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	<title><![CDATA[ Caring for our Country to support 43 projects across Australia ]]></title>
	<link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2012/mr20120208.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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	<description><![CDATA[ 43 groups from across Australia will benefit from increased support from the Gillard Government under Caring for our Country.  ]]></description>
	<pubDate>8 Feb 2012 15:08:00 +1100</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[ Bathurst water treatment upgrade to save 192 million litres a year ]]></title>
	<link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2012/mr20120203.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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	<description><![CDATA[ A $1.3 million upgrade to the Bathurst Water Filtration Plant will save up to 192 million litres of drinking water each year, significantly improving Bathurst's long-term water security.  ]]></description>
	<pubDate>03 Feb 2012 14:42:00 +1100</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[ $30 million wetlands project to water-proof the South ]]></title>
	<link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2012/mr20120201.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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	<description><![CDATA[ Work is underway on a $30 million wetlands project in Adelaide's South that will capture 2.8 billion litres of stormwater each year.  ]]></description>
	<pubDate>01 Feb 2012 12:39:00 +1100</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[ Grazing proposal in Victorian Alpine National Park clearly unacceptable ]]></title>
	<link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2012/mr20120131.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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	<description><![CDATA[ A proposal by the Victorian Government to reintroduce cattle to the National Heritage listed Alpine National Park in Victoria has been determined to be clearly unacceptable under national environmental law and will not proceed.  ]]></description>
	<pubDate>31 Jan 2012 12:42:00 +1100</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[ Interim committee to advise on coal seam gas and large coal mining ]]></title>
	<link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2012/mr20120127.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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	<description><![CDATA[ Environment and Water Minister Tony Burke has appointed an interim committee of experts to provide independent scientific advice on coal seam gas and large coal mining.  ]]></description>
	<pubDate>27 Jan 2012 13:16:00 +1000</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[ Drought proofing Tumbarumba ]]></title>
	<link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2012/mr20120124.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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	<description><![CDATA[ Tumbarumba residents will enjoy an increased supply of high-quality drinking water with a $4 million upgrade to the shire's water treatment plant. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>24 Jan 2012 14:29:00 +1100</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[ New Meteorology Office for Geraldton ]]></title>
	<link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2012/mr20120118.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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	<description><![CDATA[ A new purpose-built Bureau of Meteorology weather observation office has been opened today in Geraldton. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>18 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[ Landmark conservation agreement signed to protect Tasmania's native forests ]]></title>
	<link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2012/mr20120113.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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	<description><![CDATA[ The Gillard Government today signed a major new Conservation Agreement with the Tasmanian Government that marks the next step in progressing the historic Tasmanian Forests Intergovernmental Agreement. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>13 Jan 2012 13:49:00 +1100</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[ Jordan River Levee added to the national heritage list ]]></title>
	<link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20111223.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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	<description><![CDATA[ Environment Minister Tony Burke has today placed the Jordan River Levee on Australia's National Heritage List. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>23 Dec 2011 11:08:00 +1100</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[ Growth plan gets the go-ahead for sustainable Sydney ]]></title>
	<link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20111222.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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	<description><![CDATA[ The Australian and NSW governments have signed off on a program which paves the way for 30 years of sustainable growth in western Sydney. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>22 Dec 2011 10:41:00 +1100</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[ Government tables State of the Environment 2011 report ]]></title>
	<link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20111212a.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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	<description><![CDATA[ The Gillard Government today released the latest report card on the nation's environment, with the tabling of Australia State of the Environment 2011. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>12 Dec 2011 12:30:00 +1100</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[ New infrastructure projects for NSW irrigation districts ]]></title>
	<link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20111212.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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	<description><![CDATA[ Four new irrigation efficiency projects in NSW funded by the Gillard Government are set to provide an average of over 75 gigalitres to help bridge the gap to sustainable diversion limits under the final Murray Darling Basin Plan. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>12 Dec 2011 08:35:00 +1100</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[ Biodiversity Fund opens for Australia's farmers and other land managers ]]></title>
	<link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20111209.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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	<description><![CDATA[ Applications for funding under a key part of the Gillard Government's strategy to cut carbon pollution and secure a clean energy future will open today. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>09 Dec 2011 09:58:00 +1100</pubDate>
	<category>Biodiversity</category>
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	<title><![CDATA[ Applications open for Suburban Jobs program ]]></title>
	<link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20111207b.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
	<guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20111207b.html</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[ Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, Tony Burke, today announced the opening of applications for the Suburban Jobs program. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>07 Dec 2011 14:46:00 +1100</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[ Liberals make excuses for violence at sea ]]></title>
	<link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20111207a.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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	<description><![CDATA[ Tony Abbott should reprimand his Opposition Environment spokesperson Greg Hunt for absolving whalers and whaling protestors of their responsibility for safety in the Southern Ocean. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>07 Dec 2011 14:29:00 +1100</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[ North-East Irrigation Scheme opened ]]></title>
	<link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20111206.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
	<guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20111206.html</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[ The Federal Minister for Water Tony Burke and the Minister for Primary Industries and Water Bryan Green today officially opened the first water scheme in the North-East under Tasmania's irrigation development plan. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>06 Dec 2011 11:50:00 +1100</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[ Improving groundwater knowledge in Victoria ]]></title>
	<link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20111202.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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	<description><![CDATA[ Parliamentary Secretary for Sustainability and Urban Water, Senator Don Farrell and Member for Ballarat, Catherine King, congratulated Southern Rural Water on today's launch at Bungaree of its new groundwater atlas. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>02 Dec 2011 15:13:00 +1100</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Traversing Antarctica: the Australian experience]]>
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      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20111201.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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        <![CDATA[A rare collection of Antarctic artefacts will be on display for the first time as part of a national touring exhibition celebrating Australia's connection with the icy continent. ]]>
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      <pubDate>01 Dec 2011 14:26:00 +1100</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Caring for our Country funding to protect Australia's natural environment]]>
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      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20111130.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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        <![CDATA[The Gillard Government will fund a further 43 projects across the nation to protect Australia's natural environment through the open call component of Caring for our Country. ]]>
