Archived Industry News for Water Professionals - September, 2016
Gina Rinehart’s proposed 30-million-tonne Alpha coal mine is storming ahead after clearing its latest legal hurdle.
Funds to forward Tassie plans
Better models spot arsenic risk
Funds flow for Tamworth contamination
Ice core warning questioned
Upgrades rain on far west NSW
Water Corp's coffers criticised
Linc leaking rehab funds
Trump told Paris matters
Island research upgrades expected
Australian scientists are calling for the Federal Government to come through with funding for the Macquarie Island research centre.
Island supplies at risk
Researchers say climate change could smash freshwater supplies for island nations.
NT's water window extended
The Northern Territory Department of Environment and Natural Resources has extended the deadline to lodge water licence applications for Darwin's rural area.
SA MP says Mount Bold water wasted
The SA Opposition says the Government has wasted gigalitres of water.
Water bears' X-ray resistance decoded
Water bears appear to have a protein that protects their DNA from X-rays.
Port sale nets $9.7 billion
The Victorian Government has announced the sale of the Port of Melbourne for $9.7 billion.
BP's Bight spill models surface
Research says an oil spill from a proposed BP project could smash South Australian tourism and aquaculture.
RDA review gets underway
The Terms of Reference for an independent review of the RDA grants program have been released.
Bore ban mooted in arid NT
Northern Territory aquifers are being drained at a concerning rate, leading some to suggest a ban on new bores.
Fixes flowing too slowly in WA
Rural WA councils are sick of sub-standard water and slow efforts to fix it.
Gas ban lands alongside review
A scientific review and moratorium on hydraulic fracturing begins in the NT today.