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Farming communities rally against renewables in Brisbane

Key Liberal National Party members have stood with Queensland farmers and landholders outside state parliament urging a rethink of large-scale renewables projects.

ACT Government releases 20-year plan for Canberra’s natural resources 

The ACT Government has today announced the new ‘Caring for Dhawura Ngunnawal: A Natural Resource Plan for the ACT 2022-2042’ which will guide the next 20 years of natural resource management in the ACT.

Saturday Night Fever heats up Canberra’s climate activism

During the pandemic it was a different kind of fever that hit public servant Gerard de Ruyter - it was that ‘70s pandemic, Saturday Night Fever. Gerard, also known as Super Freak, is...

Southern right whale mother and her calf move south

Maritime authorities say the female southern right whale and her calf spotted basking in shallow waters off Sydney have moved on again, after taking a few days to relax in the coast's warm shallow bays.

ACT Budget: Environment and water

To protect Canberra’s environment and waterways, the ACT Budget has allocated an additional $13 million over four years.

To the editor: Calvary, sustainability, nuclear and more

This week’s letter writers talk about the Calvary Hospital situation, giving thanks, sustainability, the environment and nuclear power.

Canberra Airport’s green credentials soar

In an ACT-first, a conscience-free workplace in Majura Park, which is powered by renewables, has won a green stamp of approval for its sustainability and environmental credentials. Canberra Airport’s base building at 25...

Half a million dollars in ACT environment grants

On World Environment Day this week, 28 community groups received ACT Government grants to conserve the ACT’s environment and biodiversity.

Experts to consider critical listing for ancient fish in Tasmania

An ancient fish on the brink of extinction could be listed as critically endangered within a fortnight, after such action was passed over just last year.

Federal budget to ‘turn the tide’ on nature destruction

Native animals and plants at risk of extinction will be protected by two new agencies in a bid to get the nation's ailing environment out of intensive care.

Off-the-scale clean up as rotting fish threaten water at Menindee

Having endured droughts and floods, residents in outback NSW are dealing with the stench and clean up of millions of rotting fish as authorities work to protect drinking water.

Unquenched Aussie thirst for world’s most costly bottled water

Australia has the most expensive bottled water on the planet but that hasn't curbed consumer thirst for something people can basically get for free.

Conservation Council Bush Buds help save Canberra’s lizards and frogs

Gang-gang cockatoos, Greater Gliders, and Golden Sun Moths need Canberrans to step up and become their Bush Buds!

Australian alpine expedition discovers three new spider species

A warrior huntsman with a shield on its chest is among three mysterious spider species uncovered as part of an expedition through Australia's alpine region.

ACT in an ‘environmental crisis’, Conservation Council warns

The ACT is in an “environmental crisis” with increasing numbers of threatened species and native trees disappearing at alarming rates, according to the Conservation Council ACT Region.

Global plastics crisis deepens despite rising concerns

Fossil fuel companies continue to make mind-boggling amounts of new, single-use plastic while doing almost nothing to reuse what already exists, a new analysis says.

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