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Environmental approval confirmed for 30-year coal mine

Environmental approval confirmed for 30-year coal mine

Environmentalists have slammed a decision to approve a coal mine in Queensland that is expected to produce more than half a billion tonnes in emissions.

Koalas threatened by mine approval: environmentalists

Koalas threatened by mine approval: environmentalists

Koalas threatened by mine approval: environmentalists

Koalas threatened by mine approval: environmentalists

Environmental groups warn almost 800 hectares of koala habitat will be cleared if a proposed coal mine in central Queensland goes ahead.

Threatened species list ballooned in 2023, data shows

Threatened species list ballooned in 2023, data shows

Threatened species list ballooned in 2023, data shows

Threatened species list ballooned in 2023, data shows

Native species are being added to Australia's in-danger list at an alarming rate and 2023 was the worst year on record, a new analysis shows.

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Alcoa mine clearing to supply scarce WA hardwood timber

Alcoa mine clearing to supply scarce WA hardwood timber

Controversial land clearing at Alcoa's mine sites is likely to feed WA's ailing hardwood timber industry with logs following a ban on felling native forests.

Company directors face nature-related risk: opinion

Company directors face nature-related risk: opinion

Conservationists hope a new legal opinion will compel corporate Australia to get a handle on how it uses and affects nature.

Mixed response to consultation on new laws for nature

Mixed response to consultation on new laws for nature

Stakeholders have been given an overview of Australia's new environment laws, and there appears to be little movement on climate change threats.

Bank lending not helping Australia's ailing environment

Bank lending not helping Australia's ailing environment

Australian Conservation Foundation research has questioned the lending practices of Australian banks and their impact on nature.

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Government grilled over plans for new nature laws

Government grilled over plans for new nature laws

Government grilled over plans for new nature laws

Government grilled over plans for new nature laws

New laws to protect Australia's ailing environment are proving complex, and won't be available for the public to scrutinise until next year.

Australia doing a poor job of protecting unique plants

Australia doing a poor job of protecting unique plants

Australia doing a poor job of protecting unique plants

Australia doing a poor job of protecting unique plants

Australia is doing a very poor job of working out if its unique plants are in danger of extinction, scientists warn.

Business investment jumps 2.8pct as supply chains ease

Business investment jumps 2.8pct as supply chains ease

Business investment jumps 2.8pct as supply chains ease

Business investment jumps 2.8pct as supply chains ease

Business investment has picked up because of solid growth across buildings, machinery and equipment, the Australian Bureau of Statistics says.

NSW govt under fire as trees fall in koala heartland

NSW govt under fire as trees fall in koala heartland

NSW govt under fire as trees fall in koala heartland

NSW govt under fire as trees fall in koala heartland

Conservationists and the timber industry aren't often on the same page but there's plenty of shared hostility over the NSW government's vague koala park plan.

DNA tests expose scale of sham seafood sales

DNA tests expose scale of sham seafood sales

DNA tests expose scale of sham seafood sales

DNA tests expose scale of sham seafood sales

Australian seafood lovers are frequently being swindled, with more than 10 per cent of produce something other than what's on the label, a study shows.

Mining company pays 200k for water theft, creek damage

Mining company pays 200k for water theft, creek damage

Mining company pays 200k for water theft, creek damage

Mining company pays 200k for water theft, creek damage

A mining company in NSW will pay almost a quarter of a million dollars after admitting to water theft that left a creek and its riverbank badly damaged.

Diehard explorer sets sail on two-year climate crusade

Diehard explorer sets sail on two-year climate crusade

Diehard explorer sets sail on two-year climate crusade

Diehard explorer sets sail on two-year climate crusade

Australian explorer Geoff Wilson and his son are about to begin a two-year, net-zero odyssey to record how climate change is hurting the world's wildest areas.

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Government finance agencies sued over climate reporting

An environment group is suing two government finance agencies, arguing they must tell taxpayers about climate and other harms caused by projects they funded.

Cross-cultural map is as functional as it is beautiful

In the Northern Territory desert, traditional knowledge and art are meeting Western science in a double-pronged approach to biodiversity conservation.

Safety zones offer fin-tastic benefits for marine life

The removal of gillnet fishing in an area larger than 60,000 hectares is part of new rezoning plans announced by the Queensland government.

Water-grabbing coal miner ordered to fund $3m project

The operator of a coal mine west of Wollongong will contribute almost $3 million to a community water project as an alternative to court action.

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Nature the big loser as scientists face suppression

Government suppression of good science is hampering the fight to address the biodiversity crisis gripping the planet, an Australian expert says.

Tiny trackers give up gliders' secrets after bushfires

Ecologists have made death-defying tree climbs to catch greater gliders and fit them with trackers to understand how bushfires affect the endangered species.

NSW gold mine investigated for dust pollution

The NSW environmental watchdog has requested a health risk analysis to determine if dust from a gold mine near Orange is impacting the community.

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