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Financing building upgrades: 6 lessons Australia can learn from America’s PACE program
Green
Thursday August 4 2022

Financing building upgrades: 6 lessons Australia can learn from America’s PACE program

Living conditions created under the COVID-19 pandemic situation provided a spotlight on the inadequacies of our cities for green open space.

Can Sustainable Building Materials Assist With Building Delays?
Green
Thursday April 29 2021

Can Sustainable Building Materials Assist With Building Delays?

There’s no denying that climate change has become a more urgent matter over the past two decades.

Australia Must Create a Circular Economy for Recycling Plastics
Environment
Tuesday March 16 2021

Australia Must Create a Circular Economy for Recycling Plastics

Disclaimer: The following projections are based on current plastic consumption and waste generation and assume a high capability for local councils to retrieve and concentrate unsorted...

New Platform Will Help Architects and Engineers Design out Construction Waste
Green
Sunday August 30 2020

New Platform Will Help Architects and Engineers Design out Construction Waste

Architects and engineers will be able to estimate the waste impact of design decisions under a new platform being developed at the University of South Australia...

Australia’s Environmental Protection Law is Failing
Environment
Tuesday July 21 2020

Australia’s Environmental Protection Law is Failing

Australia’s current law on environmental protection is failing and needs a radical overhaul, a new report has found.

Environmental Tick for WA Renewable Hub
Energy
Tuesday May 5 2020

Environmental Tick for WA Renewable Hub

A massive solar and wind project in Western Australia's Pilbara region has been recommended for approval by the state's environmental watchdog.

What is Net-Positive Design and how to create Eco-Positive Cities?
Green
Friday April 24 2020

What is Net-Positive Design and how to create Eco-Positive Cities?

You would have heard the term ‘net-positive’ design and development by now - or soon will.

SA desal plant to provide water in drought
Environment
Friday November 8 2019

SA desal plant to provide water in drought

A virtually unused desalination plant in South Australia will be fired up over summer as part of an effort to help farmers in drought.

Landscaping
16 Apr, 2019
Land Clearing is Stressing Koalas: Report

Koala droppings have helped a NSW researcher discover that land clearing is the leading cause of stress for the native marsupial.

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Environment
11 Apr, 2019
Ex-Emergency Chiefs Sound Climate Alarm

Federal government MPs have been slammed for laughing about climate change in parliament as Australia faces catastrophic weather which is putting lives at risk.

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Environment
15 Mar, 2019
Qld Council Wants 'Big Decisions' on Water

A drought-affected Queensland regional council has pleaded for a significant increase in water security funding to prevent a possible nationwide impact on food prices.

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Environment
8 Feb, 2019
Emissions Cited in NSW Coal Mine Refusal

A landmark court decision to reject a proposed NSW coal mine on the basis of its expected greenhouse gas emissions could have far-reaching implications for future...

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Energy
27 Sep, 2018
Renewable Energy Target Won't be Extended

The renewable energy target will not be replaced with "anything" when it expires in 2020, Energy Minister Angus Taylor has confirmed.

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Business
12 Sep, 2018
One Million Ordered to Evacuate Florence

More than one million people have fled toward higher ground in a mass evacuation ordered three days before the expected arrival of Hurricane Florence.

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Energy
12 Sep, 2018
Victorian Gov't Beefs up Renewable Energy

New solar and wind farms will pump more than 900 megawatts of energy into Victoria's grid following the state government's reverse auction.

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Environment
6 Sep, 2018
Morrison Weighs up Drought-proofing Tools

A national water transport network to help farmers is one proposal Prime Minister Scott Morrison will look at to guard against future droughts.

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Environment
6 Sep, 2018
Qld Pursuing Adani for Alleged Breaches

The Queensland government is taking legal action against Indian mining giant Adani for allegedly releasing sediment water eight times over the allowed limit into the Great...

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