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Labor accused of trying to ‘silence Aboriginal voices’ over possible changes to gas project consultations

Exclusive: Bill also criticised by Greens and Environmental Defenders Office who claim it will help fast-track offshore gas developments

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Barnaby Joyce says he has given up alcohol for Lent as Perin Davey admits having two drinks before Senate hearing

New England MP accuses opponents of exploiting issue for political gain, while footage emerges of deputy Nationals leader appearing to slur her words

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Bold emission target laws introduced in Queensland

Premier Steven Miles will forge ahead with bold emissions reduction targets over the next decade even as his government continues with fossil fuel approvals.

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Right to disconnect laws pass federal parliament

Employees will be able to legally disconnect from work out of hours, after industrial relations changes cleared the House of Representatives.

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Peter Dutton looked like he was running on empty – then he refuelled on the Coalition’s latest culture wars

Sideshows on cars and windfarms are a helpful distraction from its stage-three backdown – and part of its plan to win back power via the regions

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Leonardo DiCaprio calls on Australia to save critically endangered swift parrot

Hollywood star tells social media followers ‘the only way to protect the swift parrot …. is to end native forest logging’

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Federal government approval the final hurdle for mega Queensland coalmine

Queensland government approves Winchester South mine despite report conceding it ‘has the capacity to limit human rights’ due to climate consequences

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Logging changes put gliders in peril, experts warn

Greater glider ecologists say the endangered species is in deeper trouble after NSW's watchdog for nature changed the rules that apply to logging.

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Koalas threatened by mine approval: environmentalists

Environmental groups warn almost 800 hectares of koala habitat will be cleared if a proposed coal mine in central Queensland goes ahead.

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Tanya Plibersek urged to block ‘climate-wrecking’ Queensland coalmine that would raze koala habitat

Environmentalists say Vulcan South mine would be an ‘absolute disaster’ for animals including koalas, greater gliders and glossy black cockatoos

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Dutton backs salmon farmers amid water quality woes

Peter Dutton is siding with salmon farmers to prevent restrictions aimed at saving Maugean Skate, a unique endangered fish only found in Tasmania.

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High-speed rail will prove an expensive failure here, like elsewhere

Income from passenger fares will be insufficient to cover costs.

Newcastle Herald

More Australian wildlife added to threatened species list in 2023 than ever before, conservationists say

Australian Conservation Foundation says 144 animals, plants and ecological communities included in the list last year, double the previous record

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$Hunter floating wind farm attracts fraction of Gippsland applications$

Hunter floating wind farm attracts fraction of Gippsland applications

Floating turbines are a fledgling technology in the industry.

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Bird that migrates to Victorian wetlands slated for wind industry terminal added to threatened species list

The sharp-tailed sandpiper migrates from Siberia to a Port of Hastings site that Tanya Plibersek last week blocked a state plan to develop

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Labor committed to wind power after project blocked

Energy Minister Chris Bowen says the government remains committed to offshore wind after a crucial project for Victoria's industry was vetoed.

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Offshore windfarm boss says Tanya Plibersek’s block on turbine plant at port won’t delay project

Victorian premier Jacinta Allan says ‘appropriate mitigations’ can be put in place to protect wetlands

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Investor says Victorian 'setback' shows benefits of Hunter wind farms

'You've got a bloody fantastic port there already.'

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Tanya Plibersek blocks Victorian government’s plan to build wind turbine plant at Port of Hastings

Environment minister says ‘large areas of [wetland] will be destroyed or substantially modified’ by the proposal for windfarm development

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Storms death toll rises as wild weather continues – as it happened

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‘Could be the end’: Tasmanian red handfish to be removed from wild amid marine heatwaves fears

Exemption under federal environment law to allow scientists to collect 25 of the critically endangered ‘walking fish’

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Urgent plan to save red handfish from extinction

Scientists will relocate critically endangered red handfish to a Tasmanian facility to save the species from extinction during forecast marine heatwaves.

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'Wake-up call' as animal threatened species list grows

The addition of 17 native animals to the threatened species list has increased calls for the federal government to strengthen environmental laws.

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Governments accused of not doing enough as 17 species added to Australia’s threatened wildlife list

Conservationists call for more action after reptiles, fish and birds added to list, including 10 species deemed critically endangered

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Crims in sight as new tech blocks wildlife trafficking

Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek wants the book thrown at criminals who attempt to traffic Australian wildlife.

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