Japan launches whaling fleet 10 days from vote
Conservation groups have condemned Japan for starting its summer whaling hunt in the north-west Pacific less than 10 days before the annual whaling commission meets.
Potential water shortfall 'kept under wraps'
The Opposition wants to know why Government-commissioned modelling showing a potential shortfall in Adelaide's future water supplies was not made public.
Thousands of weeds removed from beaches
The Eurobodalla Shire Council on the New South Wales Far South Coast says close to 30 000 sea spurge weeds have been removed from beaches since June last year.
