2+ week, 4+ day ago   (1555+ words) The Albanese government approved a proposal allowing the park to create carbon credits worth hundreds of millions of dollars, sparking a schism among environmentalists What qualifies as a win in environmental campaigning? Is it when a huge forest area that…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (670+ words) Daly River region is home to threatened species such as the ghost bat, Gouldian finch, pig-nosed turtle and red goshawk The environment minister, Murray Watt, has given the green light for the bulldozing of nearly 3,000 hectares of tropical savanna in…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (570+ words) Legal bid by shareholder advocacy group over alleged misleading ‘net zero’ and ‘clean energy’ claims fails Gas company Santos has successfully defended a landmark greenwashing case in which it was accused of making misleading claims about its net zero plans…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (694+ words) Conservationists estimate coal exported from expanded mine to release CO2 equivalent of about half Australia’s annual carbon footprint The Albanese government has approved the expansion of a Queensland coalmine that will clear habitat for threatened koalas and greater gliders and add…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1038+ words) The heatwave in Melbourne and Adelaide this week is likely to become the norm. We should prepare now On Tuesday, Australia’s second largest city baked through one of its hottest days since modern instrumental records began in 1910. Several Melbourne suburbs…...

9+ mon, 1+ day ago   (618+ words) Attorney general Deb Frecklington says ban was a ‘financial gerrymander’ because it didn’t apply to trade unions Queensland’s Liberal National party government will overturn a ban on property developer donations and quadruple the state cap on electoral donations, after tabling…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago   (533+ words) In what are dangerous times for democracies around the world, parliament’s overhaul of nature laws in the EPBC Act shows ambitious reform remains possible The passage of long overdue reforms to the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act demonstrates…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1385+ words) Labor hailed ‘a new era for the environment and productivity’, Greens say they landed ‘some tough blows’ and the Coalition claimed ‘dirty deal’ was done Seven ways Australia’s nature laws are changing Every Tuesday of a parliamentary sitting week, shortly…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago   (109+ words) The minister says quick approvals can happen while protecting the environment, but my experience tells me that haste brings unintended consequences I got a text from a biodiversity advocate around midday on Thursday asking me: are you glad, or sad?...