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ACT politics bulletin: Thursday 29 August

Paddle boats return to the Lake; parties make election commitments; and more legislation passes the ACT Legislative Assembly.

Election: ACT Greens promise more funding for the environment

The ACT Greens would establish a $50 million ‘Bush Capital Restoration Fund’ to restore and reconnect long-lost habitat.

Injection of $350,000 for volunteer groups to safeguard Canberra’s natural environment

In celebration of World Environment Day, Wednesday 5 June, the ACT Government has awarded over $350,000 to 23 community-led projects as part of the 2024 round of the ACT Environment Grants. 

Knitting Nannas needle politicians on climate change

Knitting nannas – an elderly environmental protest group – meet with Federal Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen.

ACT Government projects to protect threatened species and habitat

The ACT Government has announced three new projects to protect and preserve threatened species and their habitat in parks and reserves across the Canberra region.   The three ecologically significant sites chosen for...

ACT Government unveils plan to protect endangered wetlands

The ACT Government has released a new action plan to protect, manage, and improve bog and fen wetland ecosystems in the ACT

ACT Government seeks community input on nature conservation

As part of a 10-year statutory review of the Nature Conservation Act 2014, the ACT Government seeks community views.

State of the ACT’s water and environment

The condition of ACT water catchments is improving, but the ACT’s resource use is unsustainable, according to reports published this week.

Australia’s Environment Report: ‘2023 was a climate rollercoaster’

2023 was a “year of opposites” for Australia’s environment, but overall conditions remain stable, the ANU says.

ACT environment groups call for more funding

Three Canberra environment not-for-profit organisations have called for political parties to commit to improving funding of the sector.

Knitting Nannas protest in Batemans Bay to protect Greater Gliders

Knitting Nannas for Native Forests - South Coast loop held a Knit-In with an alliance of NSW South Coast environmental groups outside the Forestry Corporation office in Batemans Bay on Friday 8 December.

OPINION: The environmentalist cult demands human sacrifice

The modern environmentalist movement is often compared to a religion. Indeed, a great number of environmentalists are Gaia worshipers who perceive ‘Mother Earth’ as a living entity

Children want the right to a healthy environment

Young Australians overwhelmingly want the right to a healthy environment enshrined in law, according to a new report.

ACT will make healthy environment a human right

The ACT Government will introduce a bill today to enshrine the right to a healthy environment in the ACT’s Human Rights Act.

Environment minister faces court action over climate harms

The federal environment minister is being taken to court, accused of failing to protect the Great Barrier Reef and Australia's other living treasures from climate harms caused by coal mining.

Write a love letter to the land to see Costa visit Canberra

As part of its 25th anniversary celebrations, Junior Landcare is inviting Australians young and old to pen a love note to our beautiful country.

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