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All the auction items for the press gallery's Midwinter Ball are now up for grabs

The experiences up for grabs include a game of tennis or pool at The Lodge with Anthony Albanese.

The Canberra Times

Sacred Aboriginal sites are yet again at risk in the Pilbara. But tourism can help protect Australia’s rich cultural heritage

An application from Traditional Owners to block the construction of a fertiliser plant near ancient rock art in the Pilbara was denied by the federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek this week. This decision is deeply concerning, and points to a much larger problem with Indigenous heritage management.

The Conversation

Marine parks in oil, gas exploration area

Conservation groups are stunned by the government's decision to allow oil and gas exploration inside Australian marine parks as it's battling climate change.

AAP

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Traditional owners' group initially opposed moving sacred rock carvings in Pilbara, documents show

Documents submitted two months prior to a federal government decision reveal that Aboriginal custodians in Western Australia's Burrup Peninsula warned they were "extremely concerned" a state-heritage approval for a fertiliser plant would put sacred sites at risk.

ABC News

Regional plans key to environmental rescue

The government says regional plans spanning the country will help fix the isolated decision-making that has contributed to Australia sick environment.

AAP

Perdaman fertiliser plant near ancient rock art gets nod from Plibersek, leaving some 'devastated'

A controversial multi-billion-dollar fertiliser plant will go ahead on the Burrup Peninsula in WA, with some traditional owners fearing it will destroy the world's oldest and largest rock art collection.

ABC News

Legless lizard stands in the way of Upper Hunter mine expansion

The NSW Independent Planning Commission has delayed its determination on the Mount Pleasant mine expansion following the discovery of a new, possibly threatened species of lizard.

Newcastle Herald

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Indigenous group says Tanya Plibersek ‘hasn’t done her homework’ on Burrup peninsula fertiliser plant

Save Our Songlines accuses environment minister of ‘false conclusions’ about support for development and says it risks ‘another Juukan Gorge’

The Guardian - AU

Green light for contentious WA urea plant

Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has rejected an application to pause works on a contentious West Australian fertiliser plant.

AAP

Tanya Plibersek declines to fast-track Senex Energy gas project

Tanya Plibersek knocks back a request to exempt an energy project in southern Queensland from assessment against environmental laws, saying she is "not satisfied" it is in the national interest.

ABC News

Plibersek backs Burrup Peninsula fertiliser plant, despite Indigenous heritage concerns

Despite concerns for Aboriginal heritage in the area, the federal government is electing not to intervene in the development of the plant.

ABC News

Tanya Plibersek backs contentious fertiliser plant on Burrup peninsula

Federal environment minister says Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation supports development despite concerns over impact on culturally important sites

The Guardian - AU

Tanya Plibersek urged to block $4.5b fertiliser plant proposal amid fears for rock art

The federal Environment Minister says she is carefully considering an application to build a fertiliser plant that opponents say would threaten ancient rock art in the Pilbara.

ABC News

Plibersek confirms $3m for Port Stephens koala program

Ms Plibersek officially opened Port Stephens Koala Hospital on Thursday and made good on an election promise to help fund the first year of the five-year program.

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Murray-Darling Basin report card shows state targets 'slipping behind' as water-saving deadline nears

A new report card by the Murray-Darling Basin Authority shows both state and federal governments have work to do if they want to meet targets.

AAP

Plibersek lists more species after fires

Australia's threatened species list just got longer with the addition of a striking black cockatoo and an alpine lizard hit hard in the Black Summer fires.

The Canberra Times

Recycling upgrade part of plan to build domestic industry

ACT recycling will get a major tech upgrade.

The Canberra Times

New organics, recycling facilities for Canberra

The new facilities will kickstart local jobs, the federal environment minister said.

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Indigenous voices are heard in Redfern, and a beloved community sporting hub is saved

There are tears, cheers, relief and cautious celebration in Redfern as a determined community successfully averts the immediate closure of the National Centre for Indigenous Excellence.

The Guardian - AU

‘This joint is important’: Linda Burney issues ultimatum over future of Redfern’s National Centre of Indigenous Excellence

Minister for Indigenous Australians says negotiating organisations have one week to agree on future of community centre

ABC News

Federal Minister Linda Burney says National Centre of Indigenous Excellence must stay open

The Minister for Indigenous Australians tells the decision-makers who are closing the National Centre of Indigenous Excellence in inner Sydney they have "a week to get their acts together" to keep its doors open.

AAP

Uncertainty over Sydney Aboriginal centre

Ministers have reassured the Sydney Aboriginal community the National Centre for Indigenous Excellence will not close its doors, but uncertainty remains.

The Independent UK

Australia to protect Barrier Reef by banning coal mine

Australia’s new government plans to prevent development of a coal mine because of its potential impact on the nearby Great Barrier Reef

ABC News

Tanya Plibersek proposes blocking Clive Palmer's Queensland coal mine on environmental grounds

Tanya Plibersek proposes rejecting Clive Palmer's Central Queensland Coal Project on the grounds it is likely to damage the Great Barrier Reef. It is the first time in Australian history a federal environment minister has set the wheels in motion to reject a coal mine.

The Guardian - AU

Tanya Plibersek says she will block Clive Palmer’s proposed coalmine near Great Barrier Reef

Australia’s environment minister says billionaire Palmer’s Central Queensland Coal proposal would likely have ‘unacceptable impacts’ on reef

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