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MONDAY 27 OCTOBER 2025 Nearly 700,000 ha of vegetation in Reef catchments was cleared in four years – with millions more at risk Only strong federal nature laws will protect the Reef from deforestation and climate change – more than 80% of all Reef catchment clearing was on land exempt from Queensland’s clearing laws Australian … Continued
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Sunday, 26 October: For immediate release ACF responds to Labor’s Environment Protection Agency announcement The Australian Conservation Foundation acknowledges Environment Minister Murray Watt’s announcement today that the Albanese government intends to establish a national Environment Protection Authority (EPA). The details announced fall short of creating a fully independent EPA. A better model than the one announced … Continued
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Family First National Director Lyle Shelton has been internationally recognised for standing up for free speech. The prestigious Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) International Religious Freedom Report 2025, a global Catholic publication documenting persecution and threats to religious liberty in more than 150 countries, highlighted Mr Shelton’s ongoing legal battle: “In … Continued
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Family First is calling on the Allan Labor Government to show respect to Victoria’s foster carers and urgently fix the broken system that is driving them away. Victorian foster carers are quitting at twice the rate new ones can be recruited, leaving vulnerable children without stable homes. Family First Upper House candidate, Jane … Continued
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The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has recognised Charles Darwin University-led research into the Earth’s oldest animals with the adoption of the ‘Longevity Conservation’ global policy principle. The principle is one of 147 motions that were adopted at the IUCN’s World Conservation Congress in Abu Dhabi. IUCN is an international body which unites … Continued
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Survivors of sexual violence have been given a direct voice in shaping policy and advocacy priorities through a groundbreaking online initiative by Sexual Assault Services Victoria (SASVic) in partnership with the newDemocracy Foundation. The project, called YourSay, invites anyone in Victoria to visit the YourSay website and submit ideas on how to prevent, respond to, or … Continued
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24 October 2025 Environment groups welcome new enforcement powers and increases in penalties for nature laws Three of the country’s biggest environment groups have welcomed the confirmation from Environment Minister Murray Watt that the federal government’s soon-to-be introduced amendments to the country’s national environment laws will include significant increases in fines and new … Continued
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Forest firefighters will march on Victorian Parliament Wednesday 29th of October demanding fair pay, as the state faces a critical bushfire season with a depleted emergency response fleet. AWU members and supporters will gather at Victoria Trades Hall at 11:30am before marching to Parliament House, calling on the Victorian Government to honour its commitment to the … Continued
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50 South Korean ICT and Software Companies to Exhibit, Strengthening South Korea-Japan Digital Cooperation TOKYO, JP / ACCESS Newswire / October 23, 2025 / The National IT Industry Promotion Agency (NIPA) of South Korea announced its full-scale engagement in the Japanese market through participation in Japan IT Week Autumn 2025, taking place from October 22 … Continued
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PUBLIC hospital ramping is at record levels. Public hospital waiting lists are unmanageable. Yet, public hospitals across Australia are admitting massive and disproportionate numbers of private patients. It’s a perverse reality. According to data from each state government, there are 284,987 public patients languishing on public hospital waiting lists across the country. More than … Continued
