Archived Industry News for Water Professionals - July, 2019
Almost half of Australia’s coastal habitat-forming ecosystems show signs of damage from ‘extreme climate events’.
Concern over NT bores
Low groundwater levels in rural Northern Territory have left some residents fearing they will have to truck in water.
Farmers reject Reef plans
Queensland is looking at new laws to reduce harmful nutrient and sediment run-off from farms into the Great Barrier Reef.
Pink Lake project launched
Scientists say they may be able to restore WA’s Pink Lake to its famous bubblegum hue.
Sharks at risk in fisheries
About one-quarter of oceanic shark habitat is actively fished, leaving sharks with limited places to hide from longlines and nets.
Farmers back MDBP probe
The NSW Farmers has backed a call for a Commonwealth royal commission into the Murray-Darling Basin Plan (MDBP).
Studies show rapid rise
Recent warming events have been unmatched in the past 2,000 years, according to international and Australian researchers.
US eyes new Darwin port
The United States military is preparing a $300 million push to expand naval facilities in northern Australia.
Barwon-Darling issues revealed
A new report says the Barwon-Darling river system is “an ecosystem in crisis”, on a path to collapse.
High hopes for next-gen desal
Australian researchers have unveiled a new, solar-powered water-purifying device ...
MDB price rises reviewed
Drought and climate change are driving high water prices in the Murray-Darling Basin, according to one government economist.
Radioactive 'cells' slammed
Sydney residents have voted against a plan to bury radioactive waste in their neighbourhood.
Vale convicted in Brazil
Mining company Vale SA has been convicted for damages caused by the deadly rupture of a tailings dam that killed over 200 people in January.
Court set for Carmichael clearing
The Queensland Government is prosecuting mining giant Adani for allegedly providing false and misleading information.
Federation Drought reviewed
CSIRO has discovered Australia’s ‘once in a century drought’ in the early 1900s caused mass ecosystem collapse.
Nats back new dams
Nationals leader Michael McCormack wants more dams and weirs in regional Australia.
SA allocations increase
South Australia has increased River Murray water allocations for irrigators.