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Grattan on Friday: Albanese governs on softly-softly catchee monkey formula. Would Plibersek or Chalmers have been bolder?

Reading Margaret Simons’ recently released biography of Tanya Plibersek brought to mind an interesting question. What sort of Labor government would we have if Plibersek, rather than Anthony Albanese, had become Labor leader in 2019, and then won the 2022 election?

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Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek grants exemption for some household plastic waste to be exported

Some household plastic waste will be exported overseas, instead of being recycled onshore, after the Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek grants a "temporary" exemption to exporters from a plastic export ban.

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Scientists warn Maugean skate, Tasmania’s ‘thylacine of the sea’, one extreme weather event from extinction

Researchers warn rapid action needed to prevent the extinction of an ancient fish species found only in Macquarie Harbour

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Plibersek's pledge for no new extinctions under threat as researchers issue dire warning on Tasmanian maugean skate

Researchers say Tanya Plibersek's pledge of no new extinctions is under serious threat as the only known population of an endangered ancient Tasmania ray continues to nosedive.

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Yes, Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek approved a coal mine. But save the angst for decisions that matter more

The outcry was loud and swift last week after Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek approved a new coal mine in central Queensland. It’s the first coal mine Labor has approved since coming to power a year ago.

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Flood gauges to be upgraded as part of $263 million disaster warning network

The money will be spent upgrading thousands of faulty or outdated flood gauges, which have left communities unprepared during natural disasters.

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Flood warning network aims to help at-risk communities

The federal government will spend $236 million in the next decade to set up a national network of flood gauges to protect at-risk communities.

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PM questions migration attacks – as it happened

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Failure to protect nature is a bigger threat to humanity than inflation, Australian scientists warn

‘For just 10% of the stage-three tax cuts, we could recover every one of Australia’s almost 2,000 threatened species,’ says ecologist

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Minister stops bid to kill Hunter coal mine expansion

The NSW Independent Planning Commission conditionally approved the Mt Pleasant expansion late last year.

Newcastle Herald

FOI documents show ministers were told of risks to Aboriginal cultural sites at Middle Arm precinct near Darwin

Larrakia traditional owners raised concerns with federal and territory ministers about the potential impact of a major industrial hub planned for Darwin before $1.5 billion of Commonwealth funding was confirmed.

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Crash between two school buses in Blue Mountains leaves eight in hospital – as it happened

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Albanese government approves first new coalmine since taking power

Environment activists condemn expected decision by Tanya Plibersek to give green light to Isaac River project in central Queensland

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Households offered $1bn help in budget to install energy saving measures

Low-cost loans for double glazing, solar panels and other improvements should benefit more than 100,000 households, while $2bn is set aside for hydrogen projects

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Why University of Newcastle staff are ready for workplace action

'Support us in our cause so we can continue to serve your children.'

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Feral horses an ‘imminent threat’ that could cause extinction of several endangered Australian species, inquiry warned

Scientific committee calls for ‘urgent action’ from the Albanese government to address damage caused to sensitive alpine ecosystems

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Government to allocate more than $45 million in budget for heritage sites around Sydney Harbour

The federal budget will allocate more than $45 million for repairs to sites managed by the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust, with about half for Cockatoo Island/Wareamah.

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Sydney Harbour to receive $45m for repair and protection after ‘decade of neglect’

Harbourside sites such as seawalls and wharves at Cockatoo Island and Macquarie Lightstation in Vaucluse to be shored up with investment

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Tanya Plibersek rejects two Queensland coalmines over failure to provide detail on environmental impact

In issuing lapsed notices on projects, environment minister says she has ‘zero tolerance’ for failure to supply required information

The New Daily

Federal minister cancels two Queensland coal projects

The China Stone Coal and Range Coal projects have been cancelled because the companies involved have not being willing to show how they would protect nature.

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Queensland coal projects cancelled over failure to provide environmental impact information

The federal Environment Minister cancelled two projects over the failure of proponents to provide information on environmental impacts, which was requested over many years.

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The market won’t restore Australia’s degraded ecosystems. Labor needs to get its priorities straight

Change will only come when protecting our unique wilderness comes over other considerations. There are concerning signs the Albanese government is not on board

ABC News

Fears for Canberra grassland earless dragon as ACT government updates its list of threatened species

The ACT government has updated its list of threatened species and says the Canberra grassland earless dragon is now critically endangered. Five new species have been added to the list, while four have had their status updated.

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$9m pledge to advance First Nations water rights in Murray-Darling raises concern over unfulfilled commitments

Indigenous groups watch the value of a $40 million pledge to buy water rights erode as water prices rise and the money remains unspent after five years.

The New Daily

Water model to have flow-on benefits for First Nations

The Albanese government will spend $9.2 million and work with Indigenous organisations to help develop a First Nations water holding model.

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