MYSTERIOUS: 25 | Mind Blowing Facts

Water ministers leave door open on extension to water-saving deadline in Murray-Darling Basin Plan

Australia's water minister has hinted major water-savings deadlines in the Murray-Darling Basin Plan could be extended beyond 2024, as New South Wales claims it has won a commitment for "greater flexibility" to deliver one of the country's biggest environmental reforms.

ABC News · Oct 12, 2022

Govt urged to reject Qld gas water project

The Commonwealth government has been advised to reject a controversial coal seam gas project in Queensland, which poses risks to endangered turtle species.

AAP · Oct 11, 2022

Murray-Darling Basin Ministerial Council set for pivotal water recovery debate

A new set of faces at the Basin Ministerial Council will debate the final stages of water recovery today.

ABC News · Oct 11, 2022

‘Show us the money,’ environment groups say after Labor sets goal of preventing any new extinctions

Advocates deride $224.5m funding pledge given one study suggests $2bn a year needed to recover 2,000 threatened plants, animals and ecological communities

The Guardian - AU · Oct 4, 2022

Species added to endangered lists as government announces conservation plan

New species added to the critically endangered and endangered lists as the government outlines a pathway for conservation and recovery.

The New Daily · Oct 4, 2022

Australia to Set Aside at Least 30% of its Land Mass to Protect Endangered Species

Australia will set aside at least 30% of its land mass for conservation in a bid to protect plants and animals in the island continent famed for species found nowhere else in the world, Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek said on Tuesday. Australia has lost more mammal species than any other…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 4, 2022

Australia targets zero-extinction with promise to conserve land

Government says it will aim to conserve 30 percent of Australia’s land mass in attempt to protect its unique wildlife.

Al Jazeera · Oct 4, 2022

‘No More Extinctions’: Labor Pledges To Protect Threatened Species With New Action Plan

The Federal Government has launched a new threatened species action plan with the ambitious goal to stop further extinctions in Australia.

Pedestrian.tv · Oct 4, 2022

Jim Chalmers says he will make the ‘right decisions’ on stage-three tax cuts

Treasurer says while the government’s policy has not yet changed ‘any responsible government’ would be looking at global economic pressures

The Guardian - AU · Oct 4, 2022

Syria plan heads to national security body

The Australian government is weighting up whether to move ahead with plans to repatriate 16 women and 42 children from a Syrian refugee camp.

AAP · Oct 4, 2022