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      <pubDate>30 Nov 2011 12:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Gillard Government acts to protect the Coral Sea]]>
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      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20111125.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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        <![CDATA[The Gillard Government announced today the proposed establishment of the world's largest marine protected area in the waters of the Coral Sea that fall within Australia's Exclusive Economic Zone. ]]>
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      <pubDate>25 Nov 2011 06:01:00 +1100</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Government response to Standing Committee on Regional Australia inquiry into the Guide to the Murray Darling Basin Plan]]>
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      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20111124.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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        <![CDATA[The Gillard Government today tabled its final response to the Standing Committee on Regional Australia's report Of Drought and Flooding Rains: Inquiry into the impact of the Guide to the Murray Darling Basin Plan in Regional Australia. ]]>
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      <pubDate>24 Nov 2011 16:14:47 +1100</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Murray-Darling Basin reform]]>
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      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/sp20111124.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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        <![CDATA[The Murray-Darling Basin Authority will release a Draft Plan for the Murray-Darling Basin on Monday 28th November. ]]>
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      <pubDate>24 Nov 2011 10:07:47 +1100</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Antarctic Bill strengthens environmental protection and safety]]>
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      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20111123.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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        <![CDATA[The Gillard Government today introduced legislation to strengthen environmental protection and tourist safety in Antarctica.]]>
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      <pubDate>23 Nov 2011 14:05:47 +1100</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Interview: Adam Spencer - coal seam gas]]>
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      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/tr20111122.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/tr20111122.html</guid>
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        <![CDATA[Environment Minister Tony Burke joins Adam Sencer to discuss the creation of a new independent scientific committee]]>
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      <pubDate>22 Nov 2011 15:45:00 +1100</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Your Community Heritage program grants applications now open]]>
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      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20111117.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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        <![CDATA[Applications are open for the Your Community Heritage program, a Gillard Government initiative to support community heritage across Australia.]]>
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      <pubDate>17 Nov 2011 16:05:47 +1100</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Chatswood invests in stormwater harvesting]]>
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      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20111115.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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        <![CDATA[Chatswood will reduce its potable water consumption by more than 80 per cent through an innovative new stormwater and rainwater harvesting project.]]>
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      <pubDate>15 Nov 2011 17:52:28 +1100</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Interview: Alan Jones - Water purchasing]]>
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      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/tr20111115.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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        <![CDATA[Environment Minister Tony Burke joins Alan Jones to discuss water in Mildura]]>
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      <pubDate>15 Nov 2011 16:19:00 +1100</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Hawkesbury health boost from water re-use scheme]]>
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      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20111114.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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        <![CDATA[The Hawkesbury River's health will receive a boost thanks to an Australian Government funded wastewater re-use scheme at South Windsor.]]>
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      <pubDate>14 Nov 2011 16:46:29 +1100</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Interview:  Barrie Cassidy - Insiders, ABC Television: Murray-Darling Basin Plan]]>
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      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/tr20111113.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/tr20111113.html</guid>
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        <![CDATA[Environment Minister Tony Burke joins Insiders to discuss the upcoming release of the Murray-Darling Basin water plan.]]>
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      <pubDate>13 Nov 2011 15:14:00 +1100</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Gillard government releasese a draft marine plan for Australia's temperate east region]]>
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      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20111111a.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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        <![CDATA[The Gillard Government today released the draft marine bioregional plan and proposed marine reserves network for Australia's Temperate East Marine Region.]]>
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      <pubDate>11 Nov 2011 12:31:47 +1100</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Reef Guardian Schools rewarded for their efforts]]>
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      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20111111.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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        <![CDATA[Ten Queensland Reef Guardian Schools will be rewarded for their commitment to keeping the Great Barrier Reef healthy through environmental initiatives undertaken in the past year.]]>
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      <pubDate>11 Nov 2011 11:55:59 +1100</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Cheaper rent for students eases pressure on rental market]]>
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      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20111109.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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        <![CDATA[More affordable housing for students in Geelong and Warrnambool is now a step closer with 400 studio apartments to be built under a Gillard Government scheme to provide more properties for rent below the market rate.]]>
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      <pubDate>09 Nov 2011 13:51:22 +1100</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Recycling regulations for televisions and computers]]>
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      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20111108.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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        <![CDATA[A national recycling scheme for televisions and computers came a step closer today with the making of regulations under the new Product Stewardship Act.]]>
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      <pubDate>08 Nov 2011 08:46:29 +1100</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Post offices placed on Commonwealth Heritage List]]>
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      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20111107.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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        <![CDATA[Minister for Sustainability, Tony Burke, today announced the inclusion of 43 post offices from around Australia on the Commonwealth Heritage List.]]>
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      <pubDate>07 Nov 2011 12:56:29 +1100</pubDate>
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      <title>
        <![CDATA[Significant Step Forward for Marine Protected Areas in the Southern Ocean]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20111104a.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20111104a.html</guid>
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        <![CDATA[The Gillard Government has welcomed today's decision on establishing marine protected areas in the Southern Ocean as a significant advance in Antarctic protection.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>04 Nov 2011 17:02:00 +1100</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Sustainable growth secured for Molonglo]]>
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      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20111104.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20111104.html</guid>
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        <![CDATA[The Australian and ACT Governments have agreed on a plan that will provide certainty for long-term growth in the nation's capital and one that will minimise the footprint from development on the natural environment.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>04 Nov 2011 11:15:00 +1100</pubDate>
      <category>Burke</category>
      <category>Sustainability</category>
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      <title>
        <![CDATA[Address to Peter Cullen Trus]]>
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      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/sp20111104.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/sp20111104.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Speech: Tony Burke address to Peter Cullen Trust on the impportance and application of science in sustainability and environment public policy decisions.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>04 Nov 2011 10:51:22 +1100</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Address to the Australian Water Association]]>
