Environmentalists want to see a quick closure of Australia’s dirtiest power station by 2012. But workers in the area fear that Gippsland could collapse once more if the government turns its back on them.

Could whales be neighbours with oil platforms? Federal Resources Minister Martin Ferguson has just released new offshore oil leases, and some lie in areas that are flagged as potential marine sanctuaries.

The campaign by environmental activists to close Hazelwood, Australia’s dirtiest power station, is set to intensify with a demonstration planned for Thursday. Jenny Jagerhorn reports. Image: simpsons fan 66

A new coal mine planned for north of Maryborough in Queensland has received significant financial backing, frustrating environmentalists.

Marine experts say damage from the Chinese oil tanker running aground on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef could be far worse that first thought, Joel Philp and Tara Egan report.

Ship movements in Newcastle, Australia, home to the world’s biggest coal port, came to a halt yesterday as environmental activists opposed to the expansion of the coal industry staged a harbour blockade. Matthew Knott reports.

A crucial scientific report has not been included in the environmental impact assessment of a new $16 billion gas project in Papua New Guinea, which received the final green-light from co-venturers last week.

While the world’s attention is focused on the 2009 Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, the Pacific Island country of New Caledonia is quietly struggling with its own climate change burden. Nicole Gooch reports from New Caledonia.

An international body for the protection of wetlands is investigating acute toxic pollution and a PNG government approved mining project at Lake Kutubu, according to an investigation by Calliste Weitenberg.

The case against oil giant Chevron may finally be coming to an end after at least 16 years in the court system, writes Sophie Palmer.