Has Iceland’s tourism bubble finally burst?
celand has more than quadrupled the number of annual foreign visitors that arrive on its shores in just six years. Last year the island, a three-hour flight from the UK,…
Driverless cars may soon see round corners using super-laser
he row over whether driverless cars will ever be able to take the wheel from humans may have finally turned a corner. Engineers have developed a new super-sensitive laser technique…
Power, gender and the environment
When Mandelena became a mother, she was only 16 years old. During the prolonged dry season in Gwor County, South Sudan over the last two years, Mandelena and her family…
‘Really scary’: NSW environment minister warned of land-clearing leap
NSW Environment Minister Gabrielle Upton was warned by her own department that an easing of land-clearing codes could trigger a 45 per cent jump in the rate of native vegetation…
Koala protection call given to Environment Minister
THE National Parks Association (NPA) of NSW says the North Coast koala population has halved in the past 20 years and will fall further with the signing of land clearing…
Tallwoods Village, Black Head
The final stages of a planned housing development on (Lot 612) Black Head Road, Hallidays Point has been referred to the Department of Planning and Environment. Located adjacent to Tallwoods…