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      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/sp20111103.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/sp20111103.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Speech: Tony Burke speaks about the Murray Darling Basin.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>03 Nov 2011 18:31:00 +1100</pubDate>
      <category>Burke</category>
      <category>Water</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[A new era in national water resource reporting]]></title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20111103.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20111103.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Australia's first National Water Account unveiled today provides the most accurate and robust reporting to date of one our most essential natural resources.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>03 Nov 2011 09:55:00 +1100</pubDate>
      <category>Water</category>
      <category>Farrell</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Liberal Party threatens Tasmanian jobs]]></title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20111102.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20111102.html</guid>
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        <![CDATA[The Liberal Party has put countless jobs, millions of dollars in assistance and the protection of hundreds of thousands of hectares of forest at risk by calling for the Gillard Government to abandon the Tasmanian Forests Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA).]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>02 Nov 2011 20:03:00 +1100</pubDate>
      <category>Biodiversity</category>
      <category>Burke</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Decision date for koala threatened species listing extended]]></title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20111031.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20111031.html</guid>
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        <![CDATA[Federal Environment Minister, Tony Burke, today extended the due date for his decision on whether to add the koala to the list of nationally threatened species, following new information and the recommendations of the Senate inquiry.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>31 Oct 2011 14:32:00 +1100</pubDate>
      <category>Water</category>
      <category>Burke</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Stormwater harvesting to save Geraldton's precious drinking water supplies]]></title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20111027.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20111027.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[A new stormwater harvesting and reuse project in Geraldton, Western Australia, will save more than 745 million litres of drinking water each year by 2014.]]>
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      <pubDate>27 Oct 2011 16:52:00 +1100</pubDate>
      <category>Water</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Minister to progress conservation efforts in Coral Triangle]]></title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20111027.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20111027.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Environment Minister Tony Burke is leading Australia's delegation to the 3rd Coral Triangle Initiative Ministerial Meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>27 Oct 2011 07:46:00 +1100</pubDate>
      <category>Biodiversity</category>
      <category>Burke</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[New generation weather forecasting for South Australia]]></title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20111026.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20111026.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[The Bureau of Meteorology is today releasing a major upgrade to its forecast and warning services for South Australia.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>26 Oct 2011 16:24:00 +1100</pubDate>
      <category>Sustainability</category>
      <category>Farrell</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Royal opening of award winning stormwater project]]></title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20111025.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20111025.html</guid>
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        <![CDATA[Rain Bank, Brisbane's innovative new stormwater harvesting and reuse centre, has been opened by Her Majesty the Queen in the presence of the His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh, Senator Don Farrell, Parliamentary Secretary for Sustainability and Urban Water, and Queensland Premier Anna Bligh.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>25 Oct 2011 16:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
      <category>Water</category>
      <category>Farrell</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[First Fleet shipwreck added to National Heritage List]]></title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20111025.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20111025.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[The Gillard Government will place the only known shipwreck of a vessel from the First Fleet on the National Heritage List, providing it with Australia's highest form of heritage recognition.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>25 Oct 2011 14:30:00 +1100</pubDate>
      <category>Heritage</category>
      <category>Burke</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sun shines on innovative new solar project]]></title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20111024.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20111024.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Work on one of the country's biggest business solar power projects has now begun at the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority's Reef HQ Aquarium in Townsville, north Queensland.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>24 Oct 2011 10:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
      <category>Sustainability</category>
      <category>Burke</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Protection for Australian Alps from cattle grazing]]></title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20111021.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20111021.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[A new regulation under national environmental law will stop the Baillieu Government from reintroducing cattle to the Alpine National Park in Victoria without proper assessment of the potential for environmental damage.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>21 Oct 2011 06:26:00 +1100</pubDate>
      <category>Environment protection</category>
      <category>Burke</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Goulburn's water supply secured against drought ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20111020.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20111020.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Goulburn residents will benefit from a secure water supply in times of drought following the completion of the emergency Wingecarribee to Goulburn pipeline.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>20 Oct 2011 16:25:00 +1100</pubDate>
      <category>Water</category>
      <category>Farrell</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Australian Heritage Week 2012 announced ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20111020.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20111020.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Federal Heritage Minister, Tony Burke, today announced that Australian Heritage Week 2012 will run from 14 - 22 April.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>20 Oct 2011 08:50:00 +1100</pubDate>
      <category>Heritage</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Stormwater harvesting for Melbourne Park]]></title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20111019.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20111019.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[A $5.9 million stormwater harvesting project at Melbourne Park is well on its way to seeing gardens watered and toilets flushed with treated stormwater, saving precious drinking water.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>19 Oct 2011 16:38:00 +1100</pubDate>
      <category>Water</category>
      <category>Farrell</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Northern Victoria Irrigation Renewal Project Stage 2 agreement]]></title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20111018.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20111018.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[The Australian and Victorian governments have reached a new agreement to deliver the nation's largest irrigation infrastructure renewal project.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>18 Oct 2011 11:34:00 +1100</pubDate>
      <category>Water</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Stormwater creating a green future for Kardinia Park]]></title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20111014.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20111014.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Kardinia Park, home to AFL Premiers Geelong Football Club, will be kept green through sustainable stormwater reuse technology.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>14 Oct 2011 14:33:00 +1100</pubDate>
      <category>Water</category>
      <category>Farrell</category>
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        <![CDATA[Fellowship to tell the story of the first woman to see Antarctica]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20111014.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20111014.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Environment Minister Tony Burke today announced Australian writer and academic Jesse Blackadder had received the 2011 Australian Antarctic Arts Fellowship.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>14 Oct 2011 11:43:00 +1100</pubDate>
      <category>Antarctica</category>
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        <![CDATA[Productivity Commission final report into Australia's urban water sector]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20111012.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20111012.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[The Productivity Commission report on Australia's urban water sector has been released today.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>12 Oct 2011 11:01:00 +1100</pubDate>
