If Labor takes office after Saturday's election, Queensland's laws on impact assessment, planning, water, waste and offsets will likely change, and so too might the approach to drafting and enforcing environmental legislation.
Great Barrier Reef ecosystems are in decline due largely to poor farming practices and extreme weather, says a scientific consensus statement released today by the Federal and Queensland governments.
A Victorian tribunal has rejected arguments that the precautionary principle justifies withdrawing two groundwater extraction licences granted by Victorian Water Minister Tim Holding, ruling that the effects of the extraction would be 'imperceptible'.