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12th of February 2023 The appeal hearing relating to the Living Wonders Cases will begin on Monday 12 and Tuesday 13 February, where three Federal Court judges will assess whether Australia’s Environment Minister, Tanya Plibersek, is required by law to scrutinise the climate harm of new coal and gas projects. The Environment Council of … Continued
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The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has today confirmed the presence of bonded asbestos in mulch applied at Liverpool West Public School. The EPA identified the public primary school as a priority site for testing after its investigation revealed mulch from the same manufacturer that supplied mulch to the Rozelle Interchange and Transport Infrastructure sites … Continued
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The Australian Workers’ Union is urging Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek to end the uncertainty over the future of salmon in the Macquarie Harbour and make a hard call: back blue-collar jobs or bow to hysterical environmental activists. A federal review into aquaculture in Macquarie Harbour is currently taking place, after environmental activists claimed it was … Continued
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The commencement of the Coastal Integrated Forestry Operations Approval (CIFOA) protocol and the site-specific biodiversity condition for greater gliders will be postponed by a week. Last week, we announced changes to the protocol which will have an important role in protecting hollow bearing trees. We have been consulting with stakeholders and considering their feedback to … Continued
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As Perth braces itself for more record-breaking heat, with communities in the eastern suburbs expecting five days over 40°C degrees in the next week, Emma Bacon the founder and Executive Director of Sweltering Cities is available for comment and interviews. Sweltering Cities is Australia’s only national campaign and advocacy organisation working specifically on issues … Continued
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TALENT ALERT: Climate whiplash has caught Australians off guard this summer, as increasingly volatile weather has flung communities between extreme heat and fatal floods. A new Climate Council’s report ‘Climate whiplash: wild swings between weather extremes’ concludes that Australia’s summer of dangerous downpours and scorching heat is consistent with six symptoms of a warming planet. … Continued
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The Climate Council and the Australian Conservation Foundation are urgently calling for climate change to be a key focus in the reform of Australia’s national environment law. This follows the release of the Senate inquiry report on the Climate Trigger Bill today. New national polling, commissioned by the Climate Council, shows a strong consensus … Continued
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The Climate Council and the Australian Conservation Foundation are urgently calling for climate change to be a key focus in the reform of Australia’s national environment law. This follows the release of the Senate inquiry report on the Climate Trigger Bill today. New national polling, commissioned by the Climate Council, shows a strong consensus … Continued
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The Climate Council and the Australian Conservation Foundation are urgently calling for climate change to be a key focus in the reform of Australia’s national environment law. This follows the release of the Senate inquiry report on the Climate Trigger Bill today. New national polling, commissioned by the Climate Council, shows a strong consensus … Continued
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY 8 FEBRUARY CLIMATE CHAOS HAS caught Queenslanders off guard this summer, as increasingly volatile weather has flung communities between catastrophic fires, extreme heat and fatal floods. The Climate Council’s report ‘Climate whiplash: wild swings between weather extremes’ concludes that Australia’s summer of dangerous downpours and scorching heat is consistent … Continued
