Environmentalists oppose expansion of Perisher Blue
NSW environmental groups have urged the public to oppose the expansion plan for the Perisher Blue resort in Kosciuszko National Park

NSW environmental groups have urged the public to oppose the expansion plan for the Perisher Blue resort in Kosciuszko National Park

The operators of the Ranger uranium mine confirmed a ‘contamination incident’ at the mine yesterday.

A Victorian tribunal has ruled that greenhouse emissions must be taken into account in considering the expansion of the Hazelwood power station in the Latrobe Valley in a decision welcomed by environmental groups.

Mark Latham is set to retreat from his commitment to ending old-growth logging in favour of a more “job-friendly” approach after heated debate within the Labor Party.

The Queen is understood to have urged British Prime Minister Tony Blair to lobby the US for action on climate change in a rare intervention in politics.

Mildura council is investigating seceding from Victoria to either NSW or South Australia because of the State government’s plans for a toxic waste dump in the region.

A major survey has found waterbird populations in many parts of Australia are at their lowest levels in 20 years.

A report by conservationists has recommended the phasing out of brown coal mining in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley within six years.

Fisheries Minister Ian Macdonald ruled out a review of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park’s Authority’s decision to close a third of the park to fishing, after the Nationals promised The Fishing Party a review in return for preferences at the election.

Labor has promised to keep its election commitment to saving old-growth forests.