News Archive (01 Aug 2008 - 31 Aug 2008)
Big business cries poor despite record profits, ask working families to pay
Australian working families are being asked to pay even more money for the emissions of some of the country's most polluting companies, despite these businesses continuing to make record profits, WWF warned today.
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Safe haven or supermarket: shark populations decline while we wait
WWF is urging the Federal Government to make 'the Serengeti of the Sea', Australia's Coral Sea, a safe haven for threatened sharks and hundreds of other marine species.
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Raiding nurseries could spell disaster for hammerhead population
WWF-Australia is calling on the Queensland Government to block the establishment of targeted shark fisheries in its waters because so little is known about the sustainability of shark populations.
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Productivity Commission ideology could undermine climate targets
The Productivity Commission's proposal to scrap support for a Renewable Energy Target could cripple the government's ability to achieve pollution reduction goals, a new report has found.
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Research into rare dolphin may uncover new subspecies in Australia
A research project aimed at understanding more about the rare and elusive snubfin dolphin could be on the verge of identifying a new species of dolphin living in waters just north of Broome, in north-west Australia.
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