The unedifying battle between the Tasmanian State Government and TasWater over who will control the state’s water and sewerage services has been shunted out beyond the next state election, due…
Category: Water
SA goes it alone on Murray-Darling Royal Commission
South Australia will launch its own Royal Commission into the allocation of water under the Murray-Darling Basin Agreement. The moves follows a number of damning reports on allegations of water…
Five years on, Murray Darling plan ‘eroded’
It is five years ago today (22 November) since the announcement of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan. But not everybody is happy. The Basin Plan is the latest attempt to reconcile…
PIRSA wins public sector management prize
South Australia’s Department of Primary Industries and Regions (PIRSA) has won the top prize at this year’s Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Public Sector Management. The Gold award was…
UK Government to adopt carbon pricing
While climate and energy policy in Australia remain mired in acrimonious squabbling, the UK’s Conservative Government has released a bold new plan for a low carbon future. And it includes…
Senate fight looms over the deep blue sea
Cutbacks to marine protection in the Coral Sea will meet fierce opposition in the Senate, and even the ocean is predicted to fight back.
Coal or coral? The Queensland Government seems undecided
The Great Barrier Reef is worth $56bn, according to Deloitte Access Economics. How does Adani’s Carmichael coalmine fit into it?
Legionnaires’ outbreak spawns tighter water-cooling tower rules
Local councils asked for feedback.
NSW government shelves pop-up prison after community backlash
Emu Plains site a no-go.
Pop-up prison could flood: Labor
Flood plain risk.