Environment
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Grattan on Friday: Albanese government’s Middle East ‘stress test’
Albanese government struggles under the ‘stress test’ posed by Middle East war Crises “stress test” governments and countries. Memories remain vivid of COVID, which put immense...
The Snow Gum’s Fight for Survival – FoE Summit
Dying Snow Gums Signal a Looming Crisis for Australia’s Water and Ecosystems 20 March 2026 - High in the Australian Alps, where the air thins...
Gas Giants in the Crosshairs as War Profits Debate Heats Up
No More War Profits: Gas Giants Face Tax Push Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is facing mounting pressure to tax the extraordinary profits of Australia’s...
Another $450,000 Fine: Is Forestry Corp NSW Still Fit for Purpose?
Ancient Trees, Modern Penalties: Is Forestry Corporation Still Fit for Purpose? The illegal logging of ancient trees in New South Wales state forests has once...
Senate Turns Its Gaze to the Great Gas Giveaway
Senate Rejects Gas Tax Inquiry — But Vote Exposes Political Divide Update 12 March 2026 - Senator David Pocock’s proposal for a Senate inquiry into...
EPA Secures $34,000 Penalty Over Logging in Riparian Buffer Zone
Manning Valley logger breached private native forestry rules A Mid North Coast logging company has been fined more than $34,000 after a court found it...
A Pattern, Not a Slip-Up: Inside NSW Forestry Corp’s Rising Fine Tally
“Serial Offender” or Systemic Failure? How NSW’s Forestry Corporation Has Accumulated Millions in Environmental Fines and Charges SYDNEY, NSW — A government-owned forestry agency is back...
APEC Warns AI Will Double Electricity Demand by 2060
Electricity has always been the quiet utility in the background — flip a switch, don’t think too hard. Artificial intelligence has ended that arrangement....
Gas Reservation Policy Announced After Export Price Surge
“Reserve our gas” finally goes national Canberra, December 2025 — Australia has confirmed a federal domestic gas reservation policy after years of intense lobbying by...
Tennant Creek’s Climate-Smart, Culturally Safe Homes
A House Built the Right Way: Tennant Creek’s Climate-Smart, Culturally Safe Home Nears Completion Tennant Creek has seen many houses go up over the decades,...