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PLANNING COMMISSION MAY APPROVE DELTA’S COAL MINE EXTENSION DESPITE FISH KILL JUDGEMENT

Jacquelene 8 February 2026

The NSW Independent Planning Commission (IPC) may determine whether it is in the public interest for the Delta Group to extend the life of coal mines near Lake Macquarie before the private company is sentenced in the NSW Land and Environment Court (LEC) for causing catastrophic fish kills in the […]

Saving our wetlands: download our free e-book

Jacquelene 15 November 2025

We’re concluding our series Saving Our Wetlands by giving readers access to our free e-book. Thanks to the Local Independent News Association (LINA), earlier this year The Point and sister publication, Central Coast Daily, were able to produce a series of articles about the perilous state of NSW wetlands. Now […]

Environmental Justice News

Doctors climate and health forum to coincide with emissions target debate

Jacquelene 1 September 2025

As the government prepares to make major decisions on Australia’s climate targets and nature policies, Doctors for the Environment Australia, the leading voice on climate and health, is holding a timely in-person and online public forum. This event will bring together influential local and international speakers from fields such as health, […]

Good Governance News

Parents for Climate go legal with minister

Jacquelene 31 August 2025

Parents for Climate has sent a legal letter to Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen, saying that, following the recent International Court of Justice advisory opinion and new scientific analysis, an emissions reduction target of net zero by 2035 to align with 1.5°C is now required to comply with […]

Social Justice news

Three brothers complete record-breaking row for clean water

Jacquelene 31 August 2025

Three Scottish brothers have set a new world record after completing the fastest human-powered crossing of the full Pacific Ocean. Rowers Jamie, Ewan, and Lachlan Maclean arrived in Cairns, Australia on Saturday August 30 at 1.52am UTC (11.52am local time), following a mammoth 139 days 5 hours and 52 minutes […]

Climate Change News

Aim high – new emissions data shows Australia can go big on 2035 targets

Jacquelene 25 August 2025

In response to new emissions data showing Australia’s emissions fell by 1.4% or 6.5 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent in the year to March 2025, the Australian Conservation Foundation’s climate and energy program manager Gavan McFadzean said: “This is what happens when you set an economy-wide target to cut emissions. “It sends […]

Environmental Justice News

Reframing doom-laden news reporting could be key to tackling climate crisis

Jacquelene 25 August 2025

Replacing doom-laden environmental reporting with hopeful, solutions-focused stories could be key to tackling the climate crisis, according to award-winning research from Charles Darwin University (CDU). CDU Lecturer in Linguistics (Faculty of Arts and Society) Dr Awni Etaywe and CDU Lecturer in Media and Journalism (Faculty of Arts and Society) Dr […]

Climate Change News

Increased EV uptake needed to reach 2035 targets

Jacquelene 25 August 2025

Australia’s ambitious 2035 climate target, which polling indicates now enjoys renewed popular support, will be missed by a huge margin if the nation slows down on its EV uptake, the Electric Vehicle Council has warned. The latest Resolve Political Monitor shows 44 per cent of Australian voters now support reducing the […]

Climate Change News

Teasing blue carbon out of wetland soils

Jacquelene 19 August 2025

Teasing apart the sources of organic carbon stored in coastal wetland soils around the world was the ‘grand challenge’ Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) scientists successfully tackled in a seminal blue carbon research paper recently published in Global Change Biology. Their work provides vital insights into how marine ecosystems can […]

Saving our wetlands – a recap

Jacquelene 19 August 2025

Earlier this year The Point embarked on a series of articles about the state of wetlands on the Central Coast – well here’s an update and some new videos. By Jacquelene Pearson Earlier this year we published a series of articles about wetlands – their importance, their fragility and the […]

Peak First Nations arts organisation to transition executive team

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Inquiry may provide justice for the maligned dingo

Social outcomes partnerships used to solve UK’s most ‘wicked problems’

Questions remain over IPC coal expansion consent

Greenpeace calls on Australian government to uphold international law and ensure safe passage of peaceful Gaza flotilla

Saving our wetlands: download our free e-book

Doctors climate and health forum to coincide with emissions target debate

Parents for Climate go legal with minister

Aim high – new emissions data shows Australia can go big on 2035 targets

Reframing doom-laden news reporting could be key to tackling climate crisis

Increased EV uptake needed to reach 2035 targets

Teasing blue carbon out of wetland soils

Saving our wetlands – a recap

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