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Policy & Planning

“I’m it!” Bob Brown puts hand up to lead new national environmental watchdog
One of Australia’s fiercest defenders of nature and biodiversity has thrown his hat into the ring to become the first CEO of the National Environmental Protection Agency.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 27, 2026

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Policy & Planning

Alcoa fined $55 million for illegal forest clearing, gets green light to clear more Jarrah trees
Alcoa has been given the green light to clear more Australian forest after being fined for stripping land for bauxite mining without the right approvals.
Aaron Bunch

Feb 18, 2026

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Policy & Planning

Wind farm handbook to help developers avoid brolgas, bats and other project-sinking biodiversity risks
Renewables industry welcomes government funding to fill “critical knowledge gaps” on environmental and wildlife impacts of wind farm development, while also helping to get projects built.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 26, 2024

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Coal

Australia’s stronger environmental laws just got indefinitely deferred. We have a cart, but no horse
Without reformed environment protection laws, the Safeguard Mechanism – the government’s main plan to drive down emissions from large polluters – won’t work properly.
Euan Ritchie, Megan C Evans & Yung En Chee

Apr 18, 2024

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Policy & Planning

New environment laws must address main cause of the biodiversity crisis – climate change
A review of EPBC Act provides some hope for new laws to disable the onslaught of new fossil fuel projects and the demise of our natural environment.
Dr David Shearman and Dr Melissa Haswell

May 7, 2020

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Policy & Planning

Mr Coal, or Eco Warrior? Frydenberg’s climate hypocrisy won’t fool voters
After singing the virtues of coal as minister for environment, Josh Frydenberg is writing to voters about the importance of “addressing climate change.”
Oliver Yates

Mar 29, 2019

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Frydenberg condemns Lord Howe Island to fossil fuel future. It’s just not acceptable
Lord Howe Island wanted renewables to lessen its reliance on imported fossil fuel, but the idea has been killed by environment and energy minister Josh Frydenberg. This is why he has made the wrong decision.
Craig Thompson

Nov 27, 2017

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Other Good Stuff

Politically charged: do you know where your batteries come from?
People are excited about batteries are forgetting one important issue: the raw materials needed to build this technology – where they come from and their environmental cost.
Ben McLellan

Jul 31, 2017

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Press Releases

Grant to ditch takeaway coffee cups
Battles against takeaway coffee cups, marine plastic pollution and energy wastage will get support from the City of Sydney’s latest round of environmental knowledge exchange sponsorships.
City of Sydney

Jul 21, 2017

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Other Good Stuff

South Australia machine turns waste plastic into energy
South Australia company develops systems to use anaerobic digestion technology to turn waste plastics into energy and fertiliser.
Andrew Spence

Jul 11, 2017

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Policy & Planning

Coal CEO admits that ‘clean coal’ is a myth
Coal baron says carbon capture and storage ‘does not work’ and ‘is just cover for the politicians.’
Joe Romm

Jul 7, 2017

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Commentary

US quitting Paris climate agreement will only make things worse
Will he stay or will he go? Protesters at last week’s G7 meeting don’t know either.
Jonathan Pickering

May 31, 2017

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