Australian Politics
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The first “Welcome to Country” ceremony in Australia
The first Aquarius Festival in Nimbin was celebrated in 1973. Among its notable achievements was the inaugural "Welcome to Country" ceremony that welcomed non-Indigenous...
Forestry Corp cops $500,000 penalty for illegal logging
The Forestry Corporation of NSW must pay $500,000 towards four environmental initiatives as part of a legally binding Enforceable Undertaking with the NSW Environment...
School Strike 4 Climate – Students protest government inaction
On the 17 November, thousands of students left their classrooms in protest against the government's inaction on climate, the first national climate strike directed...
Tibet government-in-exile Minister visits Australia
Kalon (Minister) Norzin Dolma, from the Department of Information and International Relations (DIIR) at the Central Tibetan Administration, is visiting Australia from 14 to...
SLAPP = Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation
A SLAPP, which stands for "Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation," refers to a type of legal action that is often filed by one party...
EPA stops logging at Flat Rock State Forest
UPDATE: 22 Dec 2023 - The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has extended the Stop Work Order for Compartment 34A in Flat Rock State...
Is NSW Environment Protection Authority a “captured agency”?
Has the industry that is affected by the laws, rules & guidelines enforced by the government watchdog taken over the watchdog? After the massive destruction...
Forestry Corp surveys nocturnal wildlife during the day
Tony Chappel, the CEO of the Environmental Protection Authority, says EPA is contemplating changes to the existing regulations that currently permit Forestry Corp to...
Collecting 1937 & 1938 Australian Crown coins
The Australian Crown, a coin used in the Commonwealth of Australia before the shift to decimal currency in 1966, was issued in only two...
Tax Avoidance Taskforce makes LNG companies pay tax
The ninth annual Corporate Tax Transparency (CTT) report, released by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO), unveils a remarkable development in income tax payments by...