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watoday.com.auWoodside’s $30b gas project poses threat of ‘irreversible damage’, EPA warnedNew documents have revealed the extent of concerns posed by the WA environmental watchdog over Woodside Energy’s Browse gas project, including the threat to whales and turtles.

We commend WA’s EPA for listening to the science and making preliminary findings that clearly set out this proposal’s threat to the environment. And we urge Minister Watt to listen to the science and reject Woodside’s Browse plans. www.watoday.com.au/national/wes...

abc.net.auExperts warn gas scheme ripe for manipulationHistoric legislation to establish a national gas reservation scheme is before federal parliament. Experts say the biggest driver of high prices could slip free.

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Warnings gas culprit Santos could slip through reservation net. #auspol www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...

abc.net.auCoalition says cuts to climate, housing and more would save $31bAngus Taylor publishes fresh costings for proposed cuts to Labor's climate and housing policies.

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Taking action to tackle the climate crisis is a basic first step for any responsible government. #auspol www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...

acf.org.auWoodside’s Browse would unleash ‘irreversible’ risksA newly released letter by the former chair of WA’s Environmental Protection Authority contains explosive warnings Woodside’s Browse gas project risks…

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A newly released letter by the former chair of WA’s Environmental Protection Authority contains explosive warnings Woodside’s Browse gas project risks ‘significant, serious and irreversible’ consequences to the environment. www.acf.org.au/news/woodsid...

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After 5 years of study, WA's independent environmental watchdog found Woodside's Browse gas project was an unacceptable environmental risk on multiple grounds. Read the confidential 2023 documents obtained by Boiling Cold in my story in The Guardian.

theguardian.comEndangered turtles and ‘exceptional’ coral at risk from Woodside’s gas drilling in WA, watchdog saysExclusive: EPA flags oil spill risk from proposed gasfield and threat to pygmy blue whales

afr.comChalmers faces $350m showdown over fossil fuel R&D tax creditsThe Greens have a $350 million price for their support of Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ legislation to overhaul the R&D scheme when parliament returns this week.

In the most recent Australian Taxation Office transparency data from 2023-24, Chevron claimed $98 million in R&D tax credits, Shell claimed almost $86m, Woodside claimed $75m, Inpex $42m and Exxon $39m. www.afr.com/politics/fed...

“A reservation scheme that becomes a fig leaf for the drilling and fracking of major new gas basins like Bedaloo or Narrabri would be a terrible, terrible outcome,” ACF’s National Climate Policy Adviser Annika Reynolds tells the Senate inquiry into the Domestic Gas Reservation Bill. #auspol

ACF’s National Climate Policy Adviser Annika Reynolds is giving evidence to the Senate inquiry into the Domestic Gas Reservation Bill. #auspol

The way this legislation and the way it is applied needs to resolve that issue in the market (Santos' GLNG).

To provide an 'out' clause for investment in speculative new gas basins or pre-fig gas projects risks frustrating the purpose of the reservation scheme and pushing us towards climate bombs like Beetaloo and Narrabri that Australians cannot afford and do not want. #auspol

ACF’s National Climate Policy Adviser Annika Reynolds is giving evidence to the Senate inquiry into the Domestic Gas Reservation Bill. #auspol

There remain outstanding issues with the legislation that can and must be resolved by Parliament, namely the need to remove open-ended provisions that allow the rules to prescribe new methods by which a licenceholder could satisfy DSO supply and deemed DSO supply requirements.

We remain concerned about the breadth of ministerial discretion in the bills and how it could be applied to individual exporters, particularly Santos' GLNG facility, which has been a net taker from the market for almost 10 years now.

ACF’s National Climate Policy Adviser Annika Reynolds is giving evidence to the Senate inquiry into the Domestic Gas Reservation Bill. #auspol

A reservation scheme that becomes a fig leaf for the drilling and fracking of major new gas basins, like Beetaloo or Narrabri, would be a terrible, terrible outcome.

It is critical this Committee recognises the domestic gas reservation for what it is: a long overdue reform to curb exploitative commercial behaviour from multinational gas companies.

