Frogs shows signs of comeback from disease
FROGS across Australia and the US may be recovering from a fungal disease that has devastated populations around the world.
View ArticleAustralia cracks down on illegal timber
The Australian government has announced the creation of new legislation which will put further restrictions on the import of foreign wood products in effort to halt the flow of illegally logged timber.
View ArticlePalm oil labeling bill passes in Australia’s Senate
A bill recently rejected by the Senate Community Affairs Committee was passed by the Australian Senate. The bill called the Amended Truth in Labeling requires all products containing palm oil to be...
View ArticleTasmanian Forest Deal Brings End to a Conflict While Saving Trees
The federal Australian government has signed a deal with Tasmania which ensures the preservation of, at least, 430,000 hectars of ancient high conservation value forests.
View Article‘Living Fossil’ Eel Swam at Dawn of Dinosaur Age
In the small island republic of Palau, marine biologists have made a remarkable find just 35 meters below the surface. A new species of eel have been discovered which seem to be closer related to...
View ArticleNew dolphin species discovered in Victoria
Victorian researchers have discovered a new species of dolphin living right under their noses on Melbourne's doorstep.
View ArticleMarshall Islands Declares World’s Largest Shark Sanctuary
The Marshall Islands is now home to the world’s largest shark sanctuary, an area of the central Pacific Ocean four times the size of California, The Pew Environment Group confirmed in a news...
View ArticleAustralia Advances Cigarette Bill, Defying Threats From ‘Big Tobacco’
Australia's parliament moved forward Thursday on a landmark scheme to remove trademarks and advertising from cigarette packages, defying threats of a multi-billion-dollar legal challenge from tobacco...
View ArticleAustralian carbon tax passes into law
Australia's carbon tax has finally received approval from the country's Senate after years of bitter political wrangling. The Australian prime minister Julia Gillard called it one of the most important...
View ArticleAustralia setting up world’s largest marine preserve
Australia moved to set up the world's biggest marine park on Friday to protect vast areas of the Coral Sea off the country's northeast coast and the site of fierce naval battles during World War Two.
View ArticleKFC Australia stops using palm oil
Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) has stopped using palm oil for fast food sold in its Australian outlets, reports ABC News.
View ArticleAustralia to create world’s largest marine reserve
Australia says it will create the world's largest network of marine parks ahead of the Rio+20 summit. The reserves will cover 3.1 million sq km of ocean, including the Coral Sea.
View ArticleAustralia Acts To Stop Super-Trawler
The Australian government Tuesday sought to change its environmental protection laws to prevent a controversial super-trawler from fishing in its waters amid concerns about the by-catch.
View ArticleTokelau islands shift to 100% solar energy
Tokelau has become the first territory able to meet all its electricity needs with solar power, officials say.
View ArticleAustralia outlaws illegally-logged wood from abroad
In another blow to illegal loggers, Australia has passed the Illegal Logging Prohibition Bill, joining the U.S. in outlawing the importation of illegal logged timber from abroad.
View ArticleNew radio telescope to watch for solar flares
After a long eight-year wait, the building of Australia's Murchison Widefield Array (MWA) telescope has finally reached completion. The radio telescope's first major task will be to investigate the Sun...
View ArticleFrench move boosts shark sanctuaries
Green campaigners on Friday hailed a decision by France that they said would create the world's biggest shark sanctuary.
View ArticleThis week, a shark sanctuary the size of Australia has been established
The Cook Islands has approved a shark sanctuary in its waters, making for the largest such sanctuary in the world.
View ArticleNew wind power cheaper than coal or gas in Australia
Electricity supplied from a new wind farm is cheaper than that from a new gas or coal-fired power plant in Australia, reports a new analysis published by Bloomberg New Energy Finance.
View ArticleNew Zealand legalises same-sex marriage
New Zealand's parliament has legalised same-sex marriage, the first country in the Asia-Pacific region to do so.
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