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1	$700m wind farm for Wheatbelt - 20100324 WA's biggest wind farm, generating enough power for more than 125,000 homes will be built near Merredin at a cost of $700 million.	132
2	Population boom to strain Perth - 20100322 West Australians will have to embrace recycled water and suburban infill as the population doubles to around 3.5 million people by the middle of the century.	162
3	Community Spirit drops as housing goes up: expert - 20100223 Imagine a future where Tokyo-style skyscraper blocks proliferate in Australian cities, forcing residents into new social organisations based on high-rise living.	106
4	Dire water supply outlook - 3rd March 2010 The CSIRO has released a report showing significant climate change since the mid-1970s has impacted on surface and ground water yields and rainfall over that time has dropped by 10 to 15 per cent.Australia's top scientific research organisation says climate change is responsible for a sharp fall in Western Australia's water resources and that the worst is yet to come. ABC News	60
5	Water, power use soars in heat - 26 Feb 2010 Searing heat and a lack of rain have sent water and power use soaring while households reliant on rainwater have run dry. The West Australian	104
6	Central Perth is nation's fastest growing area 30 March 2010 New figures have underscored WA's population boom - and the city centre is leading the way. The City of Perth council area is the fastest growing local government centre in the country with the inner city's population expanding almost 13 per cent over the past year. The Australian Bureau of Statistics, in a report on population growth by council area released today, said Perth council area added 1940 residents between the middle of 2008 and the middle of last year at a growth rate of 12.8 per cent.	141
7	WA needs more migrants: Gillard 30 March 2010 Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard says WA needs more migrants amid claims hundreds of thousands of extra workers are necessary over the next decade to thwart a labour crisis. Speaking at a Perth business breakfast hosted by _The West Australian _and Murdoch University, Ms Gillard said both interstate and international migration was needed to help fill future job vacancies.	119
8	Salinity threatening wetlands, vegetation in South West 7th July 2010 The Western Australia Farmers Federation (WAFF) has called for more State Government investment to tackle salinity in the South West land division. Posted Tue Jul 6, 2010 12:48pm AEST	41
9	Pollution to soar as boom hits - 16 July 2010 WA's carbon emissions could soar as much as 75 per cent through resources projects when the State is supposed to be drastically cutting its output. WA now pumps 76.3 million tonnes a year into the atmosphere but an Environmental Protection Authority report estimates that could rise to 133 million tonnes if planned projects are approved and built.	40
10	Water demand to grow by trillion litres - 16 July 2010 Perth will need more than 80 per cent more water by 2056 to cater for the city's predicted population explosion, a new national water report says. Alarming projections by the Water Services Association of Australia also show that nationwide by 2026 an extra 600 billion litres will be needed, while by 2056, Australian demands will have escalated to an additional trillion litres from the 2009 figures.	31
11	Aussie nuclear power plants 'by 2025' - 22 July 2010 A PIONEER of Australia's uranium industry, John Borshoff, predicts the nation will have its first nuclear power plant within 15 years.	41

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Media Release - 28th June, 2010

Gillard on population: An outbreak of commonsense?

Sustainable Population Australia, the nation’s only environment group campaigning on reducing human population, is greatly encouraged by the comments of incoming Prime Minister Gillard about reducing immigration.

National President of SPA, Sandra Kanck, says that after more than two decades of hammering away at this issue and the spectacular population growth, which took place under the auspices of former PM Rudd, it appears Australia now might be on the brink of an outbreak of commonsense. Full Release

Discover biodiversity - every day

Biodiversity is the backbone of all life on earth, and its conservation lies at the very core of IUCN’s work. ‘Species of the Day’ has been launched as part of IUCN’s involvement in the International Year of Biodiversity.

With mounting scientific evidence of a serious extinction crisis, it’s time to take action. “The latest analysis of the IUCN Red List shows the 2010 target to reduce biodiversity loss will not be met,” says Jane Smart, Director of IUCN’s Biodiversity Conservation Group. “It’s time for governments to get serious about saving species and make sure it’s high on their agendas for next year, as we’re rapidly running out of time.”

Each day of 2010 will see a different species featured on the IUCN website, with information on the threats it faces. The 365 species selected represent the entire range of taxonomic groups and cover all regions. We have started by featuring some better known species, including the Polar Bear and will move on to cover plants, fungi, invertebrates and more. Both charismatic and obscure species will be featured, providing an insight into the astonishing level of biodiversity that exists.

If you would like to access the archived list of species go to www.iucnredlist.org/species-of-the-day/archives

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