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‘Making the climate crisis worse’: Greens blast Labor after Queensland coal seam gas expansion approved

Decision allows Santos to open 116 new wells with an operational life of about 30 years in the Surat Basin

The Guardian - AU

Santos wins approval for 116 gas wells in western Qld

The federal government has given Santos approval to drill 116 new coal seam gas wells in Queensland's Surat Basin with an operational life of 30 years.

AAP

Voice to parliament should not be the subject of a partisan debate, Albanese says

The PM promises to ‘reach out’ to any opposition politician who wants to discuss how the voice will work as he kicks off a national week of action on the referendum

The Guardian - AU

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Australia can’t blow another decade of climate action – it’s now up to Labor and the Greens

Key people are talking but there’s frustration in both camps. The weeks ahead will require maturity and dexterity

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: exclusive data reveals more patients pay to see GPs, Sturgeon quits, fresh fears for Antarctic

A Guardian Australia investigation shows how where you lives affects your healthcare outcomes; key fight over safeguard mechanism; miners missing in Queensland

The Guardian - AU

Labor rounds on Greens ‘sabotage’ of emissions reduction plan

Frontbenchers unleash on party for signalling it might vote with Coalition to stymie reform of safeguard mechanism

The Guardian - AU

Tanya Plibersek urged to intervene to stop stockpiled soft plastics from being dumped

Environmentalist alliance says plastic waste from failed supermarket-backed recycling scheme can be safely warehoused until it can be recycled

The Guardian - AU

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Environment groups call for urgent action on hazardous waste from e-cigarettes

Head of Clean Up Australia says disposing of vapes is ‘a new and serious environmental issue’

The Guardian - AU

Clothing industry put on notice as fast fashion and unwanted clothing takes environmental toll

Like millions of other Australians, Kate Hulett made a new year's resolution. Hers is to not buy a single item of clothing in 2023.

ABC News

Kosciuszko brumby control subject of Senate inquiry, opens door to 'federal intervention'

Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek backs a Senate inquiry into helping NSW remove feral horses from Kosciuszko National Park, but some hope it will open the door for federal intervention as brumby numbers pass 18,000.

ABC News

Remote WA peninsula with rock art nominated for world heritage listing

Indigenous groups say decision to nominate Murujuga cultural area is ‘deeply hypocritical’ because of government support for industrial projects in the area

The Guardian - AU

Clive Palmer responds after federal government rejects central Queensland coal mine

A mining magnate says he will take action after the federal government rejected his coal mine project near the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area.

ABC News

Federal government formally nominates Burrup peninsula and surrounding areas for UN world heritage listing

The culturally significant area of Murujuga has been formally nominated by the federal government for World Heritage listing, but some groups are concerned nearby heavy industry will delay an approval.

ABC News

World heritage bid to 'protect' Murujuga rock art

Traditional custodians have renewed calls to pause development on the Burrup Peninsula while a formal world heritage listing nomination is progressed.

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Could this tiny legless lizard stop an Upper Hunter mine expansion? Environment groups say it should

Environmental advocacy groups are ramping up pressure on federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek to reject the Mt Pleasant mine expansion near Muswellbrook.

The Independent UK

Australia rejects new coal mine on environmental grounds

Australia has for the first time rejected a coal mining application based on environmental law

The Conversation

Tanya Plibersek killed off Clive Palmer's coal mine. It's an Australian first – but it may never happen again

Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has formally rejected mining magnate Clive Palmer’s proposed Central Queensland Coal Project. Her decision was based on the risk of damage to the Great Barrier Reef, freshwater creeks and groundwater.

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Coal mine rejection not broad precedent, says minister

Tanya Plibersek has defended her decision to block Clive Palmer's proposed coal mine in Queensland on the edge of the Great Barrier Reef.

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Clive Palmer's Queensland coal project rejected

A central Queensland project proposed by Clive Palmer has become the first coal mine to be refused under national environmental laws.

ABC News

Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek blocks Clive Palmer's Central Queensland coal mine

Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek cites national environmental laws as the reason for rejecting Clive Palmer's Central Queensland coal mine project.

The Guardian - AU

‘War on cigarette butts’: Coalition plan to reduce pollution ‘never existed’, Tanya Plibersek says

Up to 9bn plastic cigarette butts are discarded and washed into waterways in Australia each year

The Guardian - AU

Labor plan for nature repair market rehashes old proposal and risks failure, experts say

Private sector is not seen to be ready to act as main buyer and draft is similarly worded to a Morrison-era bill

ABC News

Barnaby Joyce says Labor hasn't released the wording to enshrine the Voice to Parliament in the constitution. Is that correct?

Barnaby Joyce says Labor has not released the detail of the wording change to the constitution for the Voice to Parliament. Is that correct? RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.

ABC News

How upside-down wheelie bins became crucial in the fight to rid Christmas Island of cats

Parks authorities are on track to remove most cats from the island by the end of 2023, but first they needed to stop giant crabs messing with their traps.

Newcastle Herald

Hunter farmers fight for their family's future

Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek is awaiting further information about an application to reclassify the environmental impacts of the proposed Hunter Gas Pipeline.

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