      <category>Water</category>
      <category>Farrell</category>
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        <![CDATA[Olympic Dam mine expansion approved]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20111010.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20111010.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[A proposed expansion of Olympic Dam mine in South Australia has received approval under federal environmental law, Environment Minister Tony Burke announced today. ]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>10 Oct 2011 13:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
      <category>Environment protection</category>
      <category>Burke</category>
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        <![CDATA[Applications open for $100 million to support housing in regional Australia]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20111007.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20111007.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Local councils in regional centres across Australia are being invited to apply for Gillard Government funding to support more affordable housing in their communities.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>07 Oct 2011 10:27:00 +1100</pubDate>
      <category>Sustainability</category>
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        <![CDATA[Schools and sporting clubs to benefit from stormwater harvesting]]>
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      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20111006.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20111006.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[School and sporting club fields in the City of Onkaparinga south of Adelaide will be kept green with water from the newly-completed Christie Creek stormwater irrigation system.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>06 Oct 2011 13:08:00 +1100</pubDate>
      <category>Water</category>
      <category>Farrell</category>
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      <title>
        <![CDATA[Fish River - Conservation helps close the gap]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20111006.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20111006.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[The groundbreaking purchase of a stunning property along the Northern Territory's Daly River is providing an exciting new model for nature conservation and Indigenous employment.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>06 Oct 2011 12:38:00 +1100</pubDate>
      <category>Biodiversity</category>
      <category>Burke</category>
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      <title>
        <![CDATA[International celebration of significant Antarctic milestone]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20111004.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20111004.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Former Australian Prime Minister, the Hon Bob Hawke and former French Prime Minister, the Hon Michel Rocard will today address a symposium in Hobart to mark the 20th anniversary of the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty, known as the Madrid Protocol.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>04 Oct 2011 10:09:00 +1100</pubDate>
      <category>Antarctica</category>
      <category>Burke</category>
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      <title>
        <![CDATA[Cheaper rent for thousands of Australians through the National Rental Affordability Scheme]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20111003.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20111003.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Thousands of low to moderate income households will have access to more affordable rental accommodation under the next round of the Gillard Government's National Rental Affordability Scheme]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>03 Oct 2011 22:01:00 +1100</pubDate>
      <category>Sustainability</category>
      <category>Burke</category>
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      <title>
        <![CDATA[New weather radar for Townsville]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20110928.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://draft.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20110928.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[A new weather radar in the Bureau of Meteorology's observations network will be commissioned in Townsville today.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>28 Sep 2011 14:20:00 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Sustainability</category>
      <category>Farrell</category>
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      <title>
        <![CDATA[Environmental approval for proposed Wheatstone project]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110922b.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110922b.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Tony Burke, Minister for the Environment, today welcomed the tabling of a Senate Committee inquiry into the Koala.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>22 Sep 2011 15:37:00 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Environment protection</category>
      <category>Burke</category>
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      <title>
        <![CDATA[Gillard Government welcomes koala inquiry report]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110922a.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110922a.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Tony Burke, Minister for the Environment, today welcomed the tabling of a Senate Committee inquiry into the Koala.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>22 Sep 2011 14:50:00 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Biodiversity</category>
      <category>Burke</category>
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      <title>
        <![CDATA[Government committed to Forest Agreement]]>
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      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110922.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110922.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[The Gillard and Giddings governments today announced the make-up of the Independent Expert Group to verify the high conservation values of native forests nominated under the Tasmanian Forests Intergovernmental Agreement and their compatibility with sustainable wood supply requirements for industry.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>22 Sep 2011 12:30:00 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Biodiversity</category>
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      <title>
        <![CDATA[New Murray-Darling water purchase rounds in the northern basin]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110921a.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110921a.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Water Minister Tony Burke today announced three new water purchasing tenders in the northern Murray Darling Basin.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>21 Sep 2011 13:15:00 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Water</category>
      <category>Burke</category>
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      <title>
        <![CDATA[World's largest living coral reef aquarium wins international education award]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110921.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110921.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[The national education centre for the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park has scooped a prestigious international award for its outstanding educational services.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>21 Sep 2011 10:15:00 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Burke</category>
      <category>Water</category>
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      <title>
        <![CDATA[2011 Finalised Priority Assessment List Announced]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110914b.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110914b.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Environment Minister Tony Burke today released the 2011 list of priority native species, ecological communities and threatening processes to be considered for protection under national law.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>14 Sep 2011 13:38:00 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Burke</category>
      <category>Biodiversity</category>
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        <![CDATA[Environmental approval for sustainable agriculture in east Kimberley]]>
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      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110914.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110914a.html</guid>
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        <![CDATA[Environment Minister Tony Burke today approved the expansion of irrigated agriculture in the east Kimberley in Western Australia under national environmental law.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>14 Sep 2011 13:30:00 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Burke</category>
      <category>Biodiversity</category>
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      <title>
        <![CDATA[TV and computer recycling regulations released for public comment]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20110912.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20110912.htm</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[The Australian Government today released draft Regulations for a national, industry-led Television and Computer Recycling Scheme.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>12 Sep 2011 18:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Farrell</category>
      <category>Sustainability</category>
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        <![CDATA[Protection for Cape York Peninsula]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110908b.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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        <![CDATA[The Gillard Government, in partnership with the Bligh Government, today announced $23 million in new funding to protect the rich environmental and cultural values of Cape York Peninsula.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>08 Sep 2011 11:23:00 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Burke</category>
