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Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen needs to have a firm position on coal and gas projects when he arrives in Egypt for COP27 talks, the Greens say.

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'In our interests' for China climate help

Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek says its of everybody's interest for co-operation from China on climate change.

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Water Minister Tanya Plibersek says farmers are ready to sell water licences as bureaucrats confirm 50 gigalitres worth of buybacks

The federal water minister says she's received approaches from farmers keen to sell their water licences back to the government.

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Tanya Plibersek to announce $12m for crackdown on shonky water trading practices

ACCC to oversee reform of water market which emerged after Murray-Darling Basin changes meant water allocations could be traded

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While Australians are keen to recycle their plastic, figures show the current system is not working

Australians overwhelmingly want to recycle their waste, but a fragile recycling system means it's almost impossible to process the vast amounts of rubbish we generate.

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Tanya Plibersek says Coles and Woolworths must ‘step up’ to fix plastic recycling crisis

REDcycle collections stopping from Wednesday with factory fire and ‘downturns in market demand’ blamed

The Guardian - AU

Overhead transmission lines approved for Snowy 2.0, sparking criticism from conservationists

Conservationists have criticised a federal government decision to build overhead powerlines in the national park as part of the Snowy 2.0 project.

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Environment Minister puts mattress and tyre industries on notice

Makers and importers of mattresses and tyres must make sure products are disposable in an environmentally-friendly way.

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Minister warns mattress, tyre industry

Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has put makers and importers of mattresses, tyres and medical plastics on notice during National Recycling Week.

AAP

Hey big spenders …

The teal independents got $13 million in donations for their federal campaign, 85% of which were contributions of $500 or less, and Labor is looking at spending caps and real-time donation disclosures.

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Bob Brown accuses Tanya Plibersek of putting industry above environment on Tarkine trip

Environment minister visited Tasmania for two days and insists she’s taking mine decision seriously but Brown wanted her to visit rainforest with him

The Guardian - AU

Tanya Plibersek to reassess 18 proposed oil and gas projects to consider their climate change impact

Queensland environment group had asked federal minister to revisit decisions made going back to 2011

The Guardian - AU

Mount Pleasant among big coal and gas projects in legal limbo

People can help ensure "environmental law accounts for the reality of climate change".

Newcastle Herald

Coal and gas projects to be reassessed after conservation group wins legal bid on climate change impacts

Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek will reassess 18 major coal and gas project proposals following a legal application submitted by a Queensland conservation group.

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Morning Mail: voters want power bill help, Kohli in hotel security breach, a taxing question for Plibersek

In today’s newsletter: a survey finds more than two-thirds of respondents want the government to intervene in energy market; Tanya Plibersek says she’d ditch tax cuts; and a flood rescue support package will be announced

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Declaring an interest

If the Reserve Bank does indeed raise interest rates by 0.25% today they will reach the heady heights of 2.85% — from 0.1% in May — and a bill to introduce mandatory cashless cards in NSW clubs has been shelved.

The Guardian - AU

‘I would get rid of them’: Tanya Plibersek said she was against stage-three tax cuts, constituent claims

Longtime Labor supporter says Plibersek told him she disagreed with the decision to keep tax cuts legislated by former Coalition government

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Water Minister Tanya Plibersek says Coalition dam money will go towards secret fund to buy water rights from irrigators

Money for dams is reallocated so the Albanese government can buy water entitlements from farmers.

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Farmers gear up to fight water buybacks as federal budget allocates funding to meet Murray-Darling targets

Labor’s budget ‘sent a shiver down the spine’ of irrigators but environmental groups welcomed the news

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BoM is under the weather, but the minister is in the clouds

Questions remain about what Minister for Environment Tanya Plibersek and her office knew about the Bureau of Meteorology’s rebrand snafu.

The Guardian - AU

Bureau of Meteorology was ‘cowering in the corner’ on climate crisis, former staff claim

Exclusive: Claims that discussing climate change at BoM ‘is basically banned’ come after allegations of a toxic workplace culture

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Environment ministers set for huge meeting

Australia's federal, state and territory environment ministers are meeting for the first time since the Albanese government was elected.

ABC News

'The Bureau of Management': Former staff say cultural issues behind Bureau of Meteorology’s 'nonsense' rebrand

Former Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) staff say this week's costly rebrand is symptomatic of cultural issues at the organisation, where management and messaging are prioritised above meteorology.

The Canberra Times

BOMs disaster rebrand backflip

"The community is welcome to refer to the Bureau in any way they wish."

The Conversation

Our environmental responses are often piecemeal and ineffective. Next week's wellbeing budget is a chance to act

Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ federal budget next week will for the first time include a section on wellbeing, which aims to measure how well Australians are doing in life.

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