Tanya Plibersek
Record of hope and despair: lifeline for some of Sydney’s oldest ‘graffiti’
Amid fear of contagion, thousands of immigrants found themselves cast off their ships at North Head. The rocks and walls still hold their stories.
- by Catherine Naylor
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Environmental protection
‘Make good on what they promised’: Greens ultimatum on Labor’s signature policy
Senate support for Labor’s new Environment Protection Authority rests on Greens demands for greater powers to block fossil fuel projects and a crackdown on native forest logging.
- by Mike Foley
Levelling the playing field on school sport
Participation in school sport gives young children an opportunity to sample a range of activities. Education should be viewed as an investment, not an expenditure.
Penny knows Neville needs to be locked up, like all the other killers
The number of pet cats per household could be capped as Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek prepares a scheme to protect wildlife from domestic and feral felines.
- by Mike Foley and Millie Muroi
Teals show voters want more than mediocrity
The Liberals and their National partners achieved next to nothing during nearly a decade in power, apart from fighting the forces of progress. They turned a $300 million national debt into more than a trillion-dollar debt, and in only eight years oversaw 20 different climate and energy policies, most of which ended up being nothing more than grand announcements.
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Environmental protection
Plibersek accuses Greens of wooing unions at expense of environment
The Greens have slammed the government’s proposed reforms and are refusing to back a new Environment Protection Agency.
- by Mike Foley
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Mining
Lies, damned lies and gold mines: What you need to know about the Blayney bunfight
The McPhillamys mine proposed by Regis Resources has become a political football since Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek decided to block a key part of the project on Indigenous heritage grounds.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
News rivals prove collaboration is key on recycling and environment
While competing hard for readers, Australia’s major print news outlets, including Nine and News Corp, have collaborated for years to ensure their product is clean and green.
- by Nick O'Malley
‘Nonsense’ or ‘rigorous’: Premier and Plibersek in blow-up over $1 billion gold mine
Minns has doubled down on his criticism of federal Labor Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek, saying he believed the decision to knock back the proposal had been made in error.
- by Max Maddison and Nick O'Malley
This miner claims Plibersek’s decision sets them back a decade. She says it’s ‘nonsense’
Regis Resources claims that its project in the NSW Central West has been delayed by up to a decade due to a federal decision to veto the location of its tailings dam.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons and Mike Foley
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Gas
Carbon storage sets approval for Woodside’s Browse gas project back to square one
Woodside has chased environmental approval for the $30 billion gas export plan for five years but is yet to start the process for a vital part of the project near pristine Scott Reef.
- by Peter Milne
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