      <category>Biodiversity</category>
    </item>
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      <title>
        <![CDATA[$5 million to support better management of dugongs]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110908a.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110908a.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[The role of Indigenous communities in protecting and managing dugongs will be expanded under a new $5 million Gillard Government package announced today.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>08 Sep 2011 11:22:00 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Burke</category>
      <category>Biodiversity</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Solar array turns ANU campus into a Green classroom]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20110907.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20110907.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[A new photo-voltaic solar array at the Australian National University (ANU) will reduce the campus's carbon emissions, feed energy back into the grid and help educate the community about energy conservation measures.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>07 Sep 2011 13:30:00 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Farrell</category>
      <category>Sustainability</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Perth's water supply more secure with opening of desalination plant]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20110902.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20110902.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Perth residents will benefit from a climate independent source of water now that the Southern Seawater Desalination Plant near Binningup is open.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>02 Sep 2011 17:13:00 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Farrell</category>
      <category>Water</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Central Coast's Future Water Supplies Secured]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20110831.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20110831.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Central Coast residents will benefit from a secure supply of water following the completion of the Mardi-Mangrove Pipeline Link project, which links Wyong River and Ourimbah Creek to Mangrove Creek Dam.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>31 Aug 2011 13:12:00 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Farrell</category>
      <category>Water</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[West Kimberley added to National Heritage List]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110831.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110831.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[The iconic west Kimberley will be placed on Australia's National Heritage List, Environment Minister Tony Burke announced today.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>31 Aug 2011 12:05:21 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Burke</category>
      <category>Heritage</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Address to National Press Club]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/tr20110824.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/tr20110824.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Speech: Australian Government response to to the Report of the independent review of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>24 Aug 2011 18:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Burke</category>
      <category>Environment protection</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Reforms better for the environment, better for business]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110824.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110824.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Environment Minister Tony Burke today outlined the first major overhaul the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 since it was created more than a decade ago, which includes the Government's response to an independent review of the Act by Allan Hawke AC.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>24 Aug 2011 13:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Burke</category>
      <category>Environment protection</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Draft north and north-west marine plans released]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110823.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110823.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[The Gillard Government today released draft marine bioregional plans and proposed marine reserves networks to protect Australia's north and north-west marine environment.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>23 Aug 2011 11:23:00 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Burke</category>
      <category>Biodiversity</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[The Gillard Government welcomes national effort on litter]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110822.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110822.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Environment Minister, Tony Burke, and Parliamentary Secretary for Sustainability, Senator Don Farrell, today welcomed Keep Australia Beautiful's National Litter Index.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>22 Aug 2011 10:12:00 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Burke</category>
      <category>Farrell</category>
      <category>Sustainability</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Sustainable development for the Perth and Peel regions]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110818.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110818.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[The Australian and Western Australian governments have agreed on a process to provide long鬩幢ｽ｢隴趣ｽ｢繝ｻ・ｽ繝ｻ・ｻ鬩幢ｽ｢繝ｻ・ｧ髫ｰ繝ｻ竏槭・・ｽ繝ｻ・ｽ郢晢ｽｻ繝ｻ・ｽ驛｢譎｢・ｽ・ｻ郢晢ｽｻ繝ｻ・ｭterm certainty and cut red tape in the Perth and Peel regions, Environment and Communities Minister Tony Burke announced today.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>18 Aug 2011 16:17:09 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Burke</category>
      <category>Environment protection</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Progress on Product Stewardship of Tyres]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20110815.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20110815.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Parliamentary Secretary for Sustainability and Urban Water, Senator Don Farrell, has congratulated the tyre industry on progress made towards a voluntary product stewardship scheme for tyres.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>15 Aug 2011 11:20:30 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Farrell</category>
      <category>Sustainability</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Great Barrier Reef report card released]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110812.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110812.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Federal Environment Minister Tony Burke, and Queensland Minister for Environment Vicky Darling today announced the release of the Great Barrier Reef Water Quality Protection Plan First Report Card.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>12 Aug 2011 16:39:03 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Burke</category>
      <category>Biodiversity</category>
      <category>Water</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Have your say on tackling weeds in Australia's north]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110809.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110809.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Environment Minister Tony Burke today invited public comment on a draft plan to reduce the impact of weeds in northern Australia.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>09 Aug 2011 17:40:07 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Burke</category>
      <category>Biodiversity</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Release of Australian Heritage Council's national heritage assessment of the West Kimberley]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110808.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110808.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[The Minister for Sustainability, Tony Burke, has made public the final national heritage assessment of the West Kimberley region by the Australian Heritage Council.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>08 Aug 2011 12:03:14 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Burke</category>
      <category>Heritage</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Early works underway for Waterproofing the West]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20110808.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20110808.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Early works are now underway along Old Port Road on the $58.6 million Waterproofing the West - Stage One project.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>08 Aug 2011 11:19:52 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Farrell</category>
      <category>Water</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Connectivity to be restored through the Goolwa Channel]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110804.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110804.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[The Clayton Regulator in the Goolwa Channel will be removed following an agreement between the Australian and South Australian Governments.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>04 Aug 2011 06:01:00 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Burke</category>
      <category>Water</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Agreement On $228 Million Funding For Adelaide Desalination Plant]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20110803.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20110803.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[The Australian and South Australian Governments have finalised an
          agreement for Australian Government funding of $228 million towards the
          expansion of the Adelaide Desalination Plant to 100 gigalitres, as part
          of its total commitment of $328 million towards the plant.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>03 Aug 2011 16:29:08 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Farrell</category>
