The federal court of Australia has found the environment minister, Sussan Ley, has a duty of care to protect young people from the climate crisis in a judgment hailed by lawyers …
Queensland has become the second state, after South Australia, to ban the sale and supply of the single-use plastic products. The Queensland parliament has passed legislation to ban single-use plastic straws, …
BHP, the world’s biggest mining group, has confirmed plans to exit thermal coal as pressure builds from investors to ditch the polluting fossil fuel. Read more: https://www.ft.com/content/82c407a4-4bef-447f-b581-038278b28ff8
Australia’s second largest city has unveiled a $19.1 million plan to unleash a sea of green across the city by boosting urban forests and decorating buildings with ‘vertical greening.’ Government …
While it remains to be seen whether climate policy will be a focus in Canberra following the election, the city itself is leading the way on renewable energy. From October 1 this …
Hobart has become the first capital city in the nation to ban single-use plastics, including takeaway food containers and straws. City of Hobart councillors voted on Monday night in favour …
The controversial Rocky Hill coalmine in the Hunter Valley will not go ahead after a landmark ruling in the land and environment court on Friday that cited the impact it …
For the first time Australian company directors have nominated climate change as the number one issue they want the federal government to address in the long term, according to a …
