Government commits to rewrite outdated forest policy
Improving biodiversity and expanding Australia's plantation estate are part of a proposed rewrite of the national forest policy committed to by the government.
environmental politics
Call for more electric utes, chargers in regional towns
Australia needs policy changes, more vehicle chargers and a bigger focus on regional areas to catch up to progress in low-emissions transport.
ALP national conference touted as a litmus test for PM
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is working to stamp his authority over Labor's platform as he faces internal pushes against key government policy.
Doctors sound health alarm over gas expansion plans
Doctors have rallied at Parliament House against the expansion of Australia's gas industry, warning it will harm future generations.
Push to end native logging ahead of Labor policy parley
Conservation groups are seizing on the upcoming national Labor conference to push for the government to adopt a policy banning native logging and land clearing.
‘Top renewables state’ NSW swamped with investment bids
The latest round of investment into NSW's 20-year energy roadmap had three-and-a-half times as many bids as desired.
Protections urged for threatened forestry workers
NSW MPs have been told of several violent attacks and threats against workers as tensions rise about the logging of culturally significant forests.
Experts demand new reef plan with rising climate threat
An expert panel that advises the government says Australia needs another plan to protect the Great Barrier Reef from escalating climate threats.
NSW nets trap few sharks but lots of threatened species
Threatened species accounted for more than 70 per cent of everything caught in shark nets at NSW beaches in the last eight-month netting season.
Push for lawmakers to weigh up climate impacts on kids
Independent senator David Pocock wants the government to consider the harm additional pollution caused by fossil fuel projects will have on children.
environmental issue
environmental politics
global warming
international court or tribunal
international law
justice and rights
Australia court in the act of climate change litigation
Australia is the second most litigious country on earth when it comes to challenging climate change impacts in court.
Home-charging change could put brakes on electric cars
A proposed change to the way power providers deal with electric vehicle charging in Queensland could be a disincentive for consumers, experts warn.
Murray-Darling vision treads water as deadline sinks
The federal government acknowledges it will need to get its "skates on" to deliver the $13 billion Murray-Darling Basin plan after extending the deadline.
energy (general)
environmental issue
environmental politics
renewable energy
road transport
transport
Petrol pumps to be popular into the 2030s, report finds
Service stations will remain busy into the 2030s in Australia, according to a new report, even though some countries will have stopped selling petrol cars.
Aussie Saville’s match at Wimbledon hit by protester
Australian Daria Saville's match at Wimbledon has been interrupted by an environmental activist running on and throwing confetti on the court.
Nature the big loser as scientists face suppression
Government suppression of good science is hampering the fight to address the biodiversity crisis gripping the planet, an Australian expert says.
Qld to roll out ‘renewable zones’ in clean power push
The Queensland government plans to create 12 renewable energy zones as part of a $62 billion scheme to decarbonise the grid.
Fears fire ants on march as eradication funding stalls
Australia's agriculture ministers won't say how much more they'll spend on fighting highly invasive fire ants despite accepting the need for serious action.
Speedy electric car adoption drives charging challenge
Australian drivers are adopting electric vehicles faster than expected but, while cutting pollution, the trend is driving challenges for public charging.
Government finance agencies sued over climate reporting
An environment group is suing two government finance agencies, arguing they must tell taxpayers about climate and other harms caused by projects they funded.
Tasmania trashed as ‘Australia’s most secretive state’
Tasmania has the highest rate of freedom of information refusals in the nation and average review request wait times have tripled in five years, analysis shows.
Hundreds of electric car discounts nabbed in final race
A rush to beat the end of electric vehicle subsidies is on in Victoria while hundreds of subsidies remain available in other states.
NSW premier seeks to ban livestreamed climate protests
NSW Premier Chris Minns will meet with Facebook in an attempt to block climate activists from livestreaming illegal protests he says put lives at risk.
More rideshare drivers to go electric after $20m grant
Another 500 electric vehicles will be offered on subscription to rideshare drivers in Australia as part of an investment in replacing petrol cars.
Packaging industry hit with waste-busting rules
Waste rules will be imposed on the packaging industry after the dismal failure of voluntary targets aimed at slashing landfill.
Decision looms in battle over Tasmania’s wild heart
It's crunch time in the bitter war over a tourism project in Tasmania's wild interior as some say it could have consequences for other World Heritage sites.
Clothing industry put on notice over new waste levy
Australia's fashion industry has been given an ultimatum: back a new voluntary levy to deal with the mountains of waste it produces or have one forced upon it.
One Australian state junks $3000 electric car discount
Victoria is scrapping its electric vehicle subsidy almost one year earlier than planned in a move experts say could impact efforts to cut transport pollution.
aquaculture
conservation
endangered species
environmental issue
environmental politics
environmental pollution
renewable energy
Imperilled ancient fish inflames war over salmon farms
Scientists say it will take more than a crackdown on salmon farming to save Tasmania's ancient maugean skate from extinction.
No ‘sweetheart deals’ for sports-loving energy giants
Some of Australia's leading companies are fending off accusations they are trying to buy public support with sponsorship of sports events and the arts.
All new cars should be electric by 2035 ‘at the latest’
Submissions to Australia's fuel-efficiency standard are calling for a bold air pollution limit for new cars and a quick transition to electric vehicles.