      <category>Water</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Will the Coalition's Real Water Spokesperson Please Step Forward]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110803.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110803.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Water Minister Tony Burke today called on Tony Abbott to come clean on where the Coalition stands on water reform and to clarify who speaks on behalf of the Coalition.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>03 Aug 2011 12:44:00 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Burke</category>
      <category>Water</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Gillard Government invests in sustainable agriculture]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110802.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110802.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[The Gillard Government will invest $66.4 million in the environment, sustainable agriculture and natural resource management projects under a new round of Country for our Country funding.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>02 Aug 2011 11:21:50 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Burke</category>
      <category>Biodiversity</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Infrastructure upgrades for South Australian irrigation communities]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110727.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110727.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[South Australian irrigators in the Murray-Darling Basin will benefit from funding for 21 projects to upgrade irrigation infrastructure.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>27 Jul 2011 09:57:50 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Burke</category>
      <category>Water</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[External review of the National Water Commission]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20110726.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20110726.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[The National Water Commission will be reviewed to assess the effectiveness and continuing appropriateness of its roles in promoting water reform objectives and outcomes.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>26 Jul 2011 17:11:35 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Farrell</category>
      <category>Water</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[The Henbury Conservation Project - leading the way in carbon farming]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110726.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110726.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[An Australian company is among the first to grasp the economic opportunity of a clean energy future, with a multimillion dollar project to establish a sustainable basis for carbon farming and long-term biodiversity conservation.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>26 Jul 2011 12:31:35 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Burke</category>
      <category>Biodiversity</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Address to the Sydney Institute]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/sp20110720.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/sp20110720.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Speech: climate change, the Murray Darling Basin, and protection of National Parks.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>20 Jul 2011 19:52:00 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Burke</category>
      <category>Biodiversity</category>
      <category>Water</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[State-of-the-art weather station for Ceduna]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20110719.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20110719.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[A vertical wind profiler, which replaces upper air wind observations using weather balloons, has
          been installed as part of a new, purpose-built meteorological office at Ceduna on South Australia鬯ｯ・ｩ陋ｹ繝ｻ・ｽ・ｽ繝ｻ・ｯ驛｢譎｢・ｽ・ｻ郢晢ｽｻ繝ｻ・ｶ鬯ｮ・ｯ繝ｻ・ｷ繝ｻ縺､ﾂ驛｢譎｢・ｽ・ｻ郢晢ｽｻ繝ｻ・ｱ
          west coast.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>19 Jul 2011 11:57:03 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Farrell</category>
      <category>Sustainability</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Review of the Bureau of Meteorology's Capacity]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20110718.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20110718.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[The Australian Bureau of Meteorology is being reviewed to assess its capacity to provide seasonal forecasting services and to respond to extreme weather events and natural disasters.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>18 Jul 2011 17:53:03 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Farrell</category>
      <category>Sustainability</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Alice Springs becoming water smart]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20110712.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20110712.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Alice Springs will save up to 1.6 billion litres of drinking water a year as part of a two-year initiative to reduce the pressure on groundwater resources in the local aquifer.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>12 Jul 2011 17:09:46 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Farrell</category>
      <category>Water</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Intervention on safety at sea]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/sp20110712.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/sp20110712.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Speech: address to the International Whaling Commission in Jersey, UK]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>12 Jul 2011 12:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Burke</category>
      <category>Biodiversity</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Launch of Blue Whale research project]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/sp20110712a.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/sp20110712a.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Speech: launch of the blue whale research project at the International Whaling Commission in Jersey, UK]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>12 Jul 2011 12:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Burke</category>
      <category>Biodiversity</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Australia's delegation to attend international whaling meeting]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110711.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110711.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Environment Minister Tony Burke is leading Australia's delegation to the 63rd annual International Whaling Commission (IWC) in Jersey, United Kingdom.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>11 Jul 2011 12:45:32 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Burke</category>
      <category>Biodiversity</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[$50 million to support Murrumbidgee Irrigation to boost efficiency]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110708a.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110708a.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Irrigation efficiency in the Murrumbidgee will be boosted by a Gillard Government project to upgrade water delivery systems and return water to
          the environment.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>08 Jul 2011 14:05:35 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Burke</category>
      <category>Water</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Gillard Government supports conservation and development efforts in the Coral Triangle]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110708.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110708.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[The Gillard Government will provide $2.5 million through the Coral Triangle Initiative to help its neighbours in their efforts to protect the region's marine environment and support sustainable livelihoods and food security.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>08 Jul 2011 10:49:00 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Burke</category>
      <category>Biodiversity</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Gillard Government backs Murray-Darling Basin irrigation projects]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110707.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110707.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Water Minister Tony Burke today announced delivery partners for the second round of grants under the Government's successful On-Farm Irrigation Efficiency Program which is helping irrigation communities boost efficiency in on-farm water use and returning more water to the environment.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>07 Jul 2011 09:32:00 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Burke</category>
      <category>Water</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[WWF praise for Australia's natural safety net]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110706.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110706.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[An independent audit by WWF-Australia has praised efforts to build the National Reserve System as 'arguably the Australian Government's biggest conservation success story'.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>06 Jul 2011 12:28:00 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Burke</category>
      <category>Biodiversity</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Grants for environment, heritage and sustainability organisations]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110701.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110701.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[The Gillard Government will expand a program that supports community-based environment and heritage groups to groups and organisations working to achieve a sustainable Australia.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>01 Jul 2011 11:45:18 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Burke</category>
