Australia’s premier alliance of conservation organisations has called the Federal Government’s new biodiversity strategy a weak and disappointing document which will do nothing to address concerns about reduction in biodiversity. The Government released a draft ‘Australia’s Strategy for Nature 2018-2030’ document just before Christmas. The 17 page report is intended to replace the much more […]
22 January, 2018
The Council of Australian Government Energy Council meets in Hobart this Friday (24 November) to try to bring some order to Australia’s fractious energy policy. It will be the first meeting held since the announcement of the Federal Government’s National Electricity Guarantee (NEG). The Government is promoting the NEG as an alternative to the Chief […]
20 November, 2017
By Jane Dargarville The Australian Conservation Foundation’s (ACF) call for Australian governments to adopt a national strategy to reduce reliance on imported oil was timely, coming two days before Shell’s announcement on April 29 of its plan to close the Clyde oil refinery in Victoria. ACF coupled its appeal to cut the demand for oil […]
30 September, 2011
By Lilia Guan Additional reporting by Paul Hemsley According to Bob Hawke the greatest contribution Australia could make to the nuclear cycle would be to take the world’s nuclear waste. The former prime minister made the statement during the ‘Reflections on the Australia-United States Alliance’ conference, held at the United States Studies Centre […]
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