Botanists vote to remove offensive plant names
Global botanists have made a historic decision to change the names of plants that may be considered offensive.
Future plant names will also keep clear of anything that
Read more22 July 2024Environment
$17 billion upside to housing upgrades
Energy efficient upgrades to low-income housing has the potential to grow Australia’s economy by $17 billion.
An Australian Council of Social Service
Read more22 July 2024
Global carbon sink leaking emissions
The world’s forests are absorbing carbon equal to half global fossil fuel emissions, but emissions caused by tropical deforestation negate two-thirds of that
Read more18 July 2024
Land clearing rate drops in Queensland
Land clearing in Great Barrier Reef catchment areas has decreased by more than 10 percent, according to newly-released figures.
The latest Statewide Landcover and Trees
Read more17 July 2024
Barrier to stop march of the cane toad
The West Australian Government is investing in a multi-million barrier to stop the march of cane toads in the west.
The barrier would establish a Toad Containment Zone
Read more17 July 2024
Lime squeezes back into Brisbane market
Lime e-scooters will return to Brisbane streets next week, after a three-year hiatus.
The original e-scooter provider in the Queensland capital, Brisbane City Council
Read more16 July 2024
No plan for diesel trains’ green transition
Half of Australia’s diesel-powered railway rollingstock is due to be replaced before 2050, with no plan for environmentally-friendly replacements.
The Australasian
Read more16 July 2024
Scheme to track emissions linked to products
The Federal Government is fast-tracking the development of a Guarantee of Origin scheme, to provide an emissions accounting framework for Australian
Read more16 July 2024
Life began soon after Earth’s formation
Life on earth was flourishing within a few hundred million years of the planet being formed, new research has revealed.
A research team led by the University of Bristol
Read more15 July 2024
Generation gap emerges in eco-spending
A distinct generation gap has emerged in “sustainable” spending habits as 40 percent of people say they are cutting back on purchases of new products.
A survey of
Read more15 July 2024