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Monthly Archives: January 2010

Water and the Law: what rights does SA have to water upstream?

Unsure about water rights? Learn about what rights SA has to water in the Murray-Darling Basin Listen to a podcast or view the slideshare of a presentation given by Professor John Williams and Mathew Lee. The seminar entitled “Water and the Law” assesses both the genesis and development of water law in Australia in order […]

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Mike Young comments on floodwater damming

In today’s Advertiser, Mike Young commented on the NSW’s government’s decision to retain floodwaters from the floods within the state. The Advertiser claims floodwaters are being retained upstream in the Menindee Lakes near Broken Hill; potentially eliminating flows into South Australia. Irrigators and conservationists alike are calling for the release of flows downstream into the […]

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A new appointment for Mike Young

Professor Mike Young, Executive Director of the Environment Institute, has been appointed to a PMSEIC, Prime Minister’s Science, Engineering and Innovation Council, to report to the Prime Minister in July 2010 on how Australia should manage the interface between carbon, energy and water as we deal with climate change and transition to a low carbon […]

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International Science Linkages- Science Academies Program

Grants now available for international travel: International Science Linkages – Science Academies Program. The Australian Academy of Science is inviting applications from professional scientists to visit Europe, North America (Canada, USA and Mexico) and North East Asia (China, Korea and Taiwan) between 1 July 2010 and 31 March 2011 to collaborate with researchers in those […]

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Freshwater Research News

The latest issue of Freshwater Research News is now available. Download the newsletter here

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Happy New Year!

Hoping everyone had a very green Christmas and a Happy New Year, The Environment Institute is back for another year of new ideas. Already new in 2010 is a Facebook page for the Institute, where you can keep up to date with the goings on around the different centres and programs. Another new addition is […]

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