As the Victorian government releases new guidelines that will again allow native logging, the state is also fighting a $400 million lawsuit over its guarantee to supply pulp mills with native timber.
The critically endangered swift parrot is being driven to extinction and the Albanese government is not intervening to stop the key cause of the bird’s decline.
While the Coalition claims electric trucks are not capable of transporting heavy freight, overseas usage and current trials in Australia show they far outperform diesel on both overall cost and efficiency.
As the NSW government hastens approvals for large data centres, Western Sydney communities say their concerns about heat and health risks are being sidelined.
As multinational gas companies reap huge profits from the Iran war, parliamentarians are pressing the treasurer to overhaul LNG taxes in the May budget.
In an interview with The Saturday Paper, the climate change and energy minister reveals the challenges to continued supply from Australia’s largest partners beyond the next month.
Further staffing cuts at the CSIRO threaten its ability to model and predict the progress of climate change, reflecting a shift to focus on adaptation.
Recent gains in electric vehicle uptake have persuaded the government to roll back subsidies, despite Australia continuing to trail global peers and the threat of fuel supply shortages.