      <category>Sustainability</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Temporary TV-takeback scheme up and running]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20110629.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrett/2011/mr20110629.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Residents in regional Victoria and New South Wales border areas will be able to drop off their old televisions for recycling from this Thursday, under a month-long, free initiative jointly funded by the Australian, Victorian and New South Wales governments.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>29 Jun 2011 08:17:12 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Sustainability</category>
      <category>Farrell</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Major upgrade to weather forecasting for Tasmania]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20110628.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrett/2011/mr20110628.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[The Bureau of Meteorology is today releasing a major upgrade to its forecast and warning services for Tasmania.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>28 Jun 2011 14:28:23 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Sustainability</category>
      <category>Farrell</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Federal environmental approval for Inpex's Ichthys project]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110628.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110628.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Environment minister Tony Burke has approved Inpex's Ichthys Browse Basin project, including a gas field facility, pipeline and processing facility, with strict environmental conditions.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>28 Jun 2011 10:58:00 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Environment protection</category>
      <category>Burke</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[World Heritage listing for Koongarra in Northern Territory]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110627.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110627.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[A decades'-long fight to protect the Koongarra area in the heart of Kakadu is almost over after the World Heritage Committee today decided to include it in the Kakadu World Heritage Area.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>27 Jun 2011 22:18:00 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Heritage</category>
      <category>Burke</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[New treatment plant secures Eurobodalla water supply]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20110627.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20110627.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Eurobodalla Shire鬯ｯ・ｩ陋ｹ繝ｻ・ｽ・ｽ繝ｻ・ｯ驛｢譎｢・ｽ・ｻ郢晢ｽｻ繝ｻ・ｶ鬯ｮ・ｯ繝ｻ・ｷ繝ｻ縺､ﾂ驛｢譎｢・ｽ・ｻ郢晢ｽｻ繝ｻ・ｱ growing communities will have safe and secure water supply following the
          opening of the new Northern Water Treatment Plant.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>27 Jun 2011 12:46:00 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Water</category>
      <category>Farrell</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Southern suburbs tap into recycled water]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20110627a.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20110627a.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Residents in Adelaide鬯ｯ・ｩ陋ｹ繝ｻ・ｽ・ｽ繝ｻ・ｯ驛｢譎｢・ｽ・ｻ郢晢ｽｻ繝ｻ・ｶ鬯ｮ・ｯ繝ｻ・ｷ繝ｻ縺､ﾂ驛｢譎｢・ｽ・ｻ郢晢ｽｻ繝ｻ・ｱ south will now use high-quality recycled water in and around their properties following the completion of the $62.6 million Southern Urban Reuse Project.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>27 Jun 2011 14:08:00 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Water</category>
      <category>Farrell</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Safe and secure water for Bellbrook]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20110625.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20110625.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[A new drinking water treatment plant will ensure Bellbrook residents have a safe, secure and clean drinking water supply.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>25 Jun 2011 14:15:00 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Water</category>
      <category>Farrell</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[World Heritage listing for Australia's Ningaloo Coast]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110624b.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110624b.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Western Australia's stunning Ningaloo Coast has been added to the World Heritage List.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>24 Jun 2011 22:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Heritage</category>
      <category>Burke</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Gillard Government boosts Indigenous heritage protection]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110624.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110624.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Federal Heritage Minister, Tony Burke, today announced that the Gillard Government would provide funding to help identify, protect and share Australia's Indigenous heritage.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>24 Jun 2011 13:57:00 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Heritage</category>
      <category>Burke</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Australia celebrates fifty years of the Antarctic treaty]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110623.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110623.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Australia is one of the 12 original signatories to the Antarctic Treaty which entered into force 50 years ago this week and includes key provisions guaranteeing peaceful use of the region.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>23 Jun 2011 18:51:00 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Antarctica</category>
      <category>Burke</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Product stewardship legislation passes Parliament]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20110622.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20110622a.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Landmark legislation that will reduce the negative environmental, health and safety impacts of products - including televisions and computers - has been passed by the Australian Parliament today.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>22 Jun 2011 17:45:00 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Sustainability</category>
      <category>Farrell</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Community feedback on marine reserves at halfway point]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110622a.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110622a.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Environment Minister Tony Burke today encouraged communities to take the opportunity to get involved in the development of marine reserves and bioregional planning in Australia's south-west, with 45 days remaining in a three month consultation period.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>22 Jun 2011 17:45:00 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Biodiversity</category>
      <category>Burke</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Golden pipeline shines]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110622.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110622.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Sustainability and Communities Minister Tony Burke today announced that the WA Goldfields Water Supply Scheme had been added to the National Heritage List.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>22 Jun 2011 12:30:00 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Environment protection</category>
      <category>Heritage</category>
      <category>Burke</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Community invited to comment on proposed refusal of Hummock Hill Island development]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110621a.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110621a.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Environment Minister Tony Burke today announced his proposed decision to refuse a residential and tourist development in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area and invited members of the public to comment on the proposed decision.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>21 Jun 2011 17:35:00 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Environment protection</category>
      <category>Burke</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Governor General awards 2011 Antarctic Medal]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110621.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110621.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Leading Antarctic Marine Biologist, Dr Stephen Nicol, and a Master of Australia's Antarctic research and resupply vessel, Captain Murray Doyle, have been awarded the 2011 Antarctic Medal.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>21 Jun 2011 11:39:00 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Antarctica</category>
      <category>Burke</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[$100 million for stormwater harvesting and reuse projects]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20110619.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20110619.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Parliamentary Secretary for Sustainability and Urban Water, Senator Don Farrell, today announced the opening of a third stormwater grants round to ease pressure on drinking water supplies and improve the quality of our urban waterways.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>19 Jun 2011 12:49:00 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Water</category>
      <category>Farrell</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Landmark Product Stewardship Bill passes the Senate]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20110615.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20110615.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Landmark legislation that will reduce waste, increase recycling, and manage the environmental, health and safety impacts of products has been unanimously passed by the Senate today.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>15 Jun 2011 13:59:00 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Sustainability</category>
