The Latest Breaking News from Tanya Plibersek

Uncertainty over Sydney Aboriginal centre

Ministers have reassured the Sydney Aboriginal community the National Centre for Indigenous Excellence will not close its doors, but uncertainty remains.

AAP · Aug 5, 2022

Australia to protect Barrier Reef by banning coal mine

Australia’s new government plans to prevent development of a coal mine because of its potential impact on the nearby Great Barrier Reef

The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2022

Tanya Plibersek proposes blocking Clive Palmer's Queensland coal mine on environmental grounds

Tanya Plibersek proposes rejecting Clive Palmer's Central Queensland Coal Project on the grounds it is likely to damage the Great Barrier Reef. It is the first time in Australian history a federal environment minister has set the wheels in motion to reject a coal mine.

ABC News · Aug 4, 2022

Water promised to the Murray-Darling Basin won't be delivered, despite PM doubling down on commitment

Hundreds of gigalitres that were promised to the Murray-Darling system by 2024 will be impossible to deliver, investigators have found — but the new federal government is doubling down on the promise.

ABC News · Aug 2, 2022

Murray-Darling Basin Plan ‘cannot achieve’ environmental water savings target, report finds

Findings will increase calls for voluntary buybacks, which could provide the water quickly but would require legislation

The Guardian - AU · Aug 2, 2022

Protests ensue as clearing begins on controversial $1.25 billion Bunbury Outer Ring Road

Police have intervened as protesters try to physically stop machinery clearing bushland to make way for the Bunbury Outer Ring Road project, which will create a more direct route between Perth and the Margaret River tourist region.

ABC News · Aug 1, 2022

Tasmanian government and UNESCO seemingly at odds over national park development: Greens

"Confused" is how Tasmanian Greens leader Cassy O'Connor says she feels about the way the Tasmanian government is continuing to support development in the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area.

ABC News · Jul 31, 2022

Irrigators say Murray-Darling Basin focus needs to be on delivering outcomes, not on deadlines

The delivery of 450 gigalitres of environmental water for South Australia has been a controversial topic — and irrigators say it is getting in the way of progress.

ABC News · Jul 29, 2022

Miner ordered to remove equipment in Tas

A court has ordered a mining company remove equipment from the site of a proposed expansion in Tasmania, ruling approval for works was invalid.

AAP · Jul 28, 2022

Minister flags biodiversity credits scheme

Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has flagged her support for a new biodiversity credits scheme to help arrest Australia's shocking environmental decline.

AAP · Jul 28, 2022