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What: High profile sportspeople, climate experts and academics will attend a press conference in Sydney on Wednesday to launch a new Code to remove fossil fuel sponsorships from sports and arts in Australia. They will also launch the Climate Council’s new report, “Calling Time: How to Remove Fossil Fuel Sponsorships From Sports, … Continued
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WHEN 12.30pm – 1pm Wednesday 31 May 2023 WHERE Victorian Parliament Steps Spring St, Melbourne WHAT 30 healthcare workers will gather at the Victorian Parliament Steps to send the Victorian Government a strong message that gas use in homes is harmful to health. Images and video will be available on the day, by request. … Continued
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Genetic analysis shows dingo populations have significantly less dog ancestry than previously thought. Wild dingo populations have less dog lineage, with a significantly greater proportion of pure dingoes than previously thought, according to new research, challenging the view that pure dingoes are on the decline due to crossbreeding. The findings, published in Molecular Ecology, suggest previous … Continued
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The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has issued Newcrest’s Cadia Holdings Pty Ltd mine in Central West NSW a final pollution Prevention Notice regarding the management of emissions of dust and other air pollutants. NSW EPA Chief Executive Officer, Tony Chappel said finalising this notice is an important step in requiring the mine to … Continued
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Two plants native to Northern Australia could have significant medicinal potential in the prevention and treatment of diseases, according to two studies by a Charles Darwin University (CDU) PhD candidate. Lead author and CDU Faculty of Faculty of Science and Technology candidate Elnaz Saki explored the potential of Calophyllum inophyllum seed oil (CSO) and Tinospora smilacina leaves water extract … Continued
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Australia, like the rest of the world, has a food waste problem. 30% of all human food is wasted globally (according to multiple sources, including the Australian Government’s Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment, and Water, DCCEEW). DCCEEW estimates this food wastage problem is costing the Australian economy $36.6 billion every year, and … Continued
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Media release For immediate issue Japanese seafood powerhouse invests in Aussie red seaweed startup Australian seaweed startup Immersion Group has welcomed a cornerstone investment from Nissui Corporation to accelerate the production of the native red seaweed Asparagopsis. Proceeds from the investment will be directed into the construction of a new onshore Asparagopsis production plant … Continued
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MEDIA RELEASE 11am Release May 24, 2023 Big environmental and corporate changes are happening at Adelaide’s largest waste management facility north of Adelaide at Lower Light, near Dublin. SA Environment Minister Susan Close MP today launches the ‘Dublin Eco Hub’ to reflect broader recycling operations active on the site and will reveal … Continued
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The Australia Institute is calling on the Tasmanian Government to follow Victoria and end native forest logging from 2024. The Australia Institute Tasmania Director Eloise Carr said Victoria’s decision to bring forward its native logging ban from 2030 was well overdue, and urged Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff to end the economically and environmentally unsustainable industry. … Continued
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MEDIA ALERT Event at 11am, Wednesday 24 May, 2023 Background Information for News Editor Big environmental and corporate changes are happening at Adelaide’s largest landfill facility north of Adelaide at Lower Light, near Dublin. SA Environment Minister Susan Close MP tomorrow launches the ‘Dublin Eco Hub’ to reflect broader recycling … Continued
