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.
Read more
Work to lift families out of dysfunction
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.
Read moreBush Summit 2024 | Mrs. Gina Rinehart AO – Orange speech
Orange speech
Read moreBush Summit 2024 | Mrs. Gina Rinehart AO – Launceston speech
Launceston speech
Read moreBush Summit 2024 | Mrs. Gina Rinehart AO – Bendigo speech
Bendigo speech
Read moreBush Summit 2024 | Mrs. Gina Rinehart AO – Townsville speech
Townsville speech
Read moreJacinta Allan and Gina Rinehart headline 2024 Bush Summit day two in Bendigo
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.
Read moreA bunch of drips
Bureaucrat bungling is the real reason we’re low on saline fluid.
Read moreBush Summit: Regions put living costs top of their concerns list
Cost-of-living pressure is the most universal issue among regional Australians, who say reducing price increases for household bills and other essential expenses should be a government priority.
Read moreNew climate reporting requirements will make exports uncompetitive, says National Farmers Federation
Farmers say their exports will become less competitive if Labor refuses to carve agriculture out of a key plank of its climate policy, raising pressure on Jim Chalmers to overhaul a mandatory requirement for companies to disclose climate risks.
Read more