East Gippsland Shire Council has approved a permit allowing the logging of 51 hectares of critical wildlife habitat, exposing a dangerous loophole that threatens...
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After a decade of climate policy failure, Wednesday brought good news and slightly less good news for Australian action on climate change.
The good...
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Early Wednesday, the federal government introduced its hotly awaited climate change bill to parliament. Despite the attention and controversy it’s attracted, the proposed...
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Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek this week acknowledged the grave state of Australia’s environment and pledged new laws to go before parliament next year.
But talk is cheap....
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Imagine this fictitious scenario. The federal environment minister announces government approval for a large-scale penguin farm near Alice Springs. It will produce 300,000...
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A non-profit group is imploring the new federal environment minister Tanya Plibersek to consider the climate change impacts of 19 fossil fuel projects...
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This week was another big one in the land of climate litigation.
On Thursday, a New South Wales court compelled the state Environment Protection...
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Three global fossil fuel giants have just suffered embarrassing rebukes over their inadequate action on climate change. Collectively, the developments show...
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An independent expert panel yesterday rejected a proposal to expand the operations of the Dendrobium coal mine under Sydney’s drinking water catchment. This is a...
