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A man scouring Google Earth found a mysterious scar in the Australian outback – and now scientists know what caused it

Published: November 22, 2024

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Scientists barred from the ancient Koonalda Cave in South Australia following a dispute between Indigenous groups say it’s time for Premier Peter Malinauskas to step in and resolve the impasse.

Clare Buswell, the chair of the Conservation Commission of the Australian Speleological Federation, said that the conflict between “warring government agencies” administering various legislation had in effect left our understanding of the 40,000-year-old cave on the Nullarbor Plain stuck in the 1960s ........

CREDIT: Helen Trinca; EXCLUSIVE Published: The Australian 17 Feb 2025, page 6

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WAtoday reported that Infinite Green Energy, the proponent of the Arrowsmith development on karst at Doongara has brought in Administrators to deal with the company's financial situation.

According to WAtoday, for the past six weeks, IGE has been fending off a bid by Queensland-based investor DD Investment to have liquidators appointed over its failure to repay a $3.85 million debt.

Reported: April 8. 2025.

Arrowsmith Wind and Solar farm development in the hands of administrators

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CREDIT: Helen Trinca; EXCLUSIVE Published: The Weekend Australian March 8-9, 2025, page, 15.

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Cave standoff puts focus on issue of who owns the past

Extended consultations involving bureaucrats, indigenous owners and external consultants have proved nothing short of a disaster for researchers.

Nullarbor Hydrogen and Ammonia development to be accessed by the Federal Government.

The Western Green Energy Hub (WGEH), a joint venture of InterContinental Energy, CWP Global and Mirning Green Energy, say that federal environment minister Tanya Plibersek has determined the project will be assessed as a controlled action, through an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).

Renew Economy. March 11. 2025

A report is being prepared as part of the process to have a cave system that could be two million years old added to the South Australian heritage register.

The Munro Karst system was provisionally added to the heritage list last year following the discovery of the caves in 2022.

Published: March 5, 2025

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