Archived Industry News for Water Professionals - November, 2017
Sea Shepherd Australia has released confronting footage of a Japanese whaling operation after a five-year legal battle.
Coral grown with polyp transplant
Scientists are working on an innovative coral transplant project as part of efforts to find new weapons in the fight against reef damage.
Fourth PFAS case considered
Darwin residents could become the next group to sue the Defence Department over PFAS contamination.
Goldfields' flood money missing
A Victorian council has admitted the mismanagement of millions of dollars in flood funding.
Locals leak bottle worries
Councils and concerned residents are coming together to stop their groundwater being extracted and bottled.
Royal Commission on water launched
South Australia has launched a state royal commission into water theft.
TasWater takeover drowned for now
Tasmania's bid to take over TasWater has been defeated in the Upper House.
TEPCO considers controlled leak
Japan is still deciding what to do with a million tonnes of radioactive water being stored at the destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant.
BoM details dry times ahead
The Bureau of Meteorology has put Australia on a La Nina alert, the level just before an official La Nina.
Dolphins' sponge dance studied
Australian researchers have discovered details of the dating lives of dolphins.
SA stamps feet on MDBP changes
The SA Government says it will not sign off on any changes to the Murray Darling Basin Plan, leading the Federal Government to accuse it of playing “petty politics”.
Size study shows stressful change
Australian researchers are studying why animals are they size they are.
Subduction effect checked
Researchers have studied how a particular clay mineral can create huge underground oceans.
TasWater plan could go to poll
The Tasmanian Government may be willing to compromise in its bid to take over TasWater.
Tiers clash on weir report
An internal report has revealed the cost of not building a new weir in Rockhampton.
Wood good for pure purpose
Engineers have discovered that porous wood can greatly increase the efficiency of water-to-steam conversion under sunlight.
Great big Reef check begins
Researchers have embarked on a multi-phase project to save the Great Barrier Reef from further damage.
MDBA puts up amendments
The Murray–Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) has proposed amendments to the Murray–Darling Basin Plan.
SA pushes for portfolio split
Both sides of SA Parliament are coming together to convince the Federal Government to split the water and agriculture portfolios.
Shark study gets high-tech
Researchers have attached Fitbit components to sharks to aid in monitoring and conservation.