Tanya Plibersek
Kim Ellis resigns as director of Australian Antarctic Division after four years
In email to staff Ellis references organisation’s cultural overhaul which was in response to allegations of harassment at research stations
Henry Belot
30, Jan, 2023 @8:10 AM
Wong urged to raise human rights concerns on Beijing trip – as it happened
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Elias Visontay and Natasha May (earlier)
19, Dec, 2022 @7:28 AM
Greens lambast Labor for failing to offer extra funding for global nature deal at Cop15
While other countries have made additional pledges, Australia criticised for failing to offer more than its budget commitments
Lisa Cox
19, Dec, 2022 @1:17 AM
Victoria police to prosecute pitch invaders; more contaminated spinach cases in Queensland – as it happened
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Nino Bucci (now) and Royce Kurmelovs (earlier)
18, Dec, 2022 @6:27 AM
Cop15: Australia, US commit to measuring value of nature and reflecting it in national accounts
Environment minister Tanya Plibersek says countries will develop a global standard for measuring nature, its condition and economic contribution
Lisa Cox
16, Dec, 2022 @4:29 AM
Electricity generated by burning native Australian timber no longer classified as renewable energy
Labor revokes Abbott government move which allowed energy from burning wood waste to be counted with solar and wind
Adam Morton Climate and environment editor
15, Dec, 2022 @10:50 PM
Labor’s proposal to fix broken environmental protection system comes with big question marks | Adam Morton
To succeed, the EPA will need to be truly independent and be given funding and powers to enforce the law across Australia
Adam Morton
11, Dec, 2022 @8:54 PM
Andrews on track to surpass 2018 result – as it happened
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Josh Taylor and Natasha May (earlier)
08, Dec, 2022 @7:50 AM
David Pocock and the Greens welcome Labor’s environmental reforms but push for more urgent action
Crossbench say government’s response ‘moving in the right direction’ but lacks aspects such as a climate trigger and a pause on logging
Lisa Cox
08, Dec, 2022 @7:47 AM
Tanya Plibersek confirms new environmental protection agency to enforce conservation laws
Albanese government commits to agency and new national environment standards in response to Samuel review of EPBC Act
Lisa Cox and Ben Smee
08, Dec, 2022 @12:53 AM
Australia urged to take leadership role at Cop15 biodiversity summit
‘The conference for nature this month in Montreal could be what Paris was for climate,’ Tanya Plibersek says
Lisa Cox
04, Dec, 2022 @2:00 PM
Senator takes aim at ‘bullies’ as voice row escalates – as it happened
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Mostafa Rachwani and Amy Remeikis (earlier)
29, Nov, 2022 @7:58 AM
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