'Inherently destructive': Trump moves world a step closer to commercial deep-sea mining
By Adelaide Miller, Peter de Kruijff, and Lucy Cooper

Scientists and legal experts warn against commercial deep-sea mining as US President Donald Trump signs an executive order opening up both US and international waters.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-02/deep-sea-mining-us-executive-order-sparks-condemnation/105224062

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What have Labor and the Coalition committed for the environment?
By Peter de Kruijff

With Australia in the grip of what many consider a biodiversity crisis, here's what the major parties have promised when it comes to nature laws and the environment.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2025-05-01/federal-election-2025-nature-laws-environmental-policies/105203334

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