Australia’s Unique Birds Slipping Away
CANBERRA, Australia, February 26, 2009 (ENS) – A five-year report card on the state of Australia’s birds by Birds Australia shows many of the continent’s unique native species are in decline due to habitat loss, drought and introduced predators. Environment Minister Peter Garrett launched the report at Parliament House today, saying, “The State of Australia’s [...]
Read More »Australia Delays Decision on Giant Tasmanian Pulp Mill
CANBERRA, Australia, January 5, 2008 (ENS) – Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett has delayed announcing his decision on a proposal for a new $2.2 billion pulp mill in northern Tasmania, saying that further environmental studies must be conducted. The minister was widely expected to approve the proposal today, but in a surprise move Garrett instead [...]
Read More »Australia Embarks on Greenhouse Gas Reporting System
CANBERRA, Australia, June 26, 2008 (ENS) – As of July 1, Australian businesses emitting large amounts of greenhouse gases will be required to monitor and measure the emissions ahead of reporting them to the government by October 2009. Senator Penny Wong, minister for climate change and water, said the requirements are part of Australia’s new [...]
Read More »Australia to Spend $50 Million for Murray-Darling Water
CANBERRA, Australia, September 28, 2008 (ENS) – The Australian government will spend $50 million this financial year on buying back water entitlements to rescue the Murray-Darling Basin’s rivers and wetlands. Australia’s most important agricultural area has been gripped by a decade-long drought. The Murray-Darling Basin is 3,430 kilometers long and drains one-seventh of the Australian [...]
Read More »Australia Wants Japanese Whalers Out of Whale Sanctuary
CANBERRA, Australia, December 20, 2007 (ENS) – With less than three weeks in office, the new Australian government is planning diplomatic and legal action against Japan’s so-called “research” whaling. Much Japanese whaling takes place in the Australian Whale Sanctuary in the Southern Ocean, where the Japanese whaling fleet is right now, pursuing whales. Peter Garrett [...]
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