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Humane World for Animals Australia says risks to nature outweigh the gains in long anticipated reforms to Australia’s nature laws, tabled in parliament today. Having previewed the amendments to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act tabled today, Humane World for Animals Australia’s Director, Campaigns, Nicola Beynon says the Government hasn’t got the balance … Continued
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Marks a pivotal step for advanced nuclear in the U.S., reinforcing energy security and accelerating clean, dispatchable power generation Program to power AI and industrial growth with reliable, low-carbon baseload while supporting American jobs and communities CORVALLIS, Ore.–BUSINESS WIRE– NuScale Power Corporation (NYSE: SMR), the industry-leading provider of proprietary and innovative advanced small modular reactor … Continued
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Mining and Energy Union (MEU) General President Tony Maher has announced his retirement effective 31 December, marking the end of a remarkable 27-year tenure. Grahame Kelly, currently the MEU’s General Secretary, will assume the role of General President from 1 January 2026. Mr Maher has led the MEU—formerly the CFMEU Mining and Energy Division—since … Continued
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Slater and Gordon’s priority remains to secure a settlement between the State of NSW and the thousands of festival goers involved in the Strip Search class action as quickly as possible. After the Supreme Court of NSW last month found that lead plaintiff Raya Meredith’s search was unlawful, the State of NSW has now signalled an intention to appeal the judgment. Slater and Gordon Senior Associate in Class Actions, William Zerno, said: “There were thousands … Continued
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For immediate release: 30 October, 2025 ACF warns weak nature laws risk repeating decades of destruction The Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) has urged the Albanese Government to strengthen its national nature bills so that they protect forests and stop Australia’s bush being bulldozed. “In their current form, these bills do not protect nature. They’re not good enough,” Dr Paul Sinclair, ACF’s Acting CEO, … Continued
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MEDIA ALERT: National environment groups respond to Labor’s new nature laws Where: Mural Hall, Parliament House, Canberra When: 10am, Thursday 30 October 2025 Who: Paul Sinclair, Acting CEO Australian Conservation Foundation David Ritter, CEO Greenpeace Australia Pacific Dermot O’Gorman, CEO WWF-Australia Media contacts (in Canberra) Claire Knox, ACF 0452326549 [email protected] Liv Casben, … Continued
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CANBERRA, 30 OCTOBER 2025 — Greenpeace has warned that the revamped laws will fall far short if critical gaps in addressing deforestation, climate impacts and excessive Ministerial discretion are not fixed. Environment Minister Murray Watt will today table Bills for a reformed national nature law, the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (EPBC). Greenpeace has … Continued
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A typical new retiree with super could miss out on as much as $136,000 (or $6,500 a year) over the course of their retirement due to the daunting complexity of Australia’s retirement system, a landmark new report by the Super Members Council has found. The modelling highlights with fresh urgency the need to fast-track long-awaited … Continued
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Family First National Director Lyle Shelton has called on the Crisafulli Government to act with moral clarity and legislate an outright ban on experimental child gender treatments following the Queensland Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the government’s pause on injecting children with puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones. “The court’s decision today shows that the … Continued
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Family First National Director Lyle Shelton has slammed the Tasmanian Liberal Government for allowing a taxpayer-funded sex education program to secretly teach “gender identity ideology” to primary school children without their parents’ knowledge or consent. “With more than 1000 party supporters in Tasmania, we have been considering setting up there for some time. Today’s … Continued
