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Scientists call for end to industrial fishing and gas drilling in marine parks

Scientists have called for a tightening of regulation on fishing and gas extraction in Australia’s marine parks, which is putting pressure on our fragile coastal and marine ecosystems.Gas giant Santos is facing an ASIC complaint about greenwashing led by Market Forces. Meanwhile, Woodside has been...

Australia in clean car traffic jam

Australia’s decade of climate policy inaction has pushed the nation to the end of the electric vehicle global supply chain, leaving a shortage of affordable clean cars and a lack of charging points that will set back the transition from petrol vehicles for years.

Revealed: the car lobby's secret roadblocks to electric vehicles

The secret blockers of Australia’s electric vehicle transition have been exposed in a major Sydney Morning Herald investigation, which unveils the car lobby’s plan to slow Australia’s climate plan. Greenpeace Australia Pacific’s Lindsay Soutar says that “The car lobby’s engagement with fuel...

Federal government declares Australia's first six offshore wind energy zones

The Albanese government's climate bill passed the lower house on Thursday and will be sent to the Senate, where it is expected to pass with support from the Greens.Meanwhile, Transit Systems are at the front line of the ambition by NSW to electrify the entire Sydney bus fleet of 8,000 to electric,...

Labor threatens to dump climate bill

Parliament is set to debate the Albanese government’s climate bill after the signature bill and supporting legislation was introduced yesterday. But Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen has also threatened the government will walk away from the legislation if it can't find broader support for the...

Buried enviro report card paints a shocking picture of crisis and govt inaction

Our new federal environment minister will today release a sweeping report on the state of the environment that will show it is in bad shape and getting worse because of factors including climate change, habitat loss, invasive species, mining and pollution. No wonder the previous government didn’t...

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