24 September 2024 Research undertaken by the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) pointing to an increased presence of young Maugean skates within Macquarie Harbour has foiled any further excuses for the Federal Labor Government to shut down salmon industry operations in Tasmania. The study undertaken by IMAS bucks the narrative spread by extreme…
13 September 2024 Topics: Teals’ ludicrous 75% emissions target and the Coalition’s net zero plans, social media ban E&OE Tom Connell: Teal MPs are calling on the Federal Government to commit to a 2035 emissions reduction target. They want to see a 75 per cent reduction in emissions over the next decade. The government…
11 September 2024 Topics: McPhillamys gold mine and the Coalition disallowance motion seeking to overturn the section 10 declaration. E&OE Stephen Cenatiempo: I’ve been banging on for the better part of a couple of weeks now about this ridiculous decision to block a gold mine proposal in Blayney in the central West of NSW….
10 September 2024 The Federal Coalition is dismayed at the Government’s and crossbench’s rejection of its Senate disallowance motion to overturn Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek’s outrageous decision to block the Regis Resources tailings dam. Shadow Environment Minister Jonno Duniam, who moved the disallowance motion, is devastated on behalf of the people of regional New South…
10 September 2024 Topics: McPhillamys gold mine and the Coalition disallowance motion seeking to overturn the section 10 declaration E&OE Janeen Hosemans: Opposition leader Peter Dutton has vowed to get the McPhillamys Gold Mine project up and running again as he flagged changes to the indigenous heritage laws that allowed, and I’m quoting him,…
9 September 2024 The Federal Coalition has savaged the direction of the Labor Government’s Nature Positive agenda and Tanya Plibersek’s handling of the environment portfolio following a committee inquiry into its three Bills before the Senate, including the proposed establishment of a Federal Environment Protection Agency. Though the Labor Government have made concessions, as flagged…
5 September 2024 Topics: Labor’s gas strategy in tatters, Coalition’s plans to fast-track the environmental approvals for projects, Albanese Government banning uranium mining at Jabiluka, potential use of Indigenous Cultural Heritage Laws by the Environment Minister on Lake Torrens E&OE Andrew Bolt: Joining us, the Opposition’s environment spokesman, Senator Jonathon Duniam. Senator, look I’ll…
5 September 2024 Topics: EPA and Nature Positive negotiations with the Government, Labor backing out of 2035 emissions targets, 2050 Climate Change Authority report, what the Coalition would do to bring down power prices E&OE Greg Jennett: So next week is looming as the start of a must-do sitting fortnight for the Albanese Government…
2 September 2024 Topics: EPA / Environmental laws, McPhillamys gold mine rejection E&OE Tom Connell: The Prime Minister’s flagged he is prepared to water down the power of his proposed environmental watchdog in a bid to get new legislation through Parliament. The new EPA could be stripped of its decision-making role and work only…
2 September 2024 The Prime Minister’s commentary today about the powers of the Government’s planned Environmental Protection Authority represents nothing more than an attempt to get a political win, and is a particularly poor attempt to distract attention from his Environment Minister’s disastrous decision to stop progress on the Regis Resources gold mine proposal in…
