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BOMs disaster rebrand backflip

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The Canberra Times · Oct 20, 2022

Our environmental responses are often piecemeal and ineffective. Next week's wellbeing budget is a chance to act

Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ federal budget next week will for the first time include a section on wellbeing, which aims to measure how well Australians are doing in life.

The Conversation · Oct 19, 2022

BoM (Sorry) Paid Comms Brands More Than $200k For Its Rebrand To The Bu… Beuarau… Baueareu?

You know how it was previously reported that The Bureau Formerly Known As BoM (TBFKABoM) paid a PR firm nearly $70,000 to help it rebrand to “The Bureau” and forgot to snag some Twitter handles? Well, apparently it actually cost *checks notes* more than $220,000!ICYMI, on Tuesday TBFKABoM asked everyone…

Pedestrian.tv · Oct 19, 2022

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The Loop: Murray River rises as Echuca braces for second flood peak, the cost of the Bureau of Meteorology's rebrand, and a giant fish record

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ABC News · Oct 19, 2022

Cost of Bureau of Meteorology rebrand more than $220,000

The federal government says it is "ridiculous" for the Bureau of Meteorology to be talking about rebranding itself amid floods in the eastern states, as the cost of the agency's move is revealed to be in excess of $220,000.

ABC News · Oct 19, 2022

BoM paid communication consultants almost $70,000 to rebrand it ‘the Bureau’

Staff were treated like ‘naughty school children’ if they slipped up and referred to Bureau of Meteorology by its common acronym

The Guardian - AU · Oct 18, 2022

Federal Government asks for urgent advice about cost of Bureau of Meteorology’s rebrand

Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek says she does not "quite understand" the reasons behind the Bureau of Meteorology's rebranding exercise and is seeking urgent advice about the cost of the move.

ABC News · Oct 18, 2022

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'Shocking': Medicare rorted by up to $8 billion a year

The federal government has "put the crooks on notice" amid reports the Medicare system is being rorted by up to $8 billion a year.

Newcastle Herald · Oct 16, 2022

Medicare rorts claims to be investigated

Health Minister Mark Butler has ordered his department to examine claims the Medicare system was being rorted by billions of dollars each year.

AAP · Oct 16, 2022

Local cafes key to plastic-free beaches

Hundreds of thousands of dollars will be spent helping local businesses eliminate single-use plastics to keep some of Australia's most iconic beaches clean.

AAP · Oct 13, 2022

Murray-Darling Basin plan: states likely to get extra time to deliver water

Tanya Plibersek says 2024 deadline is ‘challenging’ as NSW and Victoria expected to ask for exemptions from commitments

The Guardian - AU · Oct 12, 2022

Water ministers leave door open on extension to water-saving deadline in Murray-Darling Basin Plan

Australia's water minister has hinted major water-savings deadlines in the Murray-Darling Basin Plan could be extended beyond 2024, as New South Wales claims it has won a commitment for "greater flexibility" to deliver one of the country's biggest environmental reforms.

ABC News · Oct 12, 2022

Govt urged to reject Qld gas water project

The Commonwealth government has been advised to reject a controversial coal seam gas project in Queensland, which poses risks to endangered turtle species.

AAP · Oct 11, 2022

Murray-Darling Basin Ministerial Council set for pivotal water recovery debate

A new set of faces at the Basin Ministerial Council will debate the final stages of water recovery today.

ABC News · Oct 11, 2022

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The Guardian - AU · Oct 11, 2022

Government urged to reject plan to release CSG wastewater near ‘bum-breathing’ turtle’s Queensland habitat

An independent expert report found Santos’ proposed releases could have ‘major impacts’ in the Dawson River

The Guardian - AU · Oct 11, 2022

Irrigators urge Tanya Plibersek to avoid ‘war over water’ at Murray-Darling Basin plan meeting

NSW and Victoria to ask federal water minister for exemptions to their commitments, while irrigators want focus on gains made

ABC News · Oct 8, 2022

'Not now, not ever': 10 years on from the misogyny speech

Much has been said about the speech in the decade since Julia Gillard rose to her feet to deliver it, but what does it mean to those now inside the building? To those who've watched the political world change around them, and those just entering it for the first time?

Newcastle Herald · Oct 7, 2022

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The Conversation · Oct 5, 2022

Labor's plan to save threatened species is an improvement – but it's still well short of what we need

Australia’s dire and shameful conservation record is well established. The world’s highest number of recent mammal extinctions – 39 since colonisation. Ecosystems collapsing from the north to the south, across our lands and waters. Even species that have survived so far are at risk, as the sad list of threatened…

The Guardian - AU · Oct 4, 2022

‘Show us the money,’ environment groups say after Labor sets goal of preventing any new extinctions

Advocates deride $224.5m funding pledge given one study suggests $2bn a year needed to recover 2,000 threatened plants, animals and ecological communities

The New Daily · Oct 4, 2022

Species added to endangered lists as government announces conservation plan

New species added to the critically endangered and endangered lists as the government outlines a pathway for conservation and recovery.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 4, 2022

Australia to Set Aside at Least 30% of its Land Mass to Protect Endangered Species

Australia will set aside at least 30% of its land mass for conservation in a bid to protect plants and animals in the island continent famed for species found nowhere else in the world, Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek said on Tuesday. Australia has lost more mammal species than any other…

Al Jazeera · Oct 4, 2022

Australia targets zero-extinction with promise to conserve land

Government says it will aim to conserve 30 percent of Australia’s land mass in attempt to protect its unique wildlife.

Pedestrian.tv · Oct 4, 2022

‘No More Extinctions’: Labor Pledges To Protect Threatened Species With New Action Plan

The Federal Government has launched a new threatened species action plan with the ambitious goal to stop further extinctions in Australia.

The Guardian - AU · Oct 4, 2022

Jim Chalmers says he will make the ‘right decisions’ on stage-three tax cuts

Treasurer says while the government’s policy has not yet changed ‘any responsible government’ would be looking at global economic pressures

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