The Latest Breaking News from Sussan Ley

Their votes won't change who wins this election. So how do people in safe seats make their voices heard?

Marginal seats get most of the political and media attention during the election campaign. So what's it like for those living in some of Australia's safest seats?

ABC News · May 19, 2022

How does the Coalition’s super scheme for first-homebuyers work and would it drive up prices?

Will it make housing unaffordable, as critics claim, and how does it compare with Labor’s Help to Buy scheme?

The Guardian - AU · May 15, 2022

Labor pledges more money to protect Great Barrier Reef from climate change if elected

Federal Labor announces an additional $194 million over four years to protect the Great Barrier Reef from climate change if it wins government on May 21.

ABC News · May 12, 2022

Canberra's Lake Burley Griffin and surrounds listed as a Commonwealth heritage site

Lake Burley Griffin and its adjacent land will now get more protection, after being listed as a Commonwealth heritage site.

ABC News · May 9, 2022

Heritage listing for Canberra rejected but Lake Burley Griffin protected

Environment Minister Sussan Ley chose not to list Canberra despite a recommendation to do so.

The Canberra Times · May 9, 2022

Calls get louder for women's pay, safety

Undervalued workers and family violence activist Rosie Batty say women's pay and issues of safety need more government focus, and not just prior to an election.

AAP · May 5, 2022

Clive Palmer’s proposed open-cut mine could have ‘far-reaching impact’ on Great Barrier Reef, study finds

Study finds tidal currents could introduce pollution from coalmine into seagrass meadows and dugong sanctuary in marine park

The Guardian - AU · Apr 27, 2022

‘Worst it’s ever been’: a threatened species alarm sounds during the election campaign – and is ignored

Warnings of dramatically escalating extinctions in Australia over the next two decades seem to be falling on deaf ears

The Guardian - AU · Apr 24, 2022

‘We’re talking about 2,000 generations’: Mungo Man and Mungo Lady reburial divides traditional owners

Letter to minister says plan to bury remains in unknown locations rather than a public keeping place has caused ‘cultural harm and soul sickness’

The Guardian - AU · Apr 24, 2022

How Port Stephens' koala population could help save the species from the brink of extinction

A sperm bank for koalas should be started 'as soon as possible'.

Newcastle Herald · Apr 12, 2022