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Whaling opponents urge Australia to take on Japan

Created Sun, 14^th of Mar 2010

Anti-whaling activist Peter Bethune is due to be handed over to Japanese police this morning. The skipper of the Ady Gil has been detained by the Japanese coast guard since Friday. He was taken ... more
Sea Shepherd hails arrested activist as 'international hero'

Created Sat, 13^th of Mar 2010

The captain of an anti-whaling Sea Shepherd ship believes the arrest of a fellow activist by Japanese authorities will make him an international hero. Peter Bethune was arrested by Japanese police ... more
Pair face jail over illegal fish haul

Created Sat, 13^th of Mar 2010

The New South Wales Government says two men could be jailed after trying to sell nearly 1,000 kilograms of undersized fish at the Sydney Fish Market. Commercial fish must be of a certain size to ... more
Russia to build 12 reactors in India

Created Sat, 13^th of Mar 2010

Russian officials say they will build at least 12 nuclear reactors for power stations in India, as prime minister Vladimir Putin visited India to reaffirm decades-old ties. Russia is competing ... more
World considers resuming ivory trade

Created Sat, 13^th of Mar 2010

A nine-year moratorium on the ivory trade will be challenged at a United Nations-led meeting of 175 countries starting in Doha today. Tanzania and Zambia have put in a proposal to down-list local ... more
Australia backs away from tuna trade ban

Created Fri, 12^th of Mar 2010

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Australia won't back tuna trade ban

Created Fri, 12^th of Mar 2010

Despite a collapse of world tuna stocks, the Australian Government has decided not to support a global ban on the trade of the northern variety of the species. Instead the Federal Environment ... more
Japan arrests anti-whaling activist

Created Fri, 12^th of Mar 2010

Japanese police have arrested New Zealand anti-whaling activist Peter Bethune on his arrival in Tokyo. The New Zealander was arrested as the Japanese harpoon ship, the Shonan Maru II, docked in ... more
Cubbie Station dams nearly two-thirds full

Created Fri, 12^th of Mar 2010

The greatest private diversion of irrgation water in Australia's history is happening in south-west Queensland. Storages on the nation's biggest cotton farm are now 60 per cent full. Queensland ... more
Big environmental savings from Reef Rescue program

Created Fri, 12^th of Mar 2010

It's estimated the Commonwealth Government's Reef Rescue program has saved Far North Queensland farmers wasting 18 tonnes of pesticides and losing 72,000 tonnes of soil. Reef Rescue is a ... more
More rain means even cheaper irrigation water

Created Fri, 12^th of Mar 2010

Water prices are continuing to fall, and are once again at record lows. Two years ago, temporary water was trading at $1200 per megalitre. This week, the same water will set you back only $100 a ... more
Sea Shepherd activist facing arrest in Japan

Created Fri, 12^th of Mar 2010

A New Zealand anti-whaling activist being held on a Japanese harpoon ship he boarded in Antarctic waters last month is likely to be arrested when he arrives in Tokyo harbour today. Peter Bethune ... more
Concern over missing waste dump documents

Created Fri, 12^th of Mar 2010

Newly released documents prove the previous Federal Government did not do a proper assessment of four sites proposed for a radioactive waste dump in the Northern Territory, the Greens say. The ... more
Forum airs water, forestry conflict concerns

Created Fri, 12^th of Mar 2010

A forum in Launceston has heard claims conflicts of interest are dogging the Tasmanian environment. The water and forestry governance forum was organised by the lobby group Our Common Ground to ... more
Scientists urge water allocation reduction

Created Thu, 11^th of Mar 2010

More than 30 of the nation's top water scientists have united in an urgent plea to the Federal Government to reduce water allocations. They are worried that a proposed management plan for the ... more