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Scott Morrison says NSW preselection intervention was him standing up ‘for the women in my team’

PM denies move against Liberal state branch was anti-democratic, saying he was motivated by desire to get the ‘best candidates in the field’

The Guardian - AU

Traditional custodians undeterred as application to stop urea plant near Pilbara rock art rejected

An application to halt construction of a multi-billion-dollar urea plant is rejected by the federal government despite its location near the world's largest collection of ancient rock art.

ABC News

Australia adds 127 reptiles to global treaty in crackdown on ‘cruel and abhorrent’ smuggling

Blue-tongue lizards among species to get stronger international protections

The Guardian - AU

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Feds seek crackdown on reptile smuggling

The federal government has listed 127 native reptiles for greater international protection against "cruel and abhorrent" smuggling.

AAP

Threatened native animals get $12m boost

More than 60 threatened native species will benefit from $12 million in grants to fund projects to protect Australian wildlife.

AAP

NSW Liberals still without candidates in key seats, court challenge continues

As the federal election closes in, a brutal New South Wales Liberal Party pre-selection brawl appears set to continue, after a judge said he would not rule on a crucial court case today.

ABC News

Critics slam NSW government over "reckless" Whitehaven coal mine extension at Narrabri NSW

The NSW government has conditionally approved the expansion of a coal mine in the state's north, with critics lambasting the move as "reckless" and "catastrophic".

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Ukraine president addresses parliament; Putin a ‘war criminal’, PM says – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Feds look into WA bridge heritage concerns

The federal government is looking into Aboriginal heritage concerns related to a proposed bridge development in Western Australia.

AAP

Scott Morrison, Michaelia Cash facing questions about using Solicitor-General in Liberal matter

Australia's Prime Minister and Attorney-General are facing questions about whether they abused their powers to instruct the Commonwealth Solicitor-General for partisan reasons in a bid to resolve a Liberal Party preselection stoush.

ABC News

Rural Doctors Association of Victoria takes aim at federal budget over climate change spend

The Rural Doctors Association of Victoria says the federal budget is failing the health of regional people by not doing enough to combat climate change.

ABC News

NSW Liberal preselection crisis: why Morrison and Perrottet want to rush case to high court

Days before the potential start of a federal election campaign, party figures are still locked in a legal battle and five seats are without candidates

The Guardian - AU

Federal budget: $160 million for nature may deliver only pork and a fudge

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg’s cash-splash budget has a firm eye on the upcoming federal election. In the environment portfolio, two spending measures are worth scrutinising closely.

The Conversation

Albury Wodonga Regional Deal to receive $80m ahead of federal budget

The Victorian government is criticised for its lack of commitment to the Albury Wodonga Regional Deal, with an $80m pre-budget funding announcement from the federal government today.

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Hundreds of students protest at PM's house

Hundreds of school students have gathered outside the prime minister's Sydney residence as part of a global day demanding action on climate change.

ABC News

Brumby reserve mooted as solution to Kosciuszko National Park's wild horse problem

A Snowy Mountains resident says the debate about the High Country's wild horses could be solved by establishing a "brumby reserve" that would bring jobs to the region.

The Guardian - AU

Who is Matthew Camenzuli? The 43-year-old IT millionaire suing the Liberal hierarchy – again

Supporters of the Parramatta businessman say the very heart and soul of the party is at stake

The Guardian - AU

Barnaby Joyce tags $500m for Queensland dam despite lack of environmental approvals

Environment groups say Urannah Dam project could destroy rare freshwater turtle habitat while feasibility studies suggest dam is not viable

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The Independent UK

Australian court reverses landmark ruling on protecting children from climate change harm

Environment minister Sussan Ley appealed ruling that she had a duty of care to avoid harming children when weighing approval for a coal project

AAP

Climate students 'hurt' by court ruling

Sussan Ley welcomed a court finding she's not responsible for protecting Australian children from climate change harm, but students have vowed to keep fighting.

The Conversation

Today's disappointing federal court decision undoes 20 years of climate litigation progress in Australia

The federal court today unanimously decided Federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley does not have a duty of care to protect young people from the harms of climate change.

The Independent UK

Court rules Australian minister has no climate duty of care

An appeals court has overturned a groundbreaking ruling that Australia’s environment minister had a duty to protect younger people against climate change

The Guardian - AU

Sussan Ley does not have duty of care to protect young from climate crisis, appeal court rules

Eight teenagers and a nun had previously won their case against the federal environment minister related to the expansion of a NSW coalmine

ABC News

Traditional owners in dispute over government involvement in re-burial of ancient Mungo Man remains

Indigenous leaders in the World Heritage-listed Willandra Lakes Region are in dispute over federal government involvement in the re-burial of Mungo Man's 42,000-year-old human remains.

Reuters

Australian court overturns ruling requiring mine approvals to weigh climate harm

An Australian court on Tuesday overturned a groundbreaking ruling from last year that required the country's environment minister to consider harm to children from climate change as part of the approval process for a coal mine.

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