The World Heritage Committee (WHC) is about to send a delegation to Australia for eight days to look at the Great Barrier Reef, writes Crikey naturalist Lionel Elmore.
World heritage listing
Minister’s delay on heritage listing puts Tarkine at risk with mining
In the next two weeks, the federal Environment Minister, Tony Burke, will decide whether a major mine in the Tarkine requires approval under federal environment law, write Deb Wilkinson and Andrew Macintosh from the Australian Centre for Environmental Law at the ANU.
Kevin of the hundred days: a KPIs tale
FDR saved America’s financial system. Bob Hawke held an economic summit and released a major economic statement. Kevin Rudd has… mission statements, challenge areas – and loads of inquiries, writes Bernard Keane.
