The Latest Breaking News from Tanya Plibersek

More than 50 scientists, including Professor Fiona Stanley, have urged the state and federal governments to axe Woodside's plan to expand a gas plant.

Despite talking a big talk on addressing global warming, the laws intended to protect our vital natural habitats do not bind the government to consider climate change.

Land owners will be paid for environmental work on their properties after laws setting up a nature repair market passed the Senate.

Legislation being debated in the Senate will create a market to encourage private spending on projects that protect and restore biodiversity

New legislation extends the timeframe of the plan for three years and removes a cap on water buy-backs to support the river system’s health. Here are the details

More water will be returned to rivers after the Murray Darling basin was thrown a lifeline, but farmers fear the changes will sink regional communities.

Chris Bowen, Minister for Climate Change and Energy, next week heads to COP28 in Dubai, leading the Australian delegation. He joins the podcast to talk about the meeting, which he hopes will be easier than last year’s.

The Commonwealth has triggered the first step of a review into salmon farming in Tasmania's Macquarie Harbour, in what some have labelled an attack on jobs.

Independent Senator Lidia Thorpe has slammed Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek’s Murray-Darling Basin Plan water deal with Senator David Van who Thorpe has accused of sexual assault, and the Australian privacy watchdog said it couldn’t do anything about a company accessing personal emails because the employee had used a work laptop.

Open letter signed by 850 members of Australian Jewish community urges government to call for permanent ceasefire

This week, the Senate is debating changes to Australia’s most important water laws. These changes seek to rescue the ailing A$13 billion Murray-Darling Basin Plan to improve the health of our nation’s largest river system.