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The Australia Institute Tasmania is calling on the Tasmanian government to keep in place protections for depleted fish populations. The Tasmanian government has today announced a backflip on planned measures to rebuild depleted fish populations managed under the Tasmanian Scalefish Fishery. Instead, the government has reopened consultation on the rule changes until September 25 and … Continued
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAugust 23, 2023 With Treasury’s Intergenerational Report to be released tomorrow, revealing the impact of today’s economic decisions on future generations, Australian Parents for Climate Action (AP4CA) is urging leaders to keep the cost of climate inaction at the centre of all decisions. AP4CA CEO Nic Seton said unless decision makers … Continued
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Engineers in Australia have found a way of making stronger concrete with roasted used-coffee grounds, to give the drink-additive a “double shot” at life and reduce waste going to landfills. Lead author Dr Rajeev Roychand from RMIT University said the team developed a technique to make concrete 30% stronger by turning waste coffee grounds into … Continued
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Tomorrow (Wednesday 23 August), AFAC will release the seasonal bushfire outlook for spring 2023, at 11am AEST. The following Emergency Leaders for Climate Action are available to provide comment on the outlook: – Greg Mullins, Former Commissioner of Fire & Rescue NSW – Major General Peter Dunn, Former Commissioner, ACT Emergency Services Authority … Continued
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Even though oysters don’t have ears, they are still wired for sound as University of Adelaide marine ecologist Dr Dominic Mcafee explains in OzCast, the official podcast of OzFish Unlimited. Dr Mcafee has been using novel methods as part of his attempts to restore Australia’s lost shellfish reefs and one of his more unusual discoveries … Continued
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Families, workers and students will soon have more opportunities to safely get around Sydney after Council unanimously endorsed design concepts for three new cycleway projects. Running along O’Dea Avenue in Waterloo, Wellington Street in Zetland and connecting riders between Ultimo and Surry Hills through the city centre – the projects will link to existing … Continued
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City of Sydney has passed a motion, supported by 8 out of 10 councillors, which kickstarts the process to require new homes and businesses across the municipality to be all-electric and gas-free. The move has been welcomed by health professionals and climate change organisations New analysis shows this move could save new households in the … Continued
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Recent scientific advances in understanding impacts of brumbies and control in environmental conservation in the Victorian Alpine Park, should have profound implications for public policy relating to brumbies and their management in Victoria. There has been no past peer reviewed research directly relating to impact by brumbies in the Australian Alpine Park and parks managers … Continued
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The NSW Government recently announced plans to shoot brumbies in the Kosciuszko National Park, relying on population surveys prepared for the Australian Alps Liaison Committee.(AALC). The current management plan allows up to 3,000 brumbies in the park, and the NSW Government claim there are between 14,000 and 23,000 brumbies relying on reports prepared for the … Continued
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A Traditional Custodian will ask the Federal Court to find that approval for Woodside Petroleum to carry out seismic blasting in her Sea Country was unlawful. Gas giant Woodside said last week it was ready to begin seismic blasting for its Scarborough Gas Project, despite objections from Custodians who say they still have not been … Continued
