The Australian Government yesterday introduced a package of Bills into parliament to repeal the carbon tax. [ + ]

The Australian Soil Consortium (ASC) is calling for Australia to take a leading role in overcoming the increasing threat of land degradation. [ + ]

MWH Global has been awarded two substantial contracts to help ensure water infrastructure for Victoria meets the needs of the state's predicted population growth. [ + ]

Chill a drink in 45 seconds, that is the promise of a new gadget technology that also claims to be 80% more energy efficient than existing coolers. [ + ]

Scientists at the Queen Mary University of London and Imperial College London have found that vibrations, like those caused by pop and rock music, improve the performance of solar cells. [ + ]

Four photographic winners from around the world were announced today, selected from more than 3700 entries from over 90 countries in the International 2013 savewater! Photographic Competition. [ + ]

The judges of the 2013 NZI National Sustainable Business Network Awards have selected this year's finalists from over 230 entries. The NZI Sustainable awards are New Zealand's longest-standing sustainability awards. [ + ]

The application deadline for the Glencore Xstrata Energy Leaders Scholarship has been extended to 15 November 2013. [ + ]

Printing company Konica Minolta Australia has announced a major recycling milestone. Through its partnership with Cartridges 4 Planet Ark and its recycling partner Close the Loop, one million Konica Minolta printer cartridges have been recycled. [ + ]

A joint venture between engineering, consulting and construction company Black & Veatch and integrated engineering and services provider Thiess has been named as part of Melbourne Water’s Program Service Providers Framework for the Water Plan 3 Capital Program. [ + ]

The State of the Water Sector Report 2013 report was released yesterday by Deloitte and the Australian Water Association (AWA). The report was based on a survey of more than 1500 professionals working across Australia's water industry. [ + ]

A team of international researchers, including Dr Matt Tighe from the University of New England, has found that the arid rangelands which cover around 70% of Australia may be profoundly altered by the impact of climate change. This will be due to a relatively small change in soil nutrient levels over the next 100 years. [ + ]

Scientists at Australia's National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training (NCGRT) are warning nations around the world to cut back on their water use if they want to save their woodlands and rivers. [ + ]

Water Services Association of Australia (WSAA) has announced the appointment of Mark Sullivan AO, managing director of ACTEW Water in the ACT, as the new chair of the WSAA board. [ + ]

Changes to the Auckland Council Solid Waste Bylaw are designed to encourage Auckland householders to recycle and compost more by providing region-wide restrictions around the disposal of garden waste and recyclable materials. [ + ]