Toyota’s boss faces scrutiny amid EV reluctance, faces shareholder protest
Akio Toyoda, the long-time leader of Toyota Motor is facing harsh scrutiny and criticism from shareholders amid the company's reluctance to commit to large-scale development and manufacturing of electric vehicles. A handful of European asset managers say they will vote to oust several Toyota directors including Akio Toyoda from their board seats at the company's upcoming annual meeting on Wednesday, as "a protest against Toyoda’s refusal to commit to making the car maker’s lineup all electric."
NT Land councils not fully consulted on government agriculture strategy
The Northern Territory's two most powerful land councils say they were not fully consulted on a government proposal to change laws that could erode native title rights and put sacred sites at risk. Central Land Council chief executive Les Turner says land clearing is already a major risk to sacred sites and current site protection policies are weak. The NT government says consultations were carried out but did not say who with.
More renewable energy sources for the ACT
A new wind farm in Victoria that will provide electricity to the ACT is now in operation. The Berrybank wind farm, located in Victoria's western plains, is the latest in 13 large scale renewable energy generators across Australia to provide zero emissions energy to the Australian Capital Territory.
WA dairy processors working towards carbon neutral milk
Dairy processors have taken the first steps towards rolling carbon-neutral milk onto Australia’s supermarket shelves. Western Australian processor Brownes Dairy has offered a half-cent per litre premium to farmer suppliers to complete a baseline carbon footprint assessment.
Google AI to be used in conservation of black cockatoos
An initiative to speed up the detection and identification of bird species using AI could make biodiversity projects more efficient, enabling researchers to waste less time manually annotating recordings and spend more time marshalling their resources to save threatened species - such as the Glossy Black Cockatoo.
Seismic blasting whistle-blower shares her story
A marine biologist working with seismic blasting surveyors has turned whistle-blower to highlight significant flaws in how the process is monitored and the risks it poses to marine life.
Philippines’ Mayon Volcano spews lava, raising alarm
The Philippines’ most active volcano was gently spewing lava down its slopes on Monday, alerting tens of thousands of people they may have to quickly flee a violent and life-threatening explosion.
The basics of growing food undercover
In chilly climates, growing under cover offers the opportunity to pick ripe tomatoes and basil till autumn, and extend the growing season for other crops too.