Pet cat restrictions mulled by WA councils as they face ‘frustrating’ wait
As changes to Western Australia’s cat laws await final approval in state parliament, several councils are considering options, including curfews.
Reassessment of billion-dollar silver mine sparks tractor protest
Opponents of a proposed billion-dollar silver and lead mine drive tractors through Mudgee as the Independent Planning Commission begins reassessing the project.
Court overturns Tanya Plibersek’s protection order which stalled controversial NSW goldmine
Federal court overrules decision by former environment minister for the McPhillamys goldmine development at Blayney
The federal court has overturned a rare protection order issued by former environment minister Tanya Plibersek under Indigenous heritage legislation, which the company said effectively blocked a controversial goldmine in the central west of New South Wales.
Regis Resources challenged the decision by the former minister to issue the order in 2024 under section 10 of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act.
Court dumps Plibersek heritage decision that halted $1b gold mine
The Federal Court rules that a Commonwealth decision that blocked a NSW gold mine was “made without authority”.
Flying foxes in NSW and Victoria face mass starvation amid food shortages
Rescuers respond to surge in callouts for the vulnerable bat species, which usually feeds on blossoms and tree nectar
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Flying foxes are starving en masse across New South Wales and parts of Victoria, with wildlife rescuers responding to a surge in reports of “exhausted and emaciated” adults and skeletal pups.
Most reports involved grey-headed flying foxes, listed as vulnerable under federal environment laws and which usually feed on the blossoms and nectar of native trees.