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Government tool released: Major step forward for climate – but final method still needed

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Corporate Carbon Group (CCG), one of Australia’s largest and longest-operating Savanna Fire Management (SFM) project developers, welcomes the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW)’s release of the Savanna Carbon Accounting Model (SavCAM) for user testing.   SavCAM is a critical development for the two new proposed SFM methods under the Australian … Continued

New report reveals $82 billion digital dividend for Australian households

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A new report from Oxford Economics shows that free and low-cost digital tools provide Australian consumers with a surplus of $82 billion, or $7,836 per household in 2025.  Commissioned by the Digital Industry Group (DIGI), the report measures the economic value to Australian households from everyday digital tools used for productivity, communication, entertainment, shopping, food … Continued

Rewiring Australia backs mandatory solar on new builds

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Rewiring Australia has backed the Committee for Sydney’s call for mandatory solar panels on all new buildings to help turn the city into a Renewable Energy Zone.    In a report released today, the think-tank found that up to 75 per cent of metropolitan Sydney’s annual energy needs could be met if every rooftop had … Continued

Australian nurses recognised for outstanding service in King’s Birthday 2025 Honours

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The nursing profession has been exceptionally well represented in the King’s Birthday 2025 Honours List, with several distinguished practitioners recognised for their outstanding contributions to healthcare, research, and professional development across Australia. Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) Professor Kate Curtis of NSW has been awarded the Officer of the Order of Australia for … Continued

From whisper to warrant: $4.4 million of illicit tobacco seized

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The Australian Taxation Office (ATO), with support from Victoria Police, has seized and destroyed over 20 tonnes of illicit tobacco from a property North-East of Shepparton, Victoria. On Thursday 5 June a search warrant revealed a mature tobacco crop spanning nearly 6 acres, the equivalent of approximately 456 tennis courts. Officers also seized several trays … Continued

MEDIA RELEASE: Doctors for the Environment test case on Woodside’s Scarborough Gas Project to proceed after court grants crucial costs order

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  6 June 2025  Doctors for the Environment Australia (DEA) has won a Federal Court order that enables it to challenge NOPSEMA’s approval of the Scarborough Gas Project’s environment plan (EP).    The court today made a maximum costs order, limiting to $80,000 the amount that NOPSEMA and energy company Woodside could seek in legal costs … Continued

Minister’s agreement to give three days’ notice before North West Shelf approval revealed in Federal Court hearing for Murujuga traditional custodian

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***Photos and videos of Ms Cooper and her legal team addressing media outside the Federal Court in Sydney this morning are available here***   The Federal Court has ordered that ‘Raelene Cooper v Minister for Environment and Water’ will be heard in the week of July 14, after today’s first hearing in Murujuga traditional custodian … Continued