A report released by Griffith University has found that less than one percent of the Murray-Darling basins water is owned by Aboriginal people.

Tati Tati man Brendan Kennedy, says governments must act urgently to help First Nations people access water for cultural, spiritual, environmental and economic benefits.

Antarctic supply ship MPV Everest has sailed into Fremantle port after a fire broke out in the ships engine room on Monday.

Some expeditioners had spent 18 months in Antarctica due to the pandemic disrupting travel schedules.

No crew members or expeditioners were injured in the fire, the Maritime Safety Authority will investigate the incident.

A derelict Australian oil platform north of Darwin could cost taxpayers up to one billion dollars, says independent Senator Rex Patrick.

The Northern Endeavour is a floating oil production storage and offtake facility in the Timor Sea oilfields, 550 kilometres north-west of Darwin.

Responsibility for the Northern Endeavour fell to the federal government last year after the safety authority found Structural issues exist due to advanced corrosion in multiple areas onboard

Satellite imagery have revealed visible pollution caused by the cargo ship Ever Given’s blocking of the Suez canal.

The ship leak caused a spike in sulphur dioxide levels which is known to have detrimental effects on human health and the environment.

The Ever Given was jammed in the Suez canal in the Mediterannian Sea, a high-traffic shipping route, for six days before it was dislodged on March 29.

Bundaberg billionaire Lex Greensill is to become the subject of a UK government investigation following reports that former British Prime Minister David Cameron used his personal connections in government to lobby on Greensill’s behalf. The Australian banker owned financial services firm Greensill Capital until the company went into insolvency on March eighth while still owing more than a combined $1 billion to 36 different entities. As Greensill Capital was based in Bundaberg, local businesses are expected to take a hit due to the firm’s collapse.

Backed by the Palaszczuk Government, the world's largest macadamia processor will expand it’s Bundaberg facility creating fourty new jobs since the nuts are highly sought after by people all over the globe. Treasurer and Minister for Investment Cameron Dick says global appetite for our macadamias is huge. The government’s one hundred and seventy five million dollar Jobs and Regional Growth Fund will increase Marquis Macadamias processing capacity by 25%.

Emergency services are urging climbers and hikers to exercise caution after one man died, another was badly injured and a group of hikers became stuck in separate incidents on the Sunshine Coast this weekend. As the weather cools and the ANZAC Day long weekend approaches, emergency services are bracing for increased traffic at popular climbing spots and a subsequent rise in rescue operations. Senior firefighter Shane McGrail says climbers and hikers should stick to known trails and never take unnecessary risks.

Due to severe weather conditions in Victoria, little penguins have washed upon the beaches over the weekend. Authorities were alerted after many of the birds were injured. 13 of the penguins were able to be rescued by Melbourne Zoo’s Marine Response Unit but unfortunately 6 have died since. Phillip Island Nature Parks Research Technical Officer, Paula Wasiak says the weekend was the perfect storm of the breeding season and that this is a normal occurrence this time of year.

Protests have erupted in several cities across Pakistan after police arrested Saad Rizvi, the leader of far-right political party Tehreek-e-Labbaik, in Lahore yesterday. Tehreek-e-Labbaik are well known in Pakistan for holding mass rallies centred around Islamist ideology and is enjoying increasing support as Pakistan’s establishment parties face growing allegations of corruption. Details pertaining to Rizvi’s detention, including what charges he is being held on, remain unclear.