Environment
Sussan Ley’s real opposition is her own party

Just one month into the job, Sussan Ley’s biggest battle isn’t with Labor, but with the ...  
Outsourcing the blame: How Australia fuels China’s emissions

Australia’s reliance on imported goods masks the true scale of its carbon footprint and lets us ...  
Australia’s war on nature leading to environmental collapse

Bulldozers roll, koalas perish and governments look the other way as extinction becomes policy.  
Seeking cooperation with China does not make one a useful idiot

Engaging with China on matters of global security isn’t naïve — it’s what real leadership ...  
Labor must decide what its legacy will be

Will Albo protect Scott Reef or cave to Woodside? A decision looms that could define his legacy ...  
Habitat destruction pushing koalas toward extinction

Koalas are disappearing as state governments and industries destroy habitats — what will future ...  
Adani, Trump and the undoing of global anti-corruption norms

Trump's suspension of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act has signalled to business elites that ...  
Drinking in a dried out Lake Bolac

A local boy ponders the riddle of the diminished shoreline at Lake Bolac, an inland lake in the ...  
Battin on fumes: How ‘clean gas’ could burn the Victorian Liberals

Pitched as a solution, Victorian Opposition Leader Brad Battin’s clean gas crusade may prove to ...  
New environment minister a win for industry but a loss for environment

The decision to put an ex-forestry minister in charge of environmental protection shows that ...  
Antarctica’s surprise rebound: Why we shouldn’t breathe easy yet

Scientists have detected a mass gain in Antarctica's ice sheet, but it's not quite the climate v ...  
Coalition bombs itself with nuclear energy policy

While the Coalition was determined to switch Australia over to nuclear energy, voters had another ...  
Labor's election win hopefully a turning point for environment

Following a landslide victory, Labor will have to answer to 96% of Australians, who say more ...  
Spain's blackout a warning Australia can't ignore

The blackout in Spain which caused a state of emergency serves as a reminder for Australia to make ...  
Dutton rides MAGA wave as PM pitches promise

Days away from the Federal Election, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has yet to offer the voting ...  
More than a thousand koalas shot in aerial operation

Secrecy around Australia's wildlife management has been given a disturbing precedent after more ...  
High Court logging appeal decision may be a game changer

Conservation groups can now challenge Forestry Corporation decisions ... and the list of concerns ...  
Ted O'Brien fires up over Coalition nuclear debate

With the Federal Election edging closer, the Opposition has opened the floodgates on its nuclear ...  

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