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Environment ministers summoned over bird flu threat

Australia is looking at vaccinations for bird flu as environment ministers are called to a special meeting to discuss the threat to wildlife.

AAP · Oct 3, 2024

ACT moves to protect dingoes after genetic study into animals in Namadgi national park

There’s officially just one classification for ‘wild dogs/dingoes’, which lists them as pests

The Guardian - AU · Jul 6, 2024

Shorten says NDIS ‘too important for political games’ after bill blocked – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Jun 26, 2024

Environment ministers set for huge meeting

Australia's federal, state and territory environment ministers are meeting for the first time since the Albanese government was elected.

AAP · Oct 20, 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

Calls for compulsory licences for Canberra tradies in bid to improve safety, quality of construction projects

Canberra's construction union has joined in an unlikely coalition with five construction companies to call on the ACT government to implement compulsory licensing for a range of on-site trades.

ABC News · Sep 21, 2022

Rise in use of toxic rat bait prompts ACT government to consider restricting some products to protect wildlife

Commonly used toxic products used to kill rodents are harming native animals in increasing numbers, according to wildlife experts. And it's prompted the ACT government to investigate whether rat baits need to be more tightly regulated.

ABC News · Aug 21, 2022

ACT government to use contraceptives to control kangaroo population, though shooting culls will continue

The ACT has long culled suburban kangaroos by shooting them, but it will now begin to rely on fertility treatments to manage their numbers.

ABC News · Apr 13, 2022

ACT government loan scheme to remove combustible cladding too late for some apartment owners

Some Canberra apartment owners have spent thousands of dollars to remove highly combustible cladding from their buildings while waiting for government support.

ABC News · Apr 6, 2022

Canberra's distinctive gang-gang cockatoo will be added to the threatened species list

The gang-gang cockatoo will be added to the threatened species list after climate change and bushfires impact populations.

ABC News · Mar 1, 2022