Category : science

by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago

Australia river agency pilloried amid mass fish deaths

The authority that oversees Australia's largest river system was accused of "maladministration", "gross negligence" and ignoring climate science Thursday, as its waterways were carpeted with hundreds of thousands of dead fish. A Royal Commission rep...

by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago

Shell vows spending discipline even as 2018 profits soar

Royal Dutch Shell vowed to stick to spending discipline this year even as 2018 profits jumped by more than a third to their highest since 2014 at $21.4 billion. The Anglo-Dutch oil company also reported a sharp rise in cash generation, in a further...