This week a Senate inquiry was announced to investigate BP’s proposal to search for oil in the Great Australian Bight off South Australia. The oil giant wants to drill four deep-water exploration wells in the ocean floor about 300 kilometres south west of Ceduna, believing… Read more
The NSW Baird government is pushing ahead with plans to expand the state’s coal seam gas industry, after getting the green light from NSW chief scientist Mary O’Kane last week. O’Kane delivered her final report to the Baird government about the state of the CSG… Read more
It’s been an eventful month for Australia’s greatest natural wonder. It was widely reported this week that Abbot Point proponents Adani Group, GVK Hancock and North Queensland Bulk Ports would seek to reverse their plan to dump 5 million tonnes of dredge spoil into the… Read more
Just in case anyone was left doubting the Abbott government’s disdain for environmental protection, our Environment Minister Greg Hunt has laid that to rest, approving the development of one of the largest coal mines in the world. The Carmichael mine will be developed by Indian… Read more
Anti-coal activist Jonathan Moylan left court today still in the dark about his fate, after his sentencing for breaching Section 1041E of the Corporations Act was adjourned. The 26 year old trilingual translator from Newcastle first hit headlines in January 2013, after distributing a fake… Read more
Last Saturday, four members of a group of 13 medical professionals and students were arrested after joining an anti-mining protest at Maules Creek. Spending more than four hours chained together at the site, the so-called Medics Against Coal felt compelled to act. In March, 92… Read more
With July 1st bringing a new senate, there has been a lot of talk about the Mining Tax. The Mining Tax, or Minerals Resource Rent Tax (MRRT), has been a thorn in the side of the Liberal government since its introduction in 2012 and its… Read more
According to Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt, coal will power Australia for “decades and decades” to come. Instead of increasing our Renewable Energy Target from a pitiful 5% by 2020 in a bid to reduce emissions, Hunt believes that scientific advances in carbon capture and… Read more
In what will be absolutely no surprise to the rational minded human, research by the National Health and Medical Research Council has debunked the myth of the ludicrous “Wind Farm Syndrome”. Anti-wind farm campaigners allege that wind farms cause a series of ailments, ranging from… Read more
Today, the Mackay Conservation Group filed documents in Brisbane’s Federal Court challenging the government’s controversial decision to dredge and dump at Abbot Point. This is the second legal action against the government over the approval. As with North Queensland Conservation Council, they will be represented… Read more
Renewable energy is not something that springs to mind when I think of Clive Palmer. Loudmouth Imbecile? Yes. Bizarrely entertaining lunatic? Yes. Environmentally insensitive coal-mining magnate? Yes. But Palmer United Party’s controversial leader has spoken out in support of renewable energy and against government plans… Read more
CSG company Santos has been found guilty of contaminating a Pilliga forest aquifer with chemical waste leaked from a holding pond, a by-product of one of their test wells. The aquifer was found to contain radioactive uranium products at 20 times safe drinking levels. The… Read more
This week came a huge blow to Environment Minister Greg Hunt and the controversial Abbot Point coal port development he approved late last year. New documents obtained by Greenpeace emerged this week, revealing the extent of the Marine Park Authority’s opposition to both the dredging… Read more
Last Saturday, a series of small rallies took place in our state capitals protesting the recently approved dredging and dumping project at Abbot Point. The event was organised at the last minute by ASEN, the Australian Student Environment Network and got a pretty good turnout… Read more
On December 12th 2013, the Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt announced his decision to approve an application by North Queensland Bulk Ports (NQBP) to expand its coal terminal at Abbot Point. This news was a great shock to those campaigning against the project as well… Read more
There has been an ongoing war against the evidence-based science of anthropogenic climate change. Despite this year’s abundance of extreme weather events, more people than ever do not believe that climate change is real, with Australians among the most sceptical of the OECD member states.… Read more