Murray Watt
Albanese charges ‘Mr Fix-It’ with racing through green law overhaul
The need to counter environmental decay is contending with Labor’s mission to speed up approvals to meet its climate and housing targets.
- Paul Sakkal and Nick O'Malley
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‘You realise your children are probably never going to see Ningaloo the way you saw it’
The west-coast reef has largely escaped the curse of coral bleaching that has blighted the Great Barrier Reef. This year, that’s changed.
- Bianca Hall
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- Recycling
Recyclers say a 10¢ container refund has no ‘pulling power’. They want it doubled
The beverage industry argues the push is out of touch on the cost of living. Yet everyone agrees that a nationally consistent approach is needed.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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- Marine life
How just two litres of water can uncover the mysteries of the sea
By tracking the DNA “barcodes” of sea creatures, researchers have found species previously unknown to science.
- Bianca Hall
Look who’s back – and with back pay after escaping conviction
These are happy days for a local councillor who’s returned to duty after an intervention order breach.
- Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
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- Climate crisis
‘A dead shark, dead rays, dead fish, dead cuttlefish’: The toxic algal bloom is spreading
The federal government has announced a $14 million funding package for South Australia but resisted calls to declare the algal bloom a natural disaster.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons
If Albanese can’t pass this test, ‘we should stop dreaming’: former Treasury boss
Ken Henry says overdue environmental reforms must happen before any thought is given to challenges facing the economy.
- Mike Foley
Attenborough’s new doco is bringing audiences to tears. One voice has gone completely silent in its wake
What may turn out to be David Attenborough’s last film might turn out to be his greatest legacy.
- Nick O'Malley
Murray Watt thinks he will succeed where Tanya Plibersek failed
The environment minister claims he has won “broad agreement” for Labor’s pledge to beef up nature protections, but there’s one reform he does not want.
- Mike Foley
Forrest calls for global fishing overhaul as Australia backs major treaties at UN summit
The mining billionaire says “the ocean is in freefall” following a UN conference, where Australia backed a global commitment to marine protection and ending plastic pollution.
- Alex Condon