Environment

Water hole in Northern Territory. | Newsreel

Value of ‘iconic’ Great Artesian Basin tested in court

Australia’s Great Artesian Basin will be the focus of debate in Brisbane today, as AgForce heads to the Federal Court to argue one of the world’s largest underground
Read more 11 April 2024
Artist's impression of Beckett Place, north of Brisbane. | Newsreel

Northside commercial hub restores koala corridor

A new commercial hub in the Brisbane suburb of Bridgeman Downs will restore a native wildlife corridor in the area. Construction on Beckett Place is expected to start
Read more 11 April 2024
Wind farm. | Newsreel

Aussies in no rush to transition to renewable energy

Most Australians prefer a measured approach to the introduction of renewables and are becoming less inclined to accept living near a source of renewable energy. A CSIRO
Read more 11 April 2024
Artist's impression of Aldoga solar farm. | Newsreel

Build begins on 820,000-panel Gladstone solar farm

Construction has begun on a $500m solar farm in Central Queensland, with power expected to flow from mid-2026. Acciona’s Aldoga solar farm will be built on land owned
Read more 10 April 2024
Statue of Napoleon. | Newsreel

Mystery of the 10,000 missing bodies solved

A team of historians and archaeologist believe they have solved the mystery of what happened to thousands of bodies from the 1815 battle of Waterloo. More than 10,000
Read more 9 April 2024
Fortescue manufacturing facility in Gladstone. | Newsreel

Gladstone centre of green hydrogen manufacturing

Australia’s first manufacturing facility able to build hydrogen electrolysers at a commercial scale has been opened in Central Queensland. Fortescue’s Gladstone
Read more 8 April 2024
Rooftop solar being installed. | Newsreel

Call for policies to support energy reform at home

A broad cross-section of Australian advocacy groups have urged the Federal Government to use the upcoming budget to better invest in the clean economy. The group, which
Read more 8 April 2024
Rural firefighter battles bushfire. | Newsreel

20-year ‘mega droughts’ loom for our sunburnt country

Researchers have warned that Australia could be facing 20-year “mega-droughts” and that future dry periods may be “far worse than we imagined”. A research team
Read more 8 April 2024
Victoria Park Brisbane. | Newsreel

Former Lord Mayors unite to preserve Victoria Park

Five former Brisbane Lord Mayors descended on Victoria Park at the weekend to oppose a proposal build a stadium in the inner-city Herston parklands. The plan for a new
Read more 8 April 2024
Fire Ant researcher Professor Nigel Andrew. | Newsreel

Dangerous ants attacking our way of life

Researchers have warned that Australia’s way of life is under real threat from dangerous fire ants that have crossed the Queensland border and are invading
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