Victoria, Queensland and South Australia today confirmed they will work jointly to cut emissions, and revealed they have discussed the prospect of a multi-state trading scheme.
G7 nations are urging all parties to the UN climate change convention to end fossil fuel subsidies and reduce emissions by 40% to70% of 2010 levels by 2050, and to preferably shoot for the "upper end of the latest IPCC recommendation".
A new Federal regulation specifies how importers can bring in timber from Indonesia, the Solomons and other countries without breaching the Illegal Timber Act.
Labor says a proposed free trade agreement could allow South Korean mining interests to mount international challenges to Australia's environmental legislation.
The World Heritage Committee overnight endorsed unamended a draft decision that leaves open the prospect of an 'in danger' listing for the Great Barrier Reef.