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PM questions migration attacks – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Failure to protect nature is a bigger threat to humanity than inflation, Australian scientists warn

‘For just 10% of the stage-three tax cuts, we could recover every one of Australia’s almost 2,000 threatened species,’ says ecologist

The Guardian - AU

Minister stops bid to kill Hunter coal mine expansion

The NSW Independent Planning Commission conditionally approved the Mt Pleasant expansion late last year.

Newcastle Herald

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FOI documents show ministers were told of risks to Aboriginal cultural sites at Middle Arm precinct near Darwin

Larrakia traditional owners raised concerns with federal and territory ministers about the potential impact of a major industrial hub planned for Darwin before $1.5 billion of Commonwealth funding was confirmed.

ABC News

Crash between two school buses in Blue Mountains leaves eight in hospital – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Albanese government approves first new coalmine since taking power

Environment activists condemn expected decision by Tanya Plibersek to give green light to Isaac River project in central Queensland

The Guardian - AU

Households offered $1bn help in budget to install energy saving measures

Low-cost loans for double glazing, solar panels and other improvements should benefit more than 100,000 households, while $2bn is set aside for hydrogen projects

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Why University of Newcastle staff are ready for workplace action

'Support us in our cause so we can continue to serve your children.'

Newcastle Herald

Feral horses an ‘imminent threat’ that could cause extinction of several endangered Australian species, inquiry warned

Scientific committee calls for ‘urgent action’ from the Albanese government to address damage caused to sensitive alpine ecosystems

The Guardian - AU

Government to allocate more than $45 million in budget for heritage sites around Sydney Harbour

The federal budget will allocate more than $45 million for repairs to sites managed by the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust, with about half for Cockatoo Island/Wareamah.

ABC News

Sydney Harbour to receive $45m for repair and protection after ‘decade of neglect’

Harbourside sites such as seawalls and wharves at Cockatoo Island and Macquarie Lightstation in Vaucluse to be shored up with investment

The Guardian - AU

Tanya Plibersek rejects two Queensland coalmines over failure to provide detail on environmental impact

In issuing lapsed notices on projects, environment minister says she has ‘zero tolerance’ for failure to supply required information

The Guardian - AU

Federal minister cancels two Queensland coal projects

The China Stone Coal and Range Coal projects have been cancelled because the companies involved have not being willing to show how they would protect nature.

The New Daily

Queensland coal projects cancelled over failure to provide environmental impact information

The federal Environment Minister cancelled two projects over the failure of proponents to provide information on environmental impacts, which was requested over many years.

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The Guardian - AU

The market won’t restore Australia’s degraded ecosystems. Labor needs to get its priorities straight

Change will only come when protecting our unique wilderness comes over other considerations. There are concerning signs the Albanese government is not on board

ABC News

Fears for Canberra grassland earless dragon as ACT government updates its list of threatened species

The ACT government has updated its list of threatened species and says the Canberra grassland earless dragon is now critically endangered. Five new species have been added to the list, while four have had their status updated.

ABC News

$9m pledge to advance First Nations water rights in Murray-Darling raises concern over unfulfilled commitments

Indigenous groups watch the value of a $40 million pledge to buy water rights erode as water prices rise and the money remains unspent after five years.

The New Daily

Water model to have flow-on benefits for First Nations

The Albanese government will spend $9.2 million and work with Indigenous organisations to help develop a First Nations water holding model.

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The New Daily

Budget to promise $262m boost for national parks

Australia's national parks are "falling apart" and the federal government will more than double funding to help protect iconic places. In the upcoming

ABC News

Kakadu and Uluru-Kata Tjuta national parks to receive more than $250 million in funding

More than $250 million in extra funding has been announced for upgrades at some of Australia's most treasured national parks as part of the upcoming federal budget.

ABC News

Remember that record $443m of funding for the Great Barrier Reef? This is what happened to it

Following the Labor government's announcement this week of a new allocation of funds to combat water contamination, worth $150 million, here's a look back at the Turnbull government's controversial funding decision five years ago that caught so many by surprise.

The New Daily

Ghost nets killing marine animals on ‘industrial scale’

The federal government will introduce a raft of projects to tackle fishing nets drifting in Australia's north which present a deadly obstacle for wildlife.

The Conversation

Victoria’s plans for engineered wetlands on the Murray are environmentally dubious. Here’s a better option

Governments love the idea of a win-win – even when it doesn’t exist. That’s why Victoria has been spending millions on planning “red gum irrigation ponds” – essentially, engineered wetlands along the River Murray. These wetlands are designed to save some red gum ecosystems, leave many others to decline, and…

The Guardian - AU

Australia recycles just 18% of plastic packaging and will not reach 2025 target, review finds

Environmental campaigners say industry-led approach is failing and stronger laws are needed

The New Daily

Govt to spend $150 million on reef water quality woes

The environment minister has announced a $150 million program to address poor water quality on the reef, one of the key threats identified by UN inspectors.

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