Bad News For Brandis: Labor Pledges Environmental ‘Lawfare’ Funding
After the Coalition infamously attempted to water down legal protections for the environment, Labor has…More
Author: Thom Mitchell
Thom Mitchell
Thom Mitchell is New Matilda's Environment Reporter.
Taxpayers Could Pay Billions To Clean Up Old Mines, Report Says
The Australian Conservation Foundation is backing calls for an inquiry into mine closures and rehabilitation…More
‘It Was This Big’: Labor Revives Massive Marine Reserves Plan Abbott Obstructed
A world-leading system of Marine Reserves to protect Australia’s oceans, which was put on hold…More
Victorian Labor Government Gunning For Net-Zero Carbon By 2050
The Victorian Government has unveiled a new approach to cutting greenhouse gas emissions, announcing today it…More
Coast And Country Leads Court Challenge To Coal Industry’s ‘Drug Dealers Defence’
Conservationists have challenged the so-called ‘drug dealer’s defence’, which coal companies often use to counter…More
Climate Change: Almost Half Of Australia Is Still Ignorant Or Confused, New Poll Reveals
Labor and the Greens have sought to make climate change a key election issue this…More
Did Climate Change Play A Part In The Sydney Storm?
As coastal properties have been eaten up by the sea, and rainfall records smashed, people…More
Green Groups Swallow Tricky Turnbull Line, Hook And Sinker
Environmental groups have taken the bait and jumped the shark, after Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull…More
Secret Costings: Great Barrier Reef Funding Is Inadequate
Environmentalists have seized on revelations that a government taskforce secretly estimated it could cost up…More
Climate Records Fall With Autumn Leaves
In keeping with the now-perennial trend, another Australian climate record has fallen. As the Great…More