Archived Industry News for Water Professionals
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s “supercharged” Snowy Hydro plans will cost close to double the initial estimates.
Reef bleaching range increased
A new review has found coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef last year was worse than expected.
Science makes art of sea floor
Oceanographers want people to appreciate the beauty and mystery of the deep sea floor.
Tassal linked to oxygen drop
An Institute of Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) report has linked a Tasmanian salmon farm with environmental decline.
Late reveal for WA spill
A leak from an offshore oil well in WA has been publicly reported more than a year after it happened.
Call for NT port protection
Advocates are pushing the Northern Territory Government to protect the sensitive coastal environment.
Court delays for sunken giant
A 3,000-tonne wave energy generator has been sitting off the coast of Adelaide since it sunk over three years ago.
Sea drills reveal Antarctic-rain link
Researchers have probed the link between the Antarctic climate and Australian weather.
TasWater takeover continues
Tasmanian councils have voted to keep control of TasWater, and say they will keep up the fight.
New sites to serve QLD miners
The Queensland Government has launched an online database for new geological data.
CSIRO hydro set for world markets
A new project could help Australia become the home of high-purity hydrogen ...
No seeps spotted in river review
Researchers have used new techniques to establish baseline coal seam gas datasets for the Richmond River ...
Pipes and Hydro in Federal energy fix
The Federal Government could buy a larger stake in the Snowy Hydro scheme in its push for energy security.
Waste spill closes SA beach
A 400-metre stretch of Adelaide beach was locked down after the spill of unchlorinated wastewater over the weekend.
Environmental cancer link spotted
A new study has shown an association between exposure to harmful environmental factors and cancer incidence.
WA zircon sheds light on baby Earth
For its first few hundred million years, the Earth was barren, flat and almost entirely under water, Australian scientists say.
TasWater takeover slammed again
Tasmanian councils are still fighting the State Government takeover of TasWater.
Ord siphon idea investigated
The Federal Government is helping fund a feasibility study that could see water piped underneath the Ord River.