Archived Industry News for Water Professionals - June, 2016
Media investigations have raised claims of rorting and double-dipping in the government's Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF).
Cash for cans could expand
The Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR) wants all parties to commit to a national recycling scheme.
Concern Canberra can't keep up
Experts say Canberra does not have enough water storage and supply to sustain future residents.
Foam standards not hard enough
The LNP has promised to review drinking water standards after contamination by toxic chemicals near Defence bases.
Native title-holders want river role
A year after the Barkindji people secured the largest native title claim in New South Wales, traditional owners want more water rights.
Waste dump plans unpicked
A scientific review has found that the economic benefits of South Australia's nuclear waste storage proposal are based on shaky assumptions and may be unethical.
GM rejection can be reversed
Decisions made decades ago could explain why many consumers still reject genetically modified foods.
Self-made straw launched
Australian scientists have made a new material that, on contact with water, folds itself into a straw and starts sucking up liquid.
Coral's lost value counted
Coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef could soon start to cost massive amounts of lost tourist money.
Gas extraction greened by CO2
Adding carbon dioxide (CO2) instead of water to fracking fluids could improve the efficiency of gas extraction, new reports say.
Good water use to carry WA
Western Australia’s Department of Water says population growth south of Perth will rely on smart groundwater policies.
Miners set eyes on sea
Mining companies and other major industrial players are getting into marine science.
NSW pipe plan slammed
The NSW Government has already been criticised for its new plan to fix Broken Hill’s water issues.
Voices missed as Feds storm North
The Federal Government is rushing to develop northern Australia, but ignoring...
New strides in snake leg mystery
Biologists have wrestled for years with the question of when snakes lost their legs.
ALP backs federal EPA
The ALP has promised to set up a national environmental protection authority if it wins the upcoming election.
IPART pricing announced for NSW
The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) in NSW has released its final decision new water prices.
Joyce drops in on Broken Hill debate
Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce says irrigators are not to blame for the water crisis facing Broken Hill and the lower Darling River.
SA rock lobsters to open all year
South Australia’s biggest rock lobster fishery will operate year round for the first time in almost half a century.