Avainsana: Australia
New plan boosts Indigenous Australians in senior public sector roles
A new plan will attempt to boost the number of Indigenous Australians who hold senior positions throughout the Commonwealth public sector as part of the…
City of Sydney completes switch to 100 per cent renewable supply
The City of Sydney has officially made the switch to 100 per cent renewable electricity, with its power supplies now flowing from wind and solar…
Koalas will be driven to extinction before 2050 in NSW, major inquiry finds
Koalas will become extinct before 2050 in NSW unless there is urgent government intervention to prevent habitat loss, a year-long inquiry has found. The NSW…
Australian maastopaloissa loukkaantunut Maryanne-koala pääsi takaisin kotiin – WWF on tukenyt villieläinsairaalaa poikkeuksellisen potilasmäärän pelastamisessa
Pahoin palaneelta alueelta Australiasta löydetty Maryanne-koala kärsi vakavasta aliravitsemuksesta ja nestehukasta, ja sen käpälissä oli palovammoja. Puolen vuoden hoito onneksi tehosi, ja nyt Maryanne on…
WA’s World Heritage listed Ningaloo Reef on oil, gas exploration map
An early proposal that could lead to waters off Western Australia’s pristine World Heritage listed areas being opened up to oil and gas exploration has…
New Climate Atlas report shows how climate change will affect Australian wine regions
A world-first research document about to be released has detailed how Australia’s famous winegrowing regions will be forced to adapt due to climate change. Commissioned…
Uhanalaiset papukaijan poikaset kuoriutuivat pahoin palaneella saarella Australiassa
Kiiltokakadujen hiljattain kuoriutuneet poikaset tuovat toivoa elämän elpymisestä Australian Kangaroo Islandilla. Viime talviset massiiviset maastopalot tuhosivat jopa puolet ainutlaatuisen saaren luonnosta, mutta pesäpöntöt auttoivat lintuja…
Unesco urged to declare Great Barrier Reef ’in danger’
Environmental law groups in the US and Australia are pushing Unesco to place the world heritage status of the Great Barrier Reef on an “in…
Environment minister rejects Queensland wind farm project to save old-growth forest
The environment minister, Sussan Ley, has rejected a $100m wind farm proposal in central Queensland on the grounds it would clear old-growth forest important to…
China cautions students about ’racist incidents’ during coronavirus pandemic if they return to Australia
China’s Education Bureau has taken the rare step of warning Chinese students about studying in Australia when campuses are set to resume classes in July…
Burning issue: Australia debates risks of logging fire-damaged forests
In the Yarra Ranges, in southeastern Australia, a logging clearcut sits like a scar on the hillside. The largely barren area – a short drive…
Black Lives Matter rallies held across Australia to protest against mistreatment and deaths of Indigenous people
Thousands of people are protesting across Australia today to oppose the deaths of Indigenous people in police custody. It comes as Black Lives Matter protests are…
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef suffers most extensive coral bleaching
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef suffered its most extensive coral bleaching event in March, with scientists fearing the coral recovers less each time after the third…
NSW water officials knew decades of unmeasured floodplain harvesting by irrigators was illegal
New South Wales water officials have acknowledged that decades of unregulated and unmeasured floodplain harvesting by irrigators was illegal, the minutes of recent meetings show….
Rio Tinto admits damaging Australian Aboriginal heritage site
Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto has admitted damaging ancient Aboriginal rock shelters in the remote Pilbara region — blasting near the 46,000-year-old heritage site to…
Australia risks becoming dumping ground for world’s most polluting cars
Australia risks becoming a dumping ground for the world’s worst polluting vehicles because of the absence of fuel and vehicle efficiency standards, according to a…
Single-use metalware a ’big cost’ for Australian hospitals as waste levels increase
Doctors say Australian hospitals are creating huge amounts of unnecessary waste and risking equipment shortages through single-use metalware. Scalpels, tweezers, suture scissors, forceps and clamps…
Australia’s severe bushfire season was predicted and will be repeated, inquiry told
The fires that caused 33 deaths, destroyed more than 3,000 homes, and burned more than 10m hectares of bushland were accurately predicted by the Bureau…
Australia begins wide-ranging enquiry into deadly bushfires
Australia on Monday began the first hearings of a powerful inquiry into the causes of catastrophic bushfires that swept across the country, killing 33 people,…
Australia backs technology in new carbon emissions plan
Australia’s conservative government on Thursday released a fresh plan to tackle climate change, targetting the use of gas, hydrogen, batteries and carbon capture, while avoiding…
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