Tag: Australia
WA’s World Heritage listed Ningaloo Reef on oil, gas exploration map
An early proposal that could lead to waters off Western Australia’s pristine World Heritage listed areas being opened up to oil and gas exploration has…
New Climate Atlas report shows how climate change will affect Australian wine regions
A world-first research document about to be released has detailed how Australia’s famous winegrowing regions will be forced to adapt due to climate change. Commissioned…
Uhanalaiset papukaijan poikaset kuoriutuivat pahoin palaneella saarella Australiassa
Kiiltokakadujen hiljattain kuoriutuneet poikaset tuovat toivoa elämän elpymisestä Australian Kangaroo Islandilla. Viime talviset massiiviset maastopalot tuhosivat jopa puolet ainutlaatuisen saaren luonnosta, mutta pesäpöntöt auttoivat lintuja…
Unesco urged to declare Great Barrier Reef ‘in danger’
Environmental law groups in the US and Australia are pushing Unesco to place the world heritage status of the Great Barrier Reef on an “in…
Environment minister rejects Queensland wind farm project to save old-growth forest
The environment minister, Sussan Ley, has rejected a $100m wind farm proposal in central Queensland on the grounds it would clear old-growth forest important to…
China cautions students about ‘racist incidents’ during coronavirus pandemic if they return to Australia
China’s Education Bureau has taken the rare step of warning Chinese students about studying in Australia when campuses are set to resume classes in July…
Burning issue: Australia debates risks of logging fire-damaged forests
In the Yarra Ranges, in southeastern Australia, a logging clearcut sits like a scar on the hillside. The largely barren area – a short drive…
Black Lives Matter rallies held across Australia to protest against mistreatment and deaths of Indigenous people
Thousands of people are protesting across Australia today to oppose the deaths of Indigenous people in police custody. It comes as Black Lives Matter protests are…
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef suffers most extensive coral bleaching
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef suffered its most extensive coral bleaching event in March, with scientists fearing the coral recovers less each time after the third…
NSW water officials knew decades of unmeasured floodplain harvesting by irrigators was illegal
New South Wales water officials have acknowledged that decades of unregulated and unmeasured floodplain harvesting by irrigators was illegal, the minutes of recent meetings show….
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