When Julius Dam opened in 1976, it was hailed as the answer to Mount Isa’s water shortages. Half a century later, the engineering achievement continues to support communities and industry across North West Queensland.
Every morning pensioner Mal Richards walks down his driveway to collect the day’s newspaper and meet his nemesis, Eric the emu.
Cop17, focused on protecting nature and restoring ecosystems, concludes on Saturday with critics saying system allows ‘one idiot’ to stall progress
Calls are growing for major reforms to UN biodiversity summits as countries fail to deliver on their promises to halt the destruction of the natural world, with governments likely on track to continue their record of never having met a target in the 34-year history of the convention.
Two weeks of negotiations at biodiversity Cop17 in Yerevan, Armenia, concluded on Saturday morning with countries vowing to redouble their efforts to meet this decade’s targets, which include commitments to protect 30% of the planet for nature, restore nearly a third of Earth’s degraded ecosystems and reform $500bn (£410bn) of environmentally damaging subsidies.
UK chancellor’s plans add to concerns government is moving away from pro-renewables agenda
John Healey has said he will veto new offshore wind projects if they will not lower bills, adding to concerns that the government is moving away from the pro-renewables agenda.
Announcing his plans, the chancellor said clean power is “how we break the grip of international gas prices on our bills”, but added the shift towards it “has to come at the right pace, in the right places, with the grid to carry it”.
A dolphin that washed ashore on South Australia’s Fleurieu Peninsula tests positive for bird flu.