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Reef Crash Underscores Need for Better Shipping Rules
Large vessels need to be in safe hands when transiting through the Great Barrier Reef, and this means local pilots with local knowledge, WWF has said. The global conservation organization has called for immediate improvements to the way shipping is managed...
Minister Announces Funding of Water Recycling Project
Parliamentary Secretary for Water, Dr Mike Kelly yesterday announced Federal Government funding for a water recycling project on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. The minister allocated $4.6 million for the Ridges at the Peregian Springs Climate Change...
Koala Under Grave Threat From Climate Change
The koala is one of the world’s species most at risk from the effects of climate change, according to a new report by a leading environment group. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has said the koala along with the Arctic Fox...
Traveston Dam Decision Expected Within a Week
A decision on whether the Queensland Government’s controversial Traveston Dam will go ahead will be made within a few days. Environment Minister Peter Garrett told Channel Ten’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday November 8 that he would “…make a...
Australian Federal Police Launch Special Video News Release to Raise Awareness of Missing Persons And Child Safety
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has launched a special video news release with Australia Zoo and parents of missing Queensland boy Daniel Morcombe to raise awareness of missing persons and child safety. The video – which can be downloaded from the...
Queensland’s Controversial Qld Dam Enters Approval Phase
The decision on whether or not to give the green light to Queensland’s controversial dam at Traveston Crossing now officially rests with federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett after Coordinator-General Colin Jensen gave approval for the first stage...
Controversial Queensland Dam ‘Unnecessary’
A report commissioned by the Mary River Council of Mayors in Queensland, Australia has found the contentious Traveston Crossing dam to be both unnecessary and undesirable. The review, carried out by the University of Technology Sydney’s (UTS) Institute...
Customs And Border Protection in Australia Put the Squeeze on Snake Smugglers
Customs and Border Protection in Australia has seized two boa constrictors in Perth and two corn snakes in Cairns as part of a major wildlife smuggling investigation. The investigation began on 18 July when the Western Australian Department of Environment...