ACF’s National Climate Policy Adviser Annika Reynolds is giving evidence to the Senate inquiry into the Domestic Gas Reservation Bill. #auspol

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Ultimately, gas is a finite resource and a fossil fuel. If Australia is to meet its climate obligations and do our fair share to keep global warming as close to 1.5°C as possible, the phaseout of fossil fuel extraction, like gas, must occur quickly.

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Aussie Moths

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Chrysodeixis argentifera - Tobacco Looper A moth that is found across Australia and New Zealand. We see a few of these at our Perth Hills moth light each year, usually from the end of spring through to the start of summer. #teammoth #ausinverts #wildoz #Lepidoptera #inaturalist

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Satellite monitoring has detected huge plumes of methane above one of Australia's largest gas complexes, triggering a UN alert and inquiries by state authorities.

abc.net.auUN sends warning as satellite detects greenhouse gas plumes over Gorgon plantSatellite monitoring has detected huge plumes of methane above one of Australia's largest gas complexes, triggering a UN alert and inquiries by state authorities.

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Yesterday I drove past a huge paddock of Billy buttons and it was so unbelievably gorgeous

thepoint.com.auHow SA community groups beat nuclear plans in Australia: Ten years on from the SA Nuclear Royal CommissionEconomist Rod Campbell, who found himself in the middle of South Australia's high-stakes nuclear waste battle, reflects on how different the state - and country - might be today if ordinary South Aust...

Reflecting on what was a major victory for Indigenous groups, unions, environment and community groups. 🙂1, ☢️0. thepoint.com.au/opinions/261...

abc.net.au'Crown jewels' of Australia's savannah tropics to become national parksTiny grasswrens, palm cockatoos and hundreds of wetlands will be protected under a major Queensland land deal involving three cattle stations turned national parks.

Carpentarian grasswrens, palm cockatoos and hundreds of ecologically significant wetlands will be protected in new national parks in Qld. 👏 www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...

theguardian.com‘Deeply appalled’: politicians condemn alleged attack after independent MP Helen Haines critically injuredAnthony Albanese says his thoughts are with Indi MP after arrest of driver in Wangaratta

Our thoughts are with independent MP Dr Helen Haines and her family after a senseless act of violence against her in her home electorate. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Our elected representatives should feel safe wherever they go. Women should feel safe wherever they go. Our democracy is stronger when we respect each other and be kind to one another and the world around us.

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Aussie Moths

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Thallarcha albicollis - Crossed Footman A warmer day on Saturday in the Perth Hills so a greater diversity at the moth light, including this Crossed Footman. This moth has only been recorded twice in WA, both times in our garden. #teammoth #ausinverts #wildoz #Lepidoptera #inaturalist

sbs.com.auMajor Woodside gas project paused after Greenpeace protest off Western AustraliaEnvironmental organisations are worried that Woodside's Browse project will fuel climate change and inflict reef damage.

Scott Reef, 300km off the WA coast, is home to nesting green turtles, dusky sea snakes and endangered pygmy blue whales. Woodside’s Browse drilling plans will make climate change worse and could push these creatures closer to local extinction. www.sbs.com.au/news/article...

acf.org.auDeforestation risk on the agenda at CommBankShareholders of the Commonwealth Bank have put deforestation firmly on the bank’s agenda, with nearly 16% of votes cast in favour of a deforestation…

Shareholders of the Commonwealth Bank have put deforestation firmly on the bank’s agenda, with nearly 16% of votes cast in favour of a deforestation resolution at the bank’s AGM in Sydney. www.acf.org.au/news/defores...

canberratimes.com.auMortgages, deforestation in focus at big bank meetingCommonwealth Bank shareholders will vote on deforestation financing and hope for a positive update on home loans at...

Shareholders in Australia’s largest bank will today vote on the bank’s approach to deforestation. @conmbank.bsky.social www.canberratimes.com.au/story/936806...

If you're in Naarm/Melbourne, Close Counters DJ set x Save Scott Reef event is tomorrow night at the Brunswick Ballroom... 🐠 $10+bf moshtix.com.au/v2/event/clo...

events.humanitix.comScott Reef RisingOn 21 November 2026, the magic and wonder of Scott Reef is coming to central Perth. Featuring music, performance and an unforgettable experience.

