The Latest Breaking News from Tanya Plibersek

Lithium-ion batteries embedded in the products have been blamed for an increasing number of hazardous fires at landfill sites

From Kakadu and the Great Barrier Reef in the North, to the Snowy Mountains in the Southeast, and jarrah and marri forests in the Southwest, Australia is home to incredibly diverse ecosystems. Many of our plants, animals, birds and fish are found nowhere else in the world.

Warren Mundine raises eyebrows among conservatives with his support for treaties and moving Australia Day

A small conservation group is challenging Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek in court, arguing she failed to adequately consider fossil fuel harms to nature.

Labor decried the party as ‘the axis of evil’ for siding with the Coalition, but pollster says their stance is a vote-winner

Tanya Plibersek, Australia's Minister for the Environment and Water, declared "war" on feral cats officials say harm other species and carry disease. Critics say the feline threat is overblown.

Around 71% of domestic cats are able to roam – killing an estimated 323m native animals each year. Conservation groups want nationwide measures to protect wildlife

'This is a straightforward, modest and long-overdue proposition'.

Conservation groups say plan contains no meaningful action to address bird’s key threat of native forest logging