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Inquiry says it is too easy for developers to pay cash to biodiversity offsets fund with no guarantee offsets will ever be found

The Natural Resources and Environment Ministry has urged the tourism industry to focus on spending per person instead of total arrivals to help preserve the environment, recommending policies such as capacity limits at tourist attractions.

Australia will strengthen laws to protect Aboriginal cultural heritage, Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek said on Thursday, following a review of mining standards after Rio Tinto's destruction of the sacred Juukan Gorge rock shelters.

No shortcuts for Wickham fuel depot

After revelations of a so-called "bin-gate", to allegations of a toxic work environment, the inquiry into Queensland's forensic DNA lab kicks-off again today. Here's what we've heard so far.

In today’s newsletter: environment department said meeting with Angus Taylor’s company could set wrong precedent; Liberals expected to allow free vote on Indigenous voice; and Scots fail in legal bid to force independence vote

Water and brine left behind some key ingredients for life, but the environment they created may not have been very hospitable.

Nurses, civil servants, postal workers and charity staff are among those downing tools in a bitter winter of discontent as Rishi Sunak warns of 'challenging' months ahead

Rapper and designer created ‘toxic environment’ by sharing images of Kim Kardashian and his own sex tapes, Rolling Stone reports

In an interview with FRANCE 24 in Strasbourg, the chairman of the environment committee at the European Parliament reacted to the recent COP27 climate summit in Egypt. Pascal Canfin hailed the deal on "loss and damage" for vulnerable countries as "better than nothing" and welcomed the fact that China has…

The North of Tyne mayor said he wanted "barrel loads" of investment to back up local councils' pledge to boost infrastructure and protect the environment in rural areas