Environment

Nicolette Boele sets her agenda

Winning the seat of Bradfield by the narrowest of margins, second time candidate Nicolette Boele sets her sights on an overhaul of the ABC. Image: Image: Shutterstock – Taras Vyshnya Produced By: Alana Su-Navratil Featured In Story: Nicolette Boele MP Bradfield First aired on The Wire, Wednesday 2 July 2025

Invasive mussel farms should not have been approved

A community media investigation suggests government officials are preventing information from being shared about an invasive species of mussel threatening a divers paradise in New South Wales. It comes as Australia’s Environment Minister Murray Watt is in France attending the UN Ocean Conference. For the full story, check out Noah’s podcast ‘From Pillar to Post’ …

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Young Farmers Scholarship Program supports emerging Farmers in Victoria’s Agriculture Sector

Ongoing droughts have worsened conditions for Victorian farmers, seeing an increase in cost and production difficulty. In an effort to ease the impacts, the Allan Labor Government is offering a new scholarship program to assist young farmers who are breaking into the agriculture sector. The 2025 Upskill and Invest Young Farmers Scholarship Program includes training …

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Australia urged to step up ocean protection efforts

This week, scientists, business leaders, activists and over 60 world leaders are attending the United Nations ocean conference in France, which aims to address conservation and sustainable ocean use. Discussions are centring on deep sea mining, the Global Ocean Treaty and creating an action plan for ocean protection. Ocean protection is the least funded of …

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“The nightmare that keeps on giving”: energy bills set to rise

Electricity prices are set to rise for almost half a million Australians – that’s the latest announcement from The Australian Energy Regulator, with increases slated from July. Residential customers in New South Wales, South Australia, and south-east Queensland will see their bills soar between 0.5% and almost 10 %, while small businesses will face increases …

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Climate Change Is Deepening the Menstrual Health and Hygiene Crisis

As climate change drives more extreme weather across the Pacific, it’s clear the impact is on more than just the environment.  Lack of access to toilets, clean water, and menstrual products makes managing periods increasingly difficult during disasters,  putting people who menstruate at risk of health issues and stigma. Image: Image: Unsplash Produced By: Marie …

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Record dry weather shows Australia’s climate future

State governments across Australia have pledged funding support for drought and other climate disasters in regional and rural areas. The South Australian government has pledged a further $55 million in funding support for drought affected farmers. Grain farmers in Southern Australia are particularly impacted by drought as they rely on one hundred percent of their …

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