While Labour implodes, the Greens are busy accusing the BBC of all places of contributing to a “hostile environment” for asylum seekers. A useful reminder that things can always get worse on the left… Following the BBC’s investigation showing asylum lawyers are advising their clients to pretend to be gay to support their claims, the…
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When Victoria embarked on its four-bin system for household waste back in 2020, the goal was to position the state as a leader in recycling. The rollout of a purple-lidded bin for glass – a fourth bin alongside organics, recycling and rubbish – would be a “gamechanging” way to keep glass and other valuable resources…
An “incomprehensible” disaster is unfolding at wetlands in New South Wales after the state water agency abruptly stopped environmental flows in the state’s north-west, leading to the deaths of turtles, waterbirds, frogs and sheep. Researchers from the University of New England (UNE) have been desperately trying to help more than 300 turtles they say have…
Footage supplied by the office of the Greens legislative council member Cate Faehrmann shows scientists digging to reach broad-shelled turtles stuck under boggy mud in the Gingham watercourse. Researchers from the University of New England have been desperately trying to help more than 300 turtles they say have been left to die in the Gwydir wetlands…
Press releasePublished 17 Apr 2026 ImageJaka Ortar, Sustainably Yours /EEA The European Union’s greenhouse gas emissions fell a further 3% between 2023 and 2024, bringing the EU’s total emission reductions to 40% below 1990 levels, according to official EU data sent to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and a European Environment…
The Green Party has accused the BBC of creating a “hostile environment” for immigrants by publishing online an investigation that found asylum seekers could purchase falsified evidence that they were gay to bolster their claims. The party, which wants to pursue a “welcoming” migration policy, said the corporation gave an “entirely false impression” of Britain’s…
AB InBev partnered with media outlet Editora Globo in Brazil earlier this month to host a seminar exploring the role of collaboration between public authorities, private businesses and civil society in driving countries’ socioeconomic growth. The country’s Minister of Social Development, Wellington Dias, was among the government, business, academic and civil society leaders to participate in the…
Long-distance train operator CrossCountry has launched its 2026 Social Value report, outlining the positive impact of the business on people, places and the planet. Launched on Friday (17 April), the report demonstrates how CrossCountry embeds social value into everyday work – from improving rail accessibility and creating inclusive employment opportunities, to supporting communities and enabling…
Marybeth Collins For the past two or three years, a meaningful number of companies made a deliberate communications choice: say less about sustainability. Not because their programs were weak, but because the regulatory uncertainty, the litigation environment, and the reputational risk of being accused of greenwashing made visible commitment feel more dangerous than silence. Greenhushing…
