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Latest news: Environment

State of the ACT’s water and environment

The condition of ACT water catchments is improving, but the ACT’s resource use is unsustainable, according to reports published this week.

Australia’s Environment Report: ‘2023 was a climate rollercoaster’

2023 was a “year of opposites” for Australia’s environment, but overall conditions remain stable, the ANU says.

ACT environment groups call for more funding

Three Canberra environment not-for-profit organisations have called for political parties to commit to improving funding of the sector.

Knitting Nannas protest in Batemans Bay to protect Greater Gliders

Knitting Nannas for Native Forests - South Coast loop held a Knit-In with an alliance of NSW South Coast environmental groups outside the Forestry Corporation office in Batemans Bay on Friday 8 December.

OPINION: The environmentalist cult demands human sacrifice

The modern environmentalist movement is often compared to a religion. Indeed, a great number of environmentalists are Gaia worshipers who perceive ‘Mother Earth’ as a living entity

Children want the right to a healthy environment

Young Australians overwhelmingly want the right to a healthy environment enshrined in law, according to a new report.

ACT will make healthy environment a human right

The ACT Government will introduce a bill today to enshrine the right to a healthy environment in the ACT’s Human Rights Act.

Environment minister faces court action over climate harms

The federal environment minister is being taken to court, accused of failing to protect the Great Barrier Reef and Australia's other living treasures from climate harms caused by coal mining.

Write a love letter to the land to see Costa visit Canberra

As part of its 25th anniversary celebrations, Junior Landcare is inviting Australians young and old to pen a love note to our beautiful country.

Farming communities rally against renewables in Brisbane

Key Liberal National Party members have stood with Queensland farmers and landholders outside state parliament urging a rethink of large-scale renewables projects.

ACT Government releases 20-year plan for Canberra’s natural resources 

The ACT Government has today announced the new ‘Caring for Dhawura Ngunnawal: A Natural Resource Plan for the ACT 2022-2042’ which will guide the next 20 years of natural resource management in the ACT.

Saturday Night Fever heats up Canberra’s climate activism

During the pandemic it was a different kind of fever that hit public servant Gerard de Ruyter - it was that ‘70s pandemic, Saturday Night Fever. Gerard, also known as Super Freak, is...

Southern right whale mother and her calf move south

Maritime authorities say the female southern right whale and her calf spotted basking in shallow waters off Sydney have moved on again, after taking a few days to relax in the coast's warm shallow bays.

ACT Budget: Environment and water

To protect Canberra’s environment and waterways, the ACT Budget has allocated an additional $13 million over four years.

To the editor: Calvary, sustainability, nuclear and more

This week’s letter writers talk about the Calvary Hospital situation, giving thanks, sustainability, the environment and nuclear power.

Canberra Airport’s green credentials soar

In an ACT-first, a conscience-free workplace in Majura Park, which is powered by renewables, has won a green stamp of approval for its sustainability and environmental credentials. Canberra Airport’s base building at 25...

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