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Fury at bill increasing environmental water flows over private property
2+ hour, 58+ min ago (820+ words) Deb Blackwell is a grazier at Mundarlo, on the Murrumbidgee River upstream of Wagga Wagga. (ABC News: Cara Jeffery) Controversial new legislation has been passed in the New South Wales parliament, allowing the inundation of river-adjacent private land for environmental…...
Kalgoorlie's 'shovel ready' water project misses out in federal budget
1+ hour, 45+ min ago (1003+ words) A spokesperson for Murray Watt says this week's budget exercised "spending restraint across all policy areas". (ABC News: Keane Bourke) It is called Water Bank and with an estimated total cost of $92 million it has the potential to break the…...
Cloudband on satellite map
9+ hour, 52+ min ago (100+ words) VIDEO: Cloudband on satellite map Australian Broadcasting Corporation VIDEO: Cloudband on satellite map Fri 15 May 2026 at 2: 50pm The makings of a north-west cloudband was visible on Friday's satellite imagery with cloud extending over much of Australia. More ABC News video Friday…...
If you think a river is for boaties, that's far from the reality in this region
3+ week, 4+ day ago (1188+ words) Kamilaroi elders Ron Waters and Sam Saunders. (ABC News: Nathan Morris) The Balonne River is the beating heart of the south-west Queensland town of St George, but here, not all water is created equal." The river provides drinking water, recreation…...
Lack of access to WA mine sites sparks concerns over drinking water
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (799+ words) Alcoa is facing fresh scrutiny from the Water Corporation." (ABC News: Cason Ho) The Water Corporation flagged a lack of access to Alcoa mine sites and said it "significantly diminished" its ability to monitor the quality of the state's drinking…...
Fires and extreme heat expose ancestral remains in Victoria
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (450+ words) The remains have been found on a mix of private and public land. (ABC News: Wade Stephens) Six plots of ancestral remains have been uncovered by extreme weather and bushfires in Victoria's north-west." The First Peoples of the Millewa Mallee…...
How the Moon was made
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (453+ words) [an error occurred while processing this directive] News in Science " Star Stuff Solving the last remaining questions about the birth of Earth's Moon. Also: new images of the most powerful explosion since the Big Bang of creation, and confirmation that…...
How rocks tell the history of Earth
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (145+ words) The Earth writes its own history, and it can be seen in the physical, chemical and biological components of rocks. Program: How rocks tell the history of Earth Brought to you by Many people think the Earth is stable. But…...
Erosion is threatening Australia's coastline. Who decides how to stop it?
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (1065+ words) The owner of a beachfront home south of Melbourne is continuing work on this seawall to protect his home, despite council attempts to stop the project. (ABC News: Darryl Torpy) Do home owners have a right to protect their home…...
News in Science - French cave may have oldest lunar calendar - 19/10/2000 - ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (60+ words) French cave may have oldest lunar calendar Thursday, 19 October 2000 A German researcher claims he has identified an ancient prehistoric lunar calendar among the stunning animal paintings in the. .. French cave may have oldest lunar calendar Health & Medical " Environment & Nature " Space…...