Modern Challenges for the Blue Mountains World Heritage Area
The Blue Mountains World Heritage Area is a unique natural and cultural landscape, home to an…
Environment
Working towards reforestation in Australia
Australia remains one of the world’s top deforesters, and is the only developed nation on the…
New Electric Vehicle Regulations
A new electric vehicle plan has been announced last week, with the government promising to require…
A National Energy Transition Authority long overdue
Eleven coal-fired power facilities shut down from 2013 to 2022; at least seven more are expected…
2022 was a good year for nature in Australia, but three problems persist
A new report on Australia’s environment reveals 2022 was a good year for our rivers and…
Little Penguins, Big Problems
Little penguins, formally known as Fairy penguins, are the smallest species of penguin and one of…
New Species of Trapdoor Spider Discovered, Opening Doors for Conservat...
A new species of spider has been discovered in the Brigalow Belt in central Queensland. Researchers…
Restoration project of a million hectares of kelp forests
Kelp forests around the world are shrinking. These forests are underwater jungles of brown algae that…
Federal government axes wildlife disaster program
Today is World Wildlife Day, and the Australian government is marking the day by cutting funding…
The ongoing fight for Toondah Harbour
A 67-hectare development plan in Moreton Bay’s Toondah Harbour area has been met with great opposition…
And the ‘Super Dirty Award’ goes to…
This week, outside the Australian Superannuation Association conference hosted in Brisbane, Market Forces organised the ‘Super…
Plibersek Greenlights Gas Expansion
Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek approved 116 new coal seam gas wells for the Surat basin…