July 3, 2019
Australians are increasingly concerned about environmental health, with 46% of Australians mentioning environmental concern as one of the major global issues, according to new data released by Roy Morgan.
The data also shows that 34% of Australians rate economic concern...
July 3, 2019
New research from the Southern Cross University has detailed ‘remarkable growth’ of the southernmost community of coral in the Great Barrier Reef.
The research, led by doctoral researcher Kay Davis, detail a ‘completely unexpected’ finding of a coral ecosystem calcifica...
July 2, 2019
Victoria is rapidly closing in on its goal of achieving 40% of its power generation from renewables by 2025, while New South Wales is in the doldrums, falling well short of its goals, a new report by Green Energy Markets has found.
The report shows that Victoria require...
July 2, 2019
South Australia’s Kangaroo Island koala population may hold the key to ensuring the continued survival of koala communities on the mainland after it was discovered the island’s population are free from the disease ravaging their mainland brethren.
Scientists from the Un...
July 2, 2019
The uncertain future of the world’s reef systems might be improved if management efforts factor in evolution and adaptation into policy making, a new international study has found.
According to the University of Queensland’s Professor Peter Mumby, the research shows how...
July 2, 2019
Thirteen species of seabirds are experiencing a strong population decline off the coast of south-eastern Australia, according to a new 17-year study released by the University of New South Wales.
Working with data collected by seabird enthusiasts of the Southern Ocean S...
July 2, 2019
The amount of free floating ice in the waters off Antarctica has dropped to historic lows, according to a detailed analysis of over 40 years of satellite data.
The report, released by NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Centre, also shows how the amount of Antarctic sea ice gre...
July 1, 2019
Consumers increasingly prefer – and are willing to pay for - ethically produced goods that are use sustainable or recycled materials, according to a new study by Monash University.
The research shows a significant shift in decision-making and purchase drivers of consume...
July 1, 2019
Communities around the entire nation are at ‘serious risk’ from poorly managed coal ash waste – a toxic by-roduct of coal-fired power plants – according to new research released by not for profit group Environmental Justice Australia.
The report unearths ‘shocking flaws...
June 26, 2019
Humanity is on the brink of a coming ‘climate apartheid’, where the rich can afford to escape the new extremes of the climate crisis while the poor languish, a UN Special Rapporteur has warned.
In delivering his report to the United Nations Human Rights Council, Philip...
