The Latest Breaking News from IPC

Baltic PMs: Olympic boycott possible if Russians compete

The prime ministers of the three Baltic countries have urged the International Olympic Committee to ban Russian athletes from next year’s Paris Games because of the war in Ukraine and say a boycott is a possibility

The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2023

Byron Bay's 90-day holiday rental cap vote shut down by NSW government intervention

The Byron Shire Council was on the verge of making a ground-breaking vote today to restrict holiday rentals around the tourist hotspot. Then the state government took the decision out of its hands.

ABC News · Dec 15, 2022

Children dying in Somalia as food catastrophe worsens

More than 200,000 Somalis are suffering catastrophic food shortages and many are dying of hunger, with that number set to rise to over 700,000 next year, according to an analysis by an alliance of U.N. agencies and aid groups.

Reuters · Dec 13, 2022

'Significant, irreversible and unjustified impacts' lead to Glendell mine ruling

The IPC deemed the project was "not in the public interest"

Newcastle Herald · Oct 28, 2022

Sydney's Glebe Island silo billboard gets three-year extension despite complaints

A huge billboard that captures the attention of hundreds of thousands of Sydney commuters each day is given the all clear to stay despite locals complaining of light streaming into their homes.

ABC News · Sep 13, 2022

Mt Pleasant mine extension pushing against the wind

Opponents of the Mt Pleasant mine extension fear the project's environmental protection licence will be watered down to allow it to continue operating in windy conditions.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 11, 2022

Famine at Somalia's door

What is a famine and why are they so rarely declared?

Axios · Sep 9, 2022

NSW Independent Planning Commission approves extension of Mount Pleasant coal mine

The Independent Planning Commission has approved the extension of the life of the Mount Pleasant Coal mine near Muswellbrook.

ABC News · Sep 6, 2022

Drought likely to push parts of Somalia into famine by end of year, warns UN

World is ‘in last minute of the 11th hour to save lives’, says aid chief, amid fears that crisis is worse than 2010 famine, when 250,000 died

The Guardian - UK · Sep 5, 2022

Controversial $1bn Dendrobium coalmine expansion plan abandoned by mining company

South32 says expected financial returns on project do not justify investment as green groups welcome decision

The Guardian - AU · Aug 23, 2022