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Killer’s father says he did everything in his power to help ‘very sick boy’ – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Apr 14, 2024

Wildlife trafficker's sentence a warning: minister

Would-be wildlife traffickers have been warned they will be caught after a Chinese national was jailed for trying to send reptiles from Australia to Hong Kong.

AAP · Apr 13, 2024

Top environmental groups say some of Labor’s new laws could take conservation backwards

Alliance says there’s not enough ambition in proposed laws to prevent extinctions, as promised by the environment minister

The Guardian - AU · Apr 13, 2024

Tanya Plibersek rejects Toondah Harbour project over impact on globally significant wetlands

Walker Corporation had proposed 3,000 apartments, marina and shops for the site, which is a critical habitat for the endangered eastern curlew

The Guardian - AU · Apr 9, 2024

Whistleblower speaks out about defence housing project

A whistleblower has accused Defence Housing Australia of breaching the conditions of a planning permit in an environmentally sensitive area, which it denies.

AAP · Apr 8, 2024

Coral bleaching hits 75 per cent of Great Barrier Reef

Coral bleaching driven by climate change has hit three quarters of the Great Barrier Reef as the federal government continues to fight an in-danger listing.

AAP · Apr 6, 2024

Labor’s proposed changes to water trigger laws could have ‘centuries-long consequences’, environment groups say

Proposal would allow states and territories to make decisions about coal mining and unconventional gas where water resources are affected

The Guardian - AU · Apr 1, 2024

New water agreement to tap into Indigenous knowledge

The national water initiative will be updated for the first time in 20 years, with climate change and Indigenous knowledge to be better considered.

AAP · Mar 28, 2024

Senator quits party to sit as independent – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Mar 27, 2024

Call to block Woodside's $50b gas peninsula expansion

Prominent Australians have urged Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek to save sacred sites they say are at risk from a new gas export hub in Western Australia.

AAP · Mar 26, 2024