For one unforgettable night, Scott Reef rises from the wild waters of Australia’s northwest and comes alive in the heart of Perth. Electric Fields, Nicholas Allbrook, Anna Schneider and DJ Rok Riley. events.humanitix.com/scott-reef-r...

abc.net.auGas shortage culprit to slip through reservation 'loopholes', say criticsIndustry players say draft gas reservation plans are full of carve-outs that will let a venture many blame for rising prices off the hook.

The Australian Workers Union says "Santos-sized loopholes" undermine the integrity of the government's gas reservation plans. #auspol www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...

acf.org.auFirst ever enforcement order halting deforestation welcome, but this…ACF has welcomed the first ever environment protection order issued by the new national EPA to halt deforestation on a north Queensland cattle property…

The new national EPA has issued its first-ever order to stop deforestation — to a cattle property in far north Qld — after the land clearing was exposed by ACF investigations. #auspol www.acf.org.au/news/first-e...

abc.net.auHigh Court's coalmine emissions ruling says 'the quiet part out loud'Activists, politicians and the resources sector are fired up about a High Court ruling over a planning statute.

There came a time when we understood that asbestos was a product that when you used it as intended would cause harm. That's now the case with coal and gas. We don't mine and export asbestos anymore. #auspol www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...

theguardian.comHunter Valley community group wins landmark high court climate change case over Mount Pleasant coalmineRuling on Mount Pleasant coalmine shows ‘we cannot continue to dig up coal … and pretend the consequences have nothing to do with us’, group says

A Hunter Valley community group has won Australia’s first high court case to consider climate change. #auspol www.theguardian.com/environment/...

abc.net.auBreaking: High Court rules in favour of climate in Hunter Valley coal mine caseAustralia's High Court rules in favour of a Hunter Valley community group in a landmark climate ruling that could redraw how fossil fuel projects are approved in Australia.

BREAKING: A landmark ruling in the High Court has found planning authorities are required to consider local climate change effects when approving fossil fuel projects. (1/4) #auspol #climate www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...

The High Court has agreed with that judgement and found the project's planning approval needed to take into account local effects from climate change caused by emissions from its coal exports. (3/4)

The case is expected to have national implications for the way fossil fuel project approvals take global emissions and local climate change impacts into account. (4/4)

Three of the five judges found in favour of a Hunter Valley residents' group, which halted the Mount Pleasant mine expansion last year in the New South Wales Court of Appeal. (2/4)

smh.com.auFire, cyclones, extreme heat: Albanese’s hellish summer forecastThe prime minister told a gathering of Pacific leaders in Fiji that a combination of climate change and a monster El Nino would hit Australia hard.

At the meeting in Tuvalu, Pacific leaders said the world must stop making false promises and end its addiction to fossil fuels. #cop31 www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...

acf.org.auBanks continue to bankroll deforestation as ANZ and CommBank face…Australian banks continue to bankroll forest destruction that is cutting into threatened species habitat, increasing the severity of climate impacts and…

Australian banks continue to bankroll forest destruction that is cutting into threatened species habitat, increasing the severity of climate impacts and weakening the agricultural sector, new analysis by ACF shows. www.acf.org.au/news/banks-c...

“It’s really one of the world’s great animal migrations, and it’s worth thinking about why and how they are doing this... remember they are just passing through, on a pretty impressive journey.” www.news.com.au/finance/real...

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abc.net.auClimate change displaces Fiji villages in tents for five years - ABC PacificClimate leadership in the Pacific will take centre stage this week in Fiji and Tuvalu, as they host Pre-COP31, the preparatory talks for the next UN Climate Summit coming up next month in Türkiye.

In Fiji, the population of one village has been living in tents for more than five years, while another community has moved altogether to escape rising seas. #cop31 www.abc.net.au/pacific/prog...

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Australia’s climate credentials will face renewed scrutiny at the pre-COP summit in Fiji and Tuvalu this week. #auspol #cop31 au.news.yahoo.com/australia-fa...

au.news.yahoo.comAustralia to face heat on fossil fuels at climate talksAustralian leaders will face pressure over the nation's fossil fuel exports as they attend climate talks in the Pacific.