Fears water extraction will harm popular NT lagoon and community
Environmentalists and Traditional Owners are pushing for a moratorium on water extraction licences over concerns related to the Beetaloo Basin.
Mission Zero
$4.7Bn Santos gas project on hold
On of the country’s biggest gas projects has promised to stop drilling following a Federal court challenge. Find out why.
Explained: How Australia will cut emissions by 43 per cent
With the government set to lock in Australia’s 2030 emissions target, the focus will now move from the 43 per cent figure, to how the cuts will actually be achieved.
Net zero chaos: Shorten can tell PM what’ll happen next
But if the PM can’t get his side on the same page on his net zero target, then Bill Shorten can tell him what will happen next.
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Schwarzenegger slams world leaders as ‘stupid liars’
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‘We sold you cheap’: Midnight Oil drop climate action anthem
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How Coles plans to be Australia’s most sustainable supermarket
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Green jobs that pay up to $250K
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Sequestration is a win for farmers
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