Syria plan heads to national security body The Australian government is weighting up whether to move ahead with plans to repatriate 16 women and 42 children from a Syrian refugee camp. AAP · Oct 4, 2022
Mini Noah's arks to save species A government action plan that aims to prevent the loss of any more Australian species will focus on an initial list of 110 priority species and 20 places. AAP · Oct 3, 2022
Banks raise interest rates in response to RBA – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Oct 3, 2022
Federal government pledges 30pc of all land for conservation to protect threatened species The federal government will reserve 30 per cent of land for conservation to improve biodiversity and set a goal of no new extinctions in an overhaul of its threatened species action plan. ABC News · Oct 3, 2022
Australia to rescue families of Islamic State fighters from Syria Canberra is set to rescue dozens of Australian women and children of Islamic State fighters from refugee camps in Syria, following a secret mission by the country's security intelligence agency, media reported on Monday. Reuters · Oct 2, 2022
Federal loan for contentious WA urea plant A $220 million federal government loan will fast-track development of a urea plant in Western Australia amid concerns about its impact on rock art. AAP · Sep 30, 2022
Antarctic expeditioners complain of 'predatory', widespread sexual harassment as minister, division urge change A review reveals disturbing reports of a widespread culture of sexual harassment at Australian Antarctic stations, including women being too afraid to disclose their periods for fear of retribution. ABC News · Sep 29, 2022
All Victorians to get four wheelie bins to enable recycling of soft plastics and pizza boxes State environment minister Lily D’Ambrosio and federal counterpart Tanya Plibersek announce change as part of $515m recycling reform The Guardian - AU · Sep 29, 2022
Cheaper renewables drive coal closures Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek says the falling cost of renewable energy was one of the factors behind AGL's early closure of coal-fired power. AAP · Sep 29, 2022
Time is running out on the Murray-Darling plan. Should Tanya Plibersek reach for the big guns? NSW and Victoria have dragged their heels and now risk the federal government taking over Australia’s most important river system The Guardian - AU · Sep 24, 2022
Endangered Gouldian finch returns to Lee Point, prompting campaign to stop Defence Housing Australia development The Gouldian finch was once found right across northern Australia but it's now thought there are fewer than 2,500 left in the wild. Their return to a coastal corner of Darwin has started a grassroots movement to stop a Defence housing project. ABC News · Sep 23, 2022
ACT urges Tanya Plibersek to quash defence housing plan that would destroy critically endangered grasslands Defence Housing Australia wants to clear nearly 16 hectares of natural temperate grassland in Canberra’s north-west The Guardian - AU · Sep 22, 2022
Murray-Darling Basin plan on the brink after NSW says it cannot meet water savings deadline Failure infuriates other states and may force Tanya Plibersek to impose highly controversial buybacks The Guardian - AU · Sep 21, 2022
Rescue effort under way after some 230 whales beached in Tasmania Latest mass stranding of whale pod comes just day after 14 sperm whales were found beached off Tasmania’s King Island. Al Jazeera · Sep 21, 2022
ABC News · Sep 21, 2022 Federal government approves New South Wales water resource plan in the Murray-Darling Basin Plan In a major step for the Murray-Darling Basin Plan, federal water minister Tanya Plibersek approves the first plan for how New South Wales will share water in the river system.
The Guardian - AU · Sep 15, 2022 ‘Green Wall Street’ in Australia won’t save the planet. Markets value profits, not platypuses If we’re serious about protecting endangered species, we must protect what’s left of their habitat, not ask the market to set a price for destroying it
AAP · Sep 14, 2022 Probe into industry effects on WA rock art Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has granted a request for an independent consultant to assess the effects of industry on ancient West Australian rock art.
ABC News · Sep 14, 2022 Minister appoints independent consultant to investigate millennia-old rock art on WA's Burrup Peninsula One of Australia's key industrial areas is set to go under the spotlight, after the government appointed a reporter to look into traditional owners' claims significant Aboriginal sites are being threatened by continued development.
Reuters · Sep 14, 2022 Australia launches industry review near ancient rock art The Australian government has launched a review of industry on the Burrup Peninsula in Western Australia, a key gas export hub, after concerns were raised by indigenous women about damage to ancient rock art.
Newcastle Herald · Sep 11, 2022 Mt Pleasant mine extension pushing against the wind Opponents of the Mt Pleasant mine extension fear the project's environmental protection licence will be watered down to allow it to continue operating in windy conditions.
Newcastle Herald · Sep 7, 2022 Minister can't ignore Mt Pleasant's climate impact, groups say Environment groups have demanded federal environment minister Tanya Plibersek formally consider the climate impacts of fossil fuel extraction when deciding whether to sign-off on the Mt Pleasant coal mine extension.
AAP · Sep 6, 2022 Fail grade for Australia on saving species Efforts to halt the decline of Australia's threatened species are failing dismally, a new report card warns on National Threatened Species Day.
The Guardian - AU · Sep 6, 2022 Coalmine expansion approved for Hunter region would cause almost 1bn tonnes of emissions Future of Mount Pleasant project to be decided by federal environment and water minister, Tanya Plibersek, but activists say it is ‘reckless’ and should be rejected
The Guardian - AU · Sep 4, 2022 Catastrophe, pollution, dirty subsidies and nature capitalism: another week in the climate crisis The chance of extreme events is increasing because emissions aren’t slowing down. The hard work to transform the economy has barely begun.
The Guardian - AU · Sep 4, 2022 Tanya Plibersek urged to save Gouldian finches from NT defence development Conservation group calls on environment minister to reconsider project near Darwin after 100 birds were spotted in bushland marked for clearing