to NT rivers

Researchers in the Northern Territory will assess the resilience of freshwater fish in the region’s rivers.

Study shows cuttlefish plan scuffles

Research has revealed an intriguing behaviour displayed by the cuttlefish – it sizes up a counterpart and adjusts its fighting style before battle.

WA water fix begins

A $32 million maintenance program designed to patch some of Western Australia’s biggest water leaks has begun.

Port plan faces PAC

Proponents of the planned T4 coal loader at the Newcastle Port face their final hurdle this week, with 100 speakers addressing a Planning Assessment Commission (PAC) hearing over two days.

Federal cabinet shifts Shenhua concerns

The stoush in the Federal Government over the approval of a massive coal mine in New South Wales continues, and it appears no one wants to take responsibility for granting the green light.

Joyce and Hunt tussle over huge mine approval

Environment Minister Greg Hunt has approved the huge – and hugely contentious – Shenhua Watermark coal mine in New South Wales, sparking outrage from his colleague Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce.

Fatbergs build in flushing folly

While they might be cheap on supermarket shelves, disposable wipes are costing water authorities tens of millions of dollars.

Help in dry times creates state divide

With rainfall totals at their lowest on record in parts of western Victoria and south-eastern South Australia, weather forecasters say conditions are getting worse.