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Author: Tim Editor

EPA ISSUES FINES FOR FALSIFIED WASTE RECORDS

Ferrycarrig Construction Pty Ltd has been fined $40,000 after a NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) investigation found the company supplied dozens of falsified waste dockets relating to works at the Sydney Metro Waterloo construction site. The investigation was launched after a site auditor raised concerns with the EPA in May […]

New antimalarial drug candidate shows potential for fighting resistance and reducing malaria transmission

Researchers have developed a new antimalarial drug candidate designed to address the growing challenge of drug resistance and potentially reduce malaria transmission. The first-in-class clinical candidate, MK-7602, has been developed through a longstanding collaboration between WEHI and global biopharmaceutical company MSD (tradename of Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, N.J., USA).   Pre-clinical research […]

Tasmanian farmers finish year as most confident in nation

Tasmanian farmers are finishing the year continuing to lead the nation as the most confident agricultural producers in Australia. Farmer sentiment in the state is being supported by strong commodity prices and improved seasonal conditions, the latest Rabobank Rural Confidence Survey, released today, has found. Although overall net rural confidence […]

Waterbirds return this year, but amid long-term decline: aerial survey

New data released today from one of the world’s longest-running wildlife surveys show Australia’s waterbird population made a partial return after last year’s steep drop, but numbers remain well below historic levels. Researchers conducting the annual waterbird survey – led by UNSW’s Centre for Ecosystem Science with the NSW Department […]