Archived Industry News for Water Professionals - January, 2017
Researchers have forecast more rain as Australia faces increased climate variability.
Questions left for unsettled science
Recent climate progress is positive, but the claim that the ‘science is settled’...
Reef report goes way back
New research has caught a glimpse of what happened to the Great Barrier Reef when it was brought close to death over 100,000 years ago.
Suppliers suffer in white spot response
Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce has accused seafood importers of “swapping prawns” to avoid disease detection.
'Water trigger' praised for river change
Conservationists are celebrating legal action that led the federal environment minister to stop Santos dumping coal seam gas waste water in the Surat Basin.
Cairns hands fluoride to State
Cairns Regional Council has passed off its fluoridation issues to the State Government.
Desal debt gets shaky
Ratings for the cost of servicing Victoria’s billions of dollars of desalination debt are being reviewed.
Experts urge growth through protection
An Australian-led study shows that protecting more fish could secure the livelihoods of millions of people.
Fire/water link expanded
NASA scientists have added new details to the relationship between bushfires and drought.
Menindee moves worry locals
Plans to release more water from the Menindee Lakes have been met with outrage.
Reef review finds past risks
Research looking at the ancient history of the Great Barrier Reef has some warnings for the future.
Charges laid for nickel spill
The owners of WA’s Ravensthorpe nickel mine have been fined for a high-risk accident two years ago.