Politics
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Mark McGowan retires as Western Australia premier
29 May 2023 - Word by Mark McGowan Today, I am announcing that I will be stepping down as Premier and as the Member for...
Rex Patrick says Parliament needs to fix broken FOI system
On Friday 26 May at 2.15pm, the Federal Court in Melbourne handed down its decision on the Rex Patrick v Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) case, the...
A burnt &Â logged nature reserve is not a nature reserve
Many Immediate Protection Areas were established in forests already burned, logged, or both, meaning their value as habitat was limited. Some areas even appeared to have been chosen because they were no longer needed for logging, rather than for their conservation value. As we accelerate plans to protect more Australian habitat, we must watch for problems like this. Land with high conservation value must be prioritised for protection.
Logging burns conceal industrial pollution in the name of ‘community safety’
In 2018, Melbourne and large areas of Central Victoria, experienced days of smoke haze and poor air quality warnings as a result of planned burns. It’s...
Logged native forests mostly end up in landfill
The first myth we want to address is logging native forests is beneficial because the carbon is stored in wood products. This argument depends on the proportion of forest biomass ending up in wood products, and how long they last before ending up in landfill.
Victoria’s exit from native forest logging is welcome & long overdue
By the end of the year, Victoria’s trouble-plagued native forest industry will end – six years ahead of schedule. The state’s iconic mountain ash...
Victorian Government to end native forest logging
23 May 2023 - Conservationists celebrate reports that state government will end native forest logging by the end of the year. This morning the ABC has reported that...
Taxpayers hit with $5 million bill to log koala habitat
$5 million to kill koalas: NCC calls for halt on logging in Great Koala National Park. The Nature Conservation Council of New South Wales (NCC),...
Fracking incidents on cattle station in Beetaloo Basin NT
Update: 24 August 2023 - Two workers allege they were told to keep spraying contaminated drill rig water around a gas fracking site in...
Five Eyes Law Enforcement Group speech by AFP Commissioner
Five Eyes Law Enforcement Group speech by AFP Commissioner, Reece Kershaw 22 May 2023 - Last year, Five Eyes Law Enforcement Group principals and representatives...