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Victorian and Tasmanian governments under fire for laws that target environmental protesters
Anti-logging protesters reject state governments’ claims new laws are necessary to protect workers’ safety
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Cows produce methane – does that matter?
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Cows give us milk, cheese, yoghurt and meat. Their hides become a handbag, a saddle or violin strings, depending on your fancy. And they are a source of critical medicines such as insulin. Cows also produce methane. Bucket loads of it. Or to be more precise, 250 to 500 litres of methane per cow per day.
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National
Victorian and Tasmanian governments under fire for laws that target environmental protesters
Anti-logging protesters reject state governments’ claims new laws are necessary to protect workers’ safety
Victoria
‘Chainsaws running three times a week’: Melbourne’s leafy east loses its trees
Property owners intent on expanding their homes are clearing canopy trees at an alarming rate.
Councils go on cat attack; big fines for roaming moggies [$]
More Victorian councils are set to lock in cats, with big fines for felines found roaming.
New South Wales
How satellites are saving starving kangaroos and helping farmers manage the pests
Hungry kangaroos cost farmers thousands of dollars in lost pasture every year. Now a group of farmers is using satellites to try to solve the issue.
North shore council slammed for selling off green space for seniors apartments
Seniors housing will be built on sporting fields in Sydney’s north shore under a controversial land deal that has angered residents.
Historic Sydney Harbour island to be restored, handed back to Indigenous landowners
Me-Mel, or Goat Island, in Sydney Harbour will finally be returned to the Aboriginal community in a significant move by the NSW government, which will spend more than $40 million on regenerating the landmark before it’s handed back.
Queensland
‘It’s very surreal’: Greens win third seat in Brisbane
The Greens’ Stephen Bates wins the seat of Brisbane, with Labor conceding defeat on Saturday afternoon. The result leaves Prime Minister Anthony Albanese still one seat short from forming a majority government.
A weed or feed? The cattle wonder crop creeping into city creeks
There’s around 150,000 hectares of leucaena on grazing property across Queensland, but the highly invasive pest becomes a flooding and fire hazard when left to grow out of control.
Final hurdle: Will state have the nerve to approve coalmine expansion? [$]
After more than a decade of red tape and scrutiny, a contentious mine expansion has reached its last hurdle – a formal green light from the Queensland Government to finally move forward.
Western Australia
A ‘chemical experiment’: Why Abrolhos coral is selling like hotcakes from WA
The Basile family diversified their crayfishing business a decade ago to become coral farmers at the Abrolhos Islands. The punt has paid off.
Sustainability
Beekeepers and communists: how environmentalists started a global conversation
The world’s longest serving environment correspondent explains the origins of a slow and continuing journey
Producers and consumers must share burden of global plastic packaging waste
Plastic packaging waste is everywhere. Our plastic bottles, food wrappings, and grocery bags litter the landscape and pollute the global environment. A new study explores the global patterns of plastic packaging waste. The study finds three countries — the U.S., Brazil, and China — are the top suppliers of waste.
Nature Conservation
Sensor network in the forest to improve forecasts of climate change impacts
Scientists from the University of Freiburg and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology are developing an intelligent sensor network for harsh forest environments.
Rewilding, or just a greenwashed land grab? It all depends on who benefits
Eleanor Salter
Such schemes should be celebrated only when local people and democratic institutions lead the way
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