Australia to create national space agency
Australia will establish a national space agency, the government has said. Although its space industry employs about 11,500 people, Australia is one of the few major developed countries that do not
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Australia Requires 75% Renewable Energy By 2030 To Meet Paris Commitments
A new major report has concluded that Australia needs between 66% and 75% renewable energy by 2030 in order to meet its Paris Climate Agreement commitments, or face delaying a necessary transition and
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Australia's record-breaking winter beats average highs by 2C, Climate Council says
‘Less of an opportunity to clear the mind,’ is the verdict from Bidyadanga, where winter highs of 33C were replaced by 36C as records tumbled across the country It’s always hot in Bidyadanga but a few
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Listen to the River: Lessons from a global review of environmental flow success stories
With nearly half the world’s population affected by water scarcity and demand for freshwater continuing to soar, a WWF report released at the 20th International Riversymposium in Brisbane shows how governments
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Hot and dry: Australia's weird winter
This paper analyses the weather conditions of winter 2017 in Australia and draws conclusions about the subsequent impact of this dry and hot weather on crops and livestock, energy systems and bushfire
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Coral loss on Palm Islands long precedes 2016 mass bleaching on Great Barrier Reef
Extensive loss of branching corals and changes in coral community structure in Australia's Palm Islands region over the past century has been revealed in a new study. Dr Tara Clark of The University
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Transport emissions: driving down car pollution in cities
Cars are a major source of greenhouse gas pollution in Australian cities, the latest report explains. Transport is Australia’s third largest source of greenhouse gas emissions, with emissions from transport
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Queensland bans single-use plastic bags from July 2018
Single-use plastic bags will be banned in Queensland from July next year after the state parliament passed new legislation on Tuesday night. The state will also have a new container refund scheme, with
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Renewables ready: states leading the charge
States and territories are the driving force behind Australia’s transition to clean, affordable and efficient renewable energy and storage technology, a new report has found. The ‘Renewables Ready: States
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Queensland conservationists call for river-mining ban to protect Great Barrier Reef
The “archaic” practice of mining rivers in north Queensland is making a mockery of Australia’s key policy to protect the Great Barrier Reef, wasting multimillion-dollar efforts to cut runoff pollution,