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Water Minister Tanya Plibersek 'gobsmacked' by how badly Australia has been doing on Murray-Darling Basin Plan target

Tanya Plibersek said she was shocked at how much water was still to be recovered for the environment before the plan's 2024 deadline.

ABC News

Tanya Plibersek pledges new environment laws to end years of ‘wilful neglect’ by Coalition

Minister says legislation will go before parliament next year and confirms bid to protect 30% of land by 2030 as she launches state of the environment report

The Guardian - AU

Tanya Plibersek blames Coalition for $1 billion of environmental damage

Tanya Plibersek has blamed the former Coalition government for environmental damage that will cost $1 billion a year to contain and repair.

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'Wellbeing'. It's why Labor's first budget will have more rigour than any before it

What if the most important thing in Jim Chalmers’ first budget is the thing his critics are writing off as a gimmick?

The Conversation

Australia report reveals ‘shocking’ decline in environment

The long-awaited 2021 State of the Environment Report finds problems from biodiversity and habitat loss to pollution.

Al Jazeera

Tanya Plibersek delivers State of the Environment address following 'shocking' climate report — as it happened

Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has addressed National Press Club following a five-yearly report into Australia's climate, which she has described as "shocking" — as it happened.

ABC News

The Loop: Australia's environment in bad shape, former MPs charged, and a 'universal' COVID vaccine?

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Majority of Australia's environment in 'poor' state as Labor blames the Coalition for decade of 'inaction and wilful ignorance'

Climate change, mining, pollution, invasive species and habitat loss are outlined in the five-yearly report that has been released, with Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek laying the blame squarely at the feet of the previous government.

ABC News

‘Jobs for mates’: political appointments to government boards rife in Australia, report reveals

Grattan Institute report calls for fundamental reform after finding 21% of federal board positions were politically connected

The Guardian - AU

Calls for more water buybacks to sustain Murray Darling Basin as government continues to fall short of target

Just two gigalitres of a promised 450GL have been delivered so far ahead of the overdue Water for the Environment Special Account review

The Guardian - AU

Albanese to restore Covid leave payment as emergency national cabinet meeting called

Australia’s chief medical officer will give a briefing to state and territory leaders on Saturday as the government backflips on pandemic support

The Guardian - AU

Federal, state and territory ministers meet to tackle Australia’s growing housing affordability crisis

Albanese government aims to provide $10bn in funding to build 30,000 social and affordable properties in five years

The Guardian - AU

Press watchdog wades once again into Australian tabloids’ unfair reporting of trans issues

Spike in adjudications about trans issues at various Australian publications. Plus: the political journos jumping on the Labor bandwagon

The Guardian - AU

Australians reject discrimination that is based on religious belief: new research

Since the change of government at the May federal election, the fate of the contentious religious discrimination legislation remains unclear.

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The Guardian - AU

Liberal MP Bridget Archer open to crossing floor to vote for government’s emissions target bill

Moderate Liberal says if Anthony Albanese wants to end climate wars, he must tone down ‘inflammatory’ rhetoric

The Guardian - AU

Labor to reshape carbon credit committee as Coalition-appointed members resign

Climate change minister Chris Bowen has accepted the resignation of three members of the Emissions Reduction Assurance Committee

ABC News

Labor to remake carbon credit committee after three controversial Coalition appointments resign

A major cleanout of Coalition-appointed members of a committee overseeing emissions reductions in Australia has seen three resignations, including the chair.

The Guardian - AU

Labor pledge to scrap the cashless debit card will save budget $286.5m over four years

Government’s election promises will add $6.9bn to deficits over four years, Parliamentary Budget Office says

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Alan Kohler: Labor’s love affair with summits continues

Labor governments love having summits. Hawke had two, Rudd had one and now Albanese is having one. It's down to their bent towards consensus building.

The Guardian - AU

Linda Reynolds more than six months late in declaring series of share trades on register

Coalition senator blames ‘administrative oversight’ for delayed disclosure of shares including in Electro Optic Systems, which had previously been awarded millions in government contracts

Irish Mirror

Government comfortably defeats motion of no-confidence put down by Sinn Fein

Sinn Fein said the Government has failed on housing, healthcare and tackling the cost of living crisis.

Irish Mirror

New plan to solve controversial proposed ban on commercial sale of turf agreed by Coalition leaders

Coalition leaders have come up with a new plan to solve the controversial proposed ban on the commercial sale of turf.

The Guardian - AU

Foot-and-mouth disease: Australian government backs electronic tagging for sheep

Federal minister says it’s up to states, but mandatory system would help protect against potentially costly outbreak as Indonesia battles FMD

The Guardian - AU

Coalition allowed emissions from Queensland coalmine to more than double without penalty

Baseline increase for Anglo American’s Grosvenor mine prompts calls for Labor to overhaul safeguard mechanism

The Conversation

Census data shows poorest seats voted Coalition; byelections or polls from four states

The Poll Bludger covered findings from the 2021 Census on June 30. The most striking finding was that the Coalition won the ten seats with the lowest household income at the federal election. These seats are all in regional Australia.

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