The Latest Breaking News from Murray Watt

Albanese says he hasn’t received direct request for help after Trump takes swipe at ‘not great’ Australia

PM downplay’s Trump’s claims after US president criticises lack of support for war against Iran

The Guardian - AU · Mar 26

Australia’s environment minister wants to ban fishers and drillers from more ocean – and avoid a culture war

Conservationists hope Murray Watt’s review of national marine parks will ‘right the wrongs’ of previous downgrade of protection

The Guardian - AU · Mar 17

‘Beggars belief’: calls for federal intervention after extension to ‘carbon bomb’ open-cut coalmine approved by Queensland government

Hail Creek is responsible for about 20% of Australia’s coalmine methane, while only producing 1% of the country’s coal

The Guardian - AU · Mar 12

Australia-US minerals deal underpinned decision to allow Alcoa to keep clearing WA forest, document reveals

Document also shows US miner had been unlawfully clearing land for 15 years despite warnings from department

The Guardian - AU · Feb 20

US mining company Alcoa hit with ‘unprecedented’ $55m penalty for illegal clearing of WA jarrah forests

Environment minister says Alcoa cleared known habitat of protected species to enable bauxite mining

The Guardian - AU · Feb 18

Alcoa slugged millions over illegal forest clearing

Alcoa has agreed to pay $55 million to restore a forest habitat that's home to protected species after clearing it for bauxite mining without approvals.

AAP · Feb 18

What the Albanese government did on the environment amid the Liberals’ turmoil: threatened species, a new coal project and carbon leakage

Labor chose a day when attention was focused on the opposition to slip out a handful of announcements

The Guardian - AU · Feb 16

'Can a souffle rise once?' PM attacks Liberal leaders

The new Liberal leaders have alienated the party from Australian voters over key challenges such as the cost of living, tax and energy, the prime minister says.

AAP · Feb 13

The lower Murray is officially on life support. Will we save it?

At 2,500 km long, the Murray is Australia’s longest river. It provides 3 million people with drinking water and irrigates around 1.5 million hectares of farmland.

The Conversation · Feb 9

Recyclers squeezed by plastic aplenty but nowhere to go

Governments are being urged to act on promised packaging reforms or risk another recycling facility collapse caused by inferior demand for pre-loved product.

AAP · Jan 24