140 countries agree mercury treaty Delegates at UN talks approve measures to curb pollution, but some campaigners say they are not tough enough Share121 inShare.7 Email Staff and agencies guardian.co.uk, Saturday 19 January 2013 12.02 GMT Proponents of the treaty say it will set meaningful controls and reductions on products, such as thermometers, that use Continue Reading →
Rare marsupials found fat and happy in new home Updated 49 minutes ago Photo: The eastern bettongs were released into Canberra’s Mulligans Flat Nature Reserve in May 2012. (ANU: Dr Adrian Manning) Related Story: Scientists threatened by vandals Map: Canberra 2600 A rare marsupial that had disappeared from Australia’s mainland is thriving near Canberra, with Continue Reading →
Government a home for lost Labor and dumped premiers LINDA SILMALIS The Sunday Telegraph January 20, 201312:00AM Increase Text Size Decrease Text Size Print Email Share 6 THE Gillard government has become a Labor refugee camp for out-of-work premiers and ex-Labor government and union officials. An analysis of recent Commonwealth appointments reads like a who’s Continue Reading →
Welfare cut puts Gillard in hot seat Date January 20, 2013 74 reading now Read later Stephanie Peatling Political Correspondent for the Sun-Herald View more articles from Stephanie Peatling Follow Stephanie on TwitterEmail Stephanie inShare. Pin It Email article Print Reprints & permissions . Welfare issue close to home … Julia Gillard. Photo: Andrew Meares Continue Reading →
Vietnam and Cambodia tell Laos to stop $3.5bn Mekong River dam project Food security issues lead to disagreement over concerns that dam will hit livelihood of tens of millions Share110 inShare.4 Email Reuters guardian.co.uk, Friday 18 January 2013 12.50 GMT An abandoned toilet bowl sits on steps on the banks of the Mekong river, as Continue Reading →
Planners need to allow for Coastal wetlands migration due to sea level rise, climate change Sat 19 Jan 2013 By takver New South Wales Australia climate change blue carbon carbon sink rising sea level sea level rise wetlands Coastal Wetlands are under pressure. They face rising seas from climate change, but their biggest obstacle to Continue Reading →