Poor water quality linked to sugary drink consumption in remote communities 30 Aug A lack of access to safe, good-quality drinking water in rural and remote areas could account for high rates of soft drink consumption in … Read more
Appreciating the 'somewheres' and 'someones' of regional Australia 20 Aug Arron Hieatt looks back on his time as the Lead for Water and Sewerage with the Local Government Association of Queensland, including the … Read more
Making the case for fluoridated drinking water 20 Aug Water fluoridation is lauded by the US Centers for Disease Control as one of the top 10 public health achievements of the 20th century, but far … Read more
Water sector sustainability relies on customers knowing the true cost of water 19 Aug With ageing assets to maintain and growing populations to service, the Australian water industry needs to better engage the community about the … Read more
Overturning ‘aqua nullius’: the change needed to secure Indigenous water rights 8 Jul In its landmark 1992 Mabo decision, the High Court ruled that the concept of terra nullius – land belonging to no one – should never have been … Read more
Student combines sugar and shells to filter contaminated water 4 Jul Mussel shells and sugar were all 18-year-old Uriah Daisybell needed to start engineering a solution to contaminated water in his community.