Avainsana: Australia
Rio Tinto admits damaging Australian Aboriginal heritage site
Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto has admitted damaging ancient Aboriginal rock shelters in the remote Pilbara region — blasting near the 46,000-year-old heritage site to…
Australia risks becoming dumping ground for world’s most polluting cars
Australia risks becoming a dumping ground for the world’s worst polluting vehicles because of the absence of fuel and vehicle efficiency standards, according to a…
Single-use metalware a ‘big cost’ for Australian hospitals as waste levels increase
Doctors say Australian hospitals are creating huge amounts of unnecessary waste and risking equipment shortages through single-use metalware. Scalpels, tweezers, suture scissors, forceps and clamps…
Australia’s severe bushfire season was predicted and will be repeated, inquiry told
The fires that caused 33 deaths, destroyed more than 3,000 homes, and burned more than 10m hectares of bushland were accurately predicted by the Bureau…
Australia begins wide-ranging enquiry into deadly bushfires
Australia on Monday began the first hearings of a powerful inquiry into the causes of catastrophic bushfires that swept across the country, killing 33 people,…
Australia backs technology in new carbon emissions plan
Australia’s conservative government on Thursday released a fresh plan to tackle climate change, targetting the use of gas, hydrogen, batteries and carbon capture, while avoiding…
Australia plans pop-up carparks to prevent rush hour virus crush
Australian officials planned to open pop-up parking lots and extra bicycle lanes in Sydney and other cities as the country’s most populous state began its…
Australia’s native guava plant close to being wiped out by invasive disease – study
An invasive plant disease may be ready to claim its first victim in the wild with Australia’s native guava now almost extinct, a study has…
Church in Australia selling bleach as a coronavirus treatment fined $151,200
The Australian chapter of an international church selling and promoting bleach as a cure for COVID-19 has been issued infringement notices totalling $151,200. The Genesis…
Murray-Darling lower lakes were largely fresh before European settlement, CSIRO review finds
A CSIRO review of the lower lakes of the Murray-Darling system has found that the lakes were largely fresh before European settlement, and that environmental…
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