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Parrot 'stuffed' while logging continues: scientist

A leading expert says Australian governments are not doing what's needed to save the swift parrot, amid a new estimate there may be just 500 left.

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Labor dissent sees Plibersek’s veto on offshore gas project rules restored

Internal lobbying has added safeguards to a power for the resources minister to water down consultation requirements

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Solar farm in NSW central west to power 200,000 homes

The federal government has ticked off on a plan to build a 840MW solar farm in the NSW central west, ultimately powering 200,000 homes in the state.

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Fury over edited plan to save world's fastest parrot

Scientists say a recovery plan for the fastest parrot on earth won't save it after their work was altered - allegedly to favour state-owned logging interests.

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Water projects in the pipeline for remote communities

New water security projects in remote areas of the Northern Territory will enable several Aboriginal communities to improve infrastructure and storage capacity.

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Fears for koala habitat after coal mine assessed

Environmentalists are disappointed the federal environment minister has referred a central Queensland coal mine for assessment instead of rejecting it.

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Women unite in grief and resilience as violence remains

An annual day to celebrate women has put the spotlight on domestic and gender-based violence, housing and homelessness, and abusive relationships.

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New Australian environment laws would not stop widespread deforestation, organisations say

Three groups familiar with draft conservation laws say they do not go far enough and may allow political influence on development decisions

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Fashion industry on a 'watchlist' over climate impact

The federal environment minister has warned the clothing industry is on a "watchlist" as she considers intervention to reduce fashion's climate impact.

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Senator would subject herself to random breath testing in parliament – as it happened

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Labor accused of trying to ‘silence Aboriginal voices’ over possible changes to gas project consultations

Exclusive: Bill also criticised by Greens and Environmental Defenders Office who claim it will help fast-track offshore gas developments

The Guardian - AU

Barnaby Joyce says he has given up alcohol for Lent as Perin Davey admits having two drinks before Senate hearing

New England MP accuses opponents of exploiting issue for political gain, while footage emerges of deputy Nationals leader appearing to slur her words

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Bold emission target laws introduced in Queensland

Premier Steven Miles will forge ahead with bold emissions reduction targets over the next decade even as his government continues with fossil fuel approvals.

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Right to disconnect laws pass federal parliament

Employees will be able to legally disconnect from work out of hours, after industrial relations changes cleared the House of Representatives.

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Peter Dutton looked like he was running on empty – then he refuelled on the Coalition’s latest culture wars

Sideshows on cars and windfarms are a helpful distraction from its stage-three backdown – and part of its plan to win back power via the regions

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Leonardo DiCaprio calls on Australia to save critically endangered swift parrot

Hollywood star tells social media followers ‘the only way to protect the swift parrot …. is to end native forest logging’

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Federal government approval the final hurdle for mega Queensland coalmine

Queensland government approves Winchester South mine despite report conceding it ‘has the capacity to limit human rights’ due to climate consequences

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Logging changes put gliders in peril, experts warn

Greater glider ecologists say the endangered species is in deeper trouble after NSW's watchdog for nature changed the rules that apply to logging.

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Koalas threatened by mine approval: environmentalists

Environmental groups warn almost 800 hectares of koala habitat will be cleared if a proposed coal mine in central Queensland goes ahead.

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Tanya Plibersek urged to block ‘climate-wrecking’ Queensland coalmine that would raze koala habitat

Environmentalists say Vulcan South mine would be an ‘absolute disaster’ for animals including koalas, greater gliders and glossy black cockatoos

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Dutton backs salmon farmers amid water quality woes

Peter Dutton is siding with salmon farmers to prevent restrictions aimed at saving Maugean Skate, a unique endangered fish only found in Tasmania.

Newcastle Herald

High-speed rail will prove an expensive failure here, like elsewhere

Income from passenger fares will be insufficient to cover costs.

The Guardian - AU

More Australian wildlife added to threatened species list in 2023 than ever before, conservationists say

Australian Conservation Foundation says 144 animals, plants and ecological communities included in the list last year, double the previous record

Newcastle Herald

Hunter floating wind farm attracts fraction of Gippsland applications

Floating turbines are a fledgling technology in the industry.

The Guardian - AU

Bird that migrates to Victorian wetlands slated for wind industry terminal added to threatened species list

The sharp-tailed sandpiper migrates from Siberia to a Port of Hastings site that Tanya Plibersek last week blocked a state plan to develop

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