The Latest Breaking News from Tanya Plibersek

Federal assessment of millennia-old rock art begins on Western Australia's Burrup Peninsula

An independent reporter is visiting the region to see what impact industrial emissions are having on the rock art, and whether it can be moved.

ABC News · Nov 22, 2022

Australia faces worsening extreme weather events latest BoM and CSIRO climate report finds

The continent is now 1.47C hotter than it was in 1910 and sea levels around the coastline are rising at an accelerating rate

The Guardian - AU · Nov 22, 2022

You think the weather is bad now, science says it's going to get worse

The State of the Climate report released every two years, has found changes to weather and climate extremes are happening at an increased pace across Australia.

The Canberra Times · Nov 22, 2022

Water Minister Tanya Plibersek says farmers are ready to sell water licences as bureaucrats confirm 50 gigalitres worth of buybacks

The federal water minister says she's received approaches from farmers keen to sell their water licences back to the government.

ABC News · Nov 11, 2022

Tanya Plibersek to announce $12m for crackdown on shonky water trading practices

ACCC to oversee reform of water market which emerged after Murray-Darling Basin changes meant water allocations could be traded

The Guardian - AU · Nov 10, 2022

While Australians are keen to recycle their plastic, figures show the current system is not working

Australians overwhelmingly want to recycle their waste, but a fragile recycling system means it's almost impossible to process the vast amounts of rubbish we generate.

ABC News · Nov 9, 2022

Tanya Plibersek says Coles and Woolworths must ‘step up’ to fix plastic recycling crisis

REDcycle collections stopping from Wednesday with factory fire and ‘downturns in market demand’ blamed

The Guardian - AU · Nov 9, 2022

Overhead transmission lines approved for Snowy 2.0, sparking criticism from conservationists

Conservationists have criticised a federal government decision to build overhead powerlines in the national park as part of the Snowy 2.0 project.

ABC News · Nov 8, 2022

Environment Minister puts mattress and tyre industries on notice

Makers and importers of mattresses and tyres must make sure products are disposable in an environmentally-friendly way.

The New Daily · Nov 8, 2022

Minister warns mattress, tyre industry

Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has put makers and importers of mattresses, tyres and medical plastics on notice during National Recycling Week.

AAP · Nov 7, 2022