Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has been accused of secretly overruling her own department’s hand-picked Indigenous cultural assessor in her decision to declare a heritage order against the $1bn Regis gold mine in NSW, fuelling claims that the Albanese government made a political decision that has effectively scuttled the mine.
The question of how to reconstruct families that have become dysfunctional and stuck in “the welfare state” is central to Indigenous affairs in the most troubled remote towns and communities, Gija Walmajurri elder Ian Trust says.
Australian households could be hit with “cold showers” due to energy shortages, with the nation’s largest gas pipeline operator warning expensive gas will have to be imported into the country to fill the gap if pending projects are not approved.
Years of sustained pressure from governments and activists to reform the way they go about their work has left Australian farmers feeling undervalued by the public, but new research shows primary producers have more community support than they believe.
Day two of the 2024 Bush Summit has featured addresses from Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan and mining magnate Gina Rinehart, as attendees tune in to discussions over the key issues facing Australia’s regional communities.
We need a mindset change, and we need this quickly.
