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Matt Kean added 202,000ha of national parks. Now he wants another 200,000ha
NSW Environment Minister Matt Kean said the new addition of land on Friday afternoon was the largest single boost to national parks since 2005.
- by Nick O'Malley
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Environmental protection
Supreme court halts controversial roadworks for three weeks
Controversial Western Highway roadworks have been halted for a further three weeks after a Victorian Supreme Court hearing was told Djab Wurrung traditional owners believed the removal of culturally-significant trees would contravene the Aboriginal Heritage Act and human rights laws.
- by Miki Perkins
Environmental protection
Roadworks halted pending court hearing after felling of 'directions tree'
Work on a Western Highway upgrade has been halted until a Supreme Court hearing, where traditional owners are expected to argue the decision to remove culturally significant trees contravenes the state’s Aboriginal Heritage Act.
- by Miki Perkins
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Environmental protection
Protesters arrested at Djab Wurrung site after directions tree felled
At least 50 people were arrested while protesting against the cutting down of Djab Wurrung trees at the site of a highway duplication project north-west of Melbourne.
- by Miki Perkins
Environmental protection
'Devastated': Anger after 'culturally significant' tree cut down at highway site
Djab Wurrung man Zellanach Djab Mara said the Australian government "had no consent or jurisdiction to remove that tree".
- by Miki Perkins
Biodiversity
'Like the Franklin': Future of Sydney's last wild river hangs in the balance
Literally a site for sore eyes to traditional owners, the Kowmung may become the equivalent of Tasmania's Franklin River - if the public could visit it.
- by Peter Hannam
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Biodiversity
Offsets could triple cost of raising Warragamba Dam wall to $2 billion
The cost of raising the wall of Sydney's biggest dam will triple to more than $2 billion unless the Berejiklian government can avoid paying for environment damage in the World Heritage-listed Blue Mountains area.
- by Peter Hannam
Animal rights
'It was terrible work': 20 years on, horses' cull still a bitter political issue
Two decades ago this Monday news broke of a horse cull, spurring a backlash that still reverberates in NSW politics.
- by Nick O'Malley
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Sydney's last wild river is at risk
A $1 billion+plan to lift the Warragamba Dam Wall as much as 17m could lead to the flooding of the lower Kowmung and 6000 hectares of pristine wilderness.
Indigenous culture
IAG drops support for raising Warragamba Dam, citing risk to Indigenous sites
The move, announced at the company's annual general meeting, has cheered traditional owners after Rio Tinto destroyed ancient Indigenous art in the Kimberley this year.
- by Peter Hannam
Biodiversity
'Just like a freight train': cicadas' song hints at bushfire bounceback
Wander in many parts of the Blue Mountains during the daytime and it's likely your ears will soon be ringing with the sound of countless cicadas singing for a mate.
- by Peter Hannam