Bob Debus
A statement by Bob Debus, Chair of Wilderness Australia (formerly the Colong Foundation for Wilderness), on the new carbon offset method called the Improved Native Forest Management (INFM) method that allows State Governments to earn carbon credit units under the ACCU Scheme.
Reece Pianta
The Greens are calling for an urgent one-year freeze on approvals for new data centres until Parliament has legislated nationally consistent rules to regulate Australia’s rapidly expanding AI industry. The party says a pause would give Canberra time to establish rules about issues such as energy use, water consumption, emissions and community impacts before any more large-scale projects get the green light.
New polling from the Australia Institute shows that the majority of Australians would support the rights of PALM visa holders to change employer if they are not being treated fairly.
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From today, with the end of the cut in the fuel excise, petrol is back at full price. And over the past month, Australians have experienced economic pain equivalent to around one and a half RBA rate rises.
Australia risks being left with billions of dollars in stranded assets if it continues expanding fossil fuel projects while key Asian markets continue shifting towards renewable energy.
Queensland’s controversial laws banning two phrases used in pro-Palestine demonstrations will be tested in the High Court, with a group of activists arguing the legislation unlawfully restricts political communication.
There have been some recent claims that the Journalism Assistance Fund is funnelled toward left-wing outlets, but this is not true.
It isn’t always easy to keep up with what’s happening in the US. “Shorter America” is a series where Dr Emma Shortis loops you in on what’s going on in America and shares news and analysis that you can trust.
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Parties often encourage or compel their elected MPs (and sometimes their political staff) to pay a contribution to the party out of their parliamentary salary. It’s called “the tithe” or a “levy”. These levies are often exempt from donation caps, giving the major political parties an uncapped stream of revenue while new entrants have to raise money through small donations.
Oil and gas giant Woodside has reported $6 billion in revenue over the past three months, an increase of nearly 30 per cent. It has led some media outlets to label the fossil fuel company as “one of Australia’s biggest winners” from war in the Middle East.
Young Australians who experience homelessness are far more likely to face financial hardship, poor mental health and disruptions to their education, with new research revealing the compounding disadvantage that comes with housing instability.
Australia’s biggest conservation organisations have united behind a call to end native forest logging, arguing governments should protect forests for their environmental value rather than use them to offset fossil fuel emissions.
