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Overfishing threatens world food supplies
Despite Australia’s efforts to protect marine life, global fish stocks are collapsing due to overfishing. A key example is the jack mackerel - its numbers in the Southern Ocean have been decimated by 90% in just the last two decades. Now industrial fishing fleets are sailing further and further south into waters off Antarctica in [...]
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Australia?s carbon price may not compete
A significantly lower carbon price in Europe will put “Australian business at a stark competitive disadvantage,” according to a National Party spokesperson. The Australian Government plans to introduce a flat $23 per tonne CO2 tax on high emitters in July. However, European financial giant Societe Generale’s assessment of stagnating EU economies and expanding low-carbon energy [...]
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Scientists slam flawed Murray-Darling rescue plan
Top scientists have called on legislators to reject what they claim is a seriously flawed plan to save the Murray-Darling Basin. The Wentworth Group of scientists criticised the $9 billion infrastructure and water buy back plan proposed by the Murray-Darling Basin Authority. The draft plan aims to return 2750 billion litres of water annually to [...]
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