Archived Industry News for Water Professionals
Brazilian mining company Samarco has agreed to a $366 million damage bill after its tailings dam burst, spreading toxic waste over hundreds of kilometres, killing 10 people, and flattening entire villages.
Call for independent asbestos check in WA
The West Australian Opposition says there must be a full independent inquiry into the potential exposure of 138 Water Corporation employees to asbestos.
Drones drafted for frozen foray
Tasmanian experts are back from an Arctic research project where they used a variety of robots to map sea ice.
Clean water cracked in shocking new machine
As populations grow and the planet dries, the need for safe, potable water will only continue to expand.
Climate models bring calls for council response
New climate models have been released that predict sea levels will rise high enough to flood parts of Batemans Bay on the New South Wales south coast.
Wagons circle to charge up 'Charlie'
Progress has been made on a $1.7 billion development in western Queensland, which proponents says will see 300 to 400 natural gas wells created, along with 1600 production jobs.
Experts experiment with bottled Pilbara sunshine
A high-tech pilot project in WA will test a system that uses solar power to purify seawater and then convert it to hydrogen fuel.
Ship shift draws union rage
A major maritime union wants to Federal Government to stop aluminium producer Alcoa from using a foreign-crewed ship to move cargo from refineries in Western Australia to its smelter in Victoria.
Murray Darling money marks better PS deals
Insiders say the Murray Darling Basin Authority will offer employees a 6 per cent pay increase over three years.
BOM brains foresee rainfall
The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) says the current El Nino weather system should break down early next year, leading to some substantial rainfall.
Four unions seek new deal for water workers
A ballot for industrial action by members of the CFMEU at NSW utility Essential Water has been approved.
Marles seeks open door for climate migrants
Labor says Australia should lead world efforts to resettle climate change migrants forced from their homes in the Pacific.
State workers' asbestos exposure worsens
Dozens more people were potentially exposed to asbestos during work on a Water Corporation project in WA, the State Government has said.
Up river irrigators dismayed by new allocations
Farmers that rely on Queensland's Flinders River say some regions are missing out on their fair share of water.
Water theft claims in state bereft of flows
Insiders claim some are taking water from Tasmanian river systems that they have not paid for, as local farmers face an impending drought.
Giant mine dragged back to court
Australia’s largest planned coal mine is going back to court again, this time to face what the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) calls an “historic, landmark case”.
Wave power rising off Port Fairy
The first bits of equipment for Victoria’s prototype wave power unit are in place.
Climate survey shows partisan opinions
A far-reaching CSIRO survey has found Australians views on climate change run on distinctly political lines.
Groundwater gurus push for smarter stash
The nation’s leading water scientists are pushing for the Federal Government to take underground water storage more seriously, as future threats loom.
Magnetic sweep spots underground supplies
High-tech geological studies have revealed a network of ancient river systems buried hundreds of metres beneath arid regions in Western Australia.
NT landowners want water deal washed away
Environmental groups want a series of water extraction licences in Alice Springs to be withdrawn, arguing that the use of extra flows from the Mereenie aquifer could the water supply.