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Traditional owners file native title claim over Melbourne and surrounding areas

admin — Sun, 09 Nov 2025 18:00:38 +0000

Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung elder says First Nations people want to work with government to ‘look after that country’

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Survey finds 40% of Australian women without kids hesitant to have children because of climate change

admin — Sun, 09 Nov 2025 14:00:35 +0000

Research which polled a representative sample of 2,000 people also found over a third of Coalition voters believed the climate would not change at all

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UK banks still committed to climate goals, Bank of England executive insists

admin — Sun, 09 Nov 2025 12:15:18 +0000

Exclusive: David Bailey plays down concerns after HSBC and Barclays quit UN-backed Net Zero Banking Alliance

A Bank of England executive has insisted that UK banks are still showing a “vibrant” commitment to climate goals despite the recent demise of a global net zero target-setting group.

EV and hybrid sales soar in Australia as internal combustion cars fall below 70% market share for first time

admin — Sun, 09 Nov 2025 11:00:31 +0000

Data from peak motoring body shows battery-electric vehicles accounted for 9.7% of new cars sold in September quarter, the highest proportion on record

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Last youth centre in one of England’s most deprived coastal areas faces closure

admin — Sun, 09 Nov 2025 10:00:29 +0000

Pie Factory Music in Ramsgate, Kent, runs creative projects and provides a range of support services, but the building that houses the centre is due to be sold off in February

Developers met ministers dozens of times over planning bill while ecologists were shut out

admin — Sun, 09 Nov 2025 08:00:27 +0000

Exclusive: Leading ecologists say warnings over threat to wildlife have been ignored in drive to build 1.5m new homes

The scale of lobbying of ministers by developers on Labour’s landmark planning changes, which seek to rip up environmental rules to boost growth, can be exposed as campaigners make last-ditch attempts to secure protections for nature.

‘Environmental catastrophe’ fears as millions of plastic beads wash up on Camber Sands

admin — Sat, 08 Nov 2025 19:16:17 +0000

MP asks for explanation from Southern Water amid concerns the spill could have dire impact on rare sea life

Southern Water is investigating after millions of contaminated plastic beads washed up on Camber Sands beach, risking an “environmental catastrophe”.

The biobeads could have a dire impact on marine life, the local MP has said, with fears rare sea life, including seabirds, porpoises and seals, could ingest them and die.

Jailed UK climate protesters facing conditions reserved for extremists on release

admin — Sat, 08 Nov 2025 08:00:06 +0000

Exclusive: Just Stop Oil activist was banned from attending gatherings, including meeting a friend in a cafe, without permission

Environmental protesters are being given licence conditions on release from jail that are supposed to be limited to extremism cases.

Ella Ward, 22, was banned from going to any meetings or gatherings, except for worship, without permission from her probation officer, although the Ministry of Justice dropped the condition after she brought a legal challenge.

I wish we could ignore Bill Gates on the climate crisis. But he’s a billionaire, so we can’t | George Monbiot

admin — Sat, 08 Nov 2025 08:00:02 +0000

Money talks – and his essay denouncing ‘near-term emissions goals’ at Cop30 mostly argues the case for letting the ultra-rich off the hook

Cutting home insulation funding will imperil UK’s climate goals, Reeves told

admin — Sat, 08 Nov 2025 06:01:00 +0000

Energy firms and charities urge chancellor to avoid short-term fix that could also harm low-income households

Rachel Reeves has been told that cutting funding for home insulation at the budget would risk the UK’s climate goals and hurt low-income households in a joint intervention by energy firms, fuel poverty charities and environmental groups.