Yesterday, Labor sought assurances from the Government that they would send a senior Minister to the International Whaling Commission (IWC) to oppose moves by Japan to lift the global moratorium on commercial whaling.
The Turnbull Government must show it is serious about stopping Japan’s proposal to lift the global moratorium on commercial whaling by sending a senior Minister to the International Whaling Commission (IWC) to tackle the issue head on.
On April 29 the Turnbull Government announced the largest donation of taxpayers money to a private foundation in history. Half a billion dollars was given to the Great Barrier Reef Foundation instead of going to government agencies including the CSIRO, the Environment Department and the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority.
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Almost $500,000,000 has been trusted to an organisation to protect the Great Barrier Reef even though that organisation apparently has no policy view on the critical threats to the Great Barrier Reef.
Under questioning, Great Barrier Reef Foundation managing director Anna Marsden said that the charity would "do what the reef needs us to do" yet made clear that this excludes action in combating climate change.
Tony Burke and Justine Keay have today announced a Shorten Labor Government will provide a research grant of $750,000 for research in to the health of Tasmania’s oceans as part of Labor’s support for fishers and healthy oceans in Tasmania.
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As part of Labor’s support for fishers and healthy oceans, Tony Burke and Justine Keay have today announced a Shorten Labor Government will permanently ban super trawlers - or factory freezer vessels - from Australia’s Small Pelagic Fishery.
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Last night Labor voted to disallow the Government’s cruel removal of a discount for pensioners, veterans, and widows who normally pay $20 or $40 for citizenship applications instead of $285.
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The Government’s response to Labor’s freedom of information (FOI) request has revealed that there was absolutely no consultation between the Minister for the Environment
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Federal Labor is alarmed by reports today claiming that Adani plans to dodge proper approvals to pump water in Queensland for its Carmichael mine project.
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Federal Labor is making freedom of information requests into the Government’s discussions regarding the funding to be provided to the Great Barrier Reef Foundation.
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This morning in Senate Estimates, the Department of Environment and Energy could not explain how or why $444 million is being allocated to one organisation, the Great Barrier Reef Foundation.
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The vote this evening in the Senate guarantees that we still have a Murray-Darling Basin Plan. It doesn’t change the fact that there will be continued risks to the Plan in to the future.
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Labor has today called on the Turnbull Government to reverse its unfair changes to Assurance of Support requirements.
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Federal Labor has today determined that it will not support the disallowance of Basin Plan Amendment SDL Adjustments Instrument for the Murray-Darling Basin Plan nor will it support a future disallowance motion on the Northern Basin review.
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Mr Turnbull can’t buy his way out of the severe risk to the Great Barrier Reef that climate change and other challenges pose.
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Labor is very concerned about the Turnbull Government’s latest stealth attack on hard-working migrant families.
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Last night on ABC’s Q&A program the Minister for Citizenship was unable to defend his own Government’s policies and resorted to misrepresenting them.
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Australia’s over 300 music festivals provide a platform for Australian artists, both new and established, to tell Australian stories. They are vital for a thriving music industry and provide people an opportunity to enjoy music, culture and community in a unique festival setting.
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