David Littleproud says he informed the Liberal leader days ago of the policy position his party was considering Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The National party has unanimously decided to
This blog is now closed Nationals ‘proud’ to formally scrap net zero target after party room meeting Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Watt says Labor doesn’t have a policy to end native forest logging Asked if he wanted native forest logging to
There’s no such thing as a perfect legislative solution. It’s about finding one that’s workable – for the community, for the economy and for nature Victoria’s Healesville Sanctuary is helping to protect and restore the critically endangered orange-bellied parrot which is
Many waterways vulnerable to breaches and closures and face mounting maintenance costs, charity says Britain’s network of canals and rivers is under strain from funding shortfalls and growing climate pressures, campaigners warn. Three-quarters of the country’s waterways face
Others languishing near bottom of 61-country study include Canada, Germany, Israel, Japan and Spain Britain is one of the least “nature connected” nations in the world, according to the first ever global study of how people relate to the natural world. Britain ranks 55th out of
Huge increase in tree-killing disease is result of climate crisis, experts say A golden mushroom that grows in clusters and can attack and kill trees has increased by 200% in the UK in a year because of the hot summer and damp autumn. Recorded sightings of honey fungus are up
Keir Starmer is taking the lead on tackling the climate crisis. With the US backing away, now is the moment when other nations must step up With the once-familiar pillars of the old world order crumbling and the US stepping away from action on climate crisis , it falls to
The threatened Jillaga Ash ( Eucalyptus stenostoma ) was spotted 90m down a cliff in Wadbilliga national park, in southern New South Wales Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Two horticulturalists have undertaken a daring abseiling mission to rescue
Policy position diverging from senior Coalition partner expected to be formalised at Nationals partyroom meeting on Sunday morning Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Nationals’ grassroots members have voted to ditch net zero, setting the scene to