      <category>Farrell</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Minister welcomes settlement between SA and Victoria]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110614.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110614.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Water Minister Tony Burke today welcomed the settlement between South Australia and Victoria on water trading rules.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>14 Jun 2011 17:50:00 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Water</category>
      <category>Burke</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Large scale environmental water release for Murrumbidgee wetlands]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110610.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110610.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[More than 150 gigalitres of water recovered for the environment will be delivered to hundreds of wetlands along the Murrumbidgee River, benefiting the Murray system as far downstream as South Australia's Lower Lakes and Coorong.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>10 Jun 2011 13:47:29 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Water</category>
      <category>Burke</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Deadline extended for West Kimberley National Heritage decision]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011//mr20110609.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011//mr20110609.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Environment Minister Tony Burke has extended the deadline for a decision about National Heritage listing of the west Kimberley until the end of August to allow further community consultation and further consideration of whether the proposed heritage values are sufficiently comprehensive.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>09 Jun 2011 15:19:55 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Environment protection</category>
      <category>Heritage</category>
      <category>Burke</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Call for nominations for Environmentalist of the Year]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011//mr20110608.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011//mr20110608.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Environment Minister Tony Burke has called for nominations for the 2011 Prime Minister's Environmentalist of the Year Award and the Environment Minister's Young Environmentalist of the Year Award.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>08 Jun 2011 15:32:29 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Environment protection</category>
      <category>Burke</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Water reuse scheme benefits Hawkesbury River]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011//mr20110606.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011//mr20110606.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Construction of a treated wastewater re-use scheme at South Windsor as part of an Australian Government funded project to improve the health of the Hawkesbury River has progressed significantly.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>06 Jun 2011 17:40:29 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Water</category>
      <category>Farrell</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[World Environment Day delivers $86 million for Murray River]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011//mr20110605.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011//mr20110605.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Federal Water and Environment Minister Tony Burke and South Australia鬯ｯ・ｩ陋ｹ繝ｻ・ｽ・ｽ繝ｻ・ｯ驛｢譎｢・ｽ・ｻ郢晢ｽｻ繝ｻ・ｶ鬯ｮ・ｯ繝ｻ・ｷ繝ｻ縺､ﾂ驛｢譎｢・ｽ・ｻ郢晢ｽｻ繝ｻ・ｱ Water and Environment Minister Paul Caica today outlined $86.7 million for a new project to improve the river鬯ｯ・ｩ陋ｹ繝ｻ・ｽ・ｽ繝ｻ・ｯ驛｢譎｢・ｽ・ｻ郢晢ｽｻ繝ｻ・ｶ鬯ｮ・ｯ繝ｻ・ｷ繝ｻ縺､ﾂ驛｢譎｢・ｽ・ｻ郢晢ｽｻ繝ｻ・ｱ health and resilience of its wetlands and floodplains from the Victorian border to Wellington.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>05 Jun 2011 12:02:00 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Water</category>
      <category>Burke</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[New pipeline benefits Townsville community]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20110602.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20110602.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[The last piece of a 27 kilometre pipeline to capture and redirect wastewater from the northern areas of Townsville was laid today at the Mt St John Wastewater Treatment Plant.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>02 Jun 2011 17:38:35 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Water</category>
      <category>Farrell</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Statement on Standing Committee on Regional Australia inquiry into the Murray Darling Basin Plan]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110602.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110602.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[The Minister for Regional Australia, Simon Crean, the Minister for Water, Tony Burke and the Minister for Agriculture, Joe Ludwig, today welcomed the report by the Standing Committee on Regional Australia into the impact of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>02 Jun 2011 13:45:07 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Water</category>
      <category>Burke</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[More than $3.8 million for Cairns Regional Council water saving projects]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20110601.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20110601.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Communities in the Cairns region are benefitting from Australian Government funding that will help them secure their water supplies.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>01 Jun 2011 16:08:07 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Water</category>
      <category>Farrell</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Greening Sydney Harbour landmarks]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20110530.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20110530.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Two iconic Sydney Harbour landmarks, Cockatoo Island and North Head Sanctuary, are now showing the benefits of water harvesting, energy generation and energy efficient technology funded through the Australian Government's Green Precinct Fund.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>30 May 2011 15:45:00 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Environment protection</category>
      <category>Heritage</category>
      <category>Farrell</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Sydney Harbour Federation Trust board appointments announced]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20110525.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20110525.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Senator Don Farrell, Parliamentary Secretary for Sustainability and Urban Water, today announced the appointment of six members to the Board of the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>25 May 2011 10:50:00 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Water</category>
      <category>Farrell</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Operation CETUS to protect migrating whales]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110523a.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110523a.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[The Gillard Government, in partnership with state and territory agencies, will launch an operation to protect migrating whales from disturbance this migration season.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>23 May 2011 15:50:00 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Biodiversity</category>
      <category>Burke</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Uunguu - a conservation milestone in the Kimberley]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110523.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110523.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[More than 3,400 square kilometres of spectacular north Kimberley coastline will be protected with the declaration today of the Uunguu Indigenous Protected Area (IPA).]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>23 May 2011 14:15:00 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Environment protection</category>
      <category>Burke</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[First Major Irrigation Project Launched]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110520.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110520.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[The Minister for Primary Industries and Water Bryan Green today pushed
          the button on the first major irrigation project to be completed under
          Tasmania's $400 million water development strategy.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>20 May 2011 13:46:00 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Water</category>
      <category>Burke</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[$118 million for Coorong and Lower Lakes recovery]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110518.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110518.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[The Gillard Government will provide an additional $118 million to ensure a healthy and sustainable future for South Australia's Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth region.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>18 May 2011 11:25:00 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Water</category>
      <category>Burke</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Nominations open for Prime Minister's Water Wise Award]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20110516.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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        <![CDATA[Commercial and industrial companies that can demonstrate recent water savings are encouraged to nominate for the 2011 Prime Minister's Water Wise Award.]]>
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      <pubDate>16 May 2011 14:20:00 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Water</category>
      <category>Farrell</category>
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      <title>
        <![CDATA[Launch of the sustainable population strategy]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/tr20110513.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/tr20110513.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Speech: lecture discussing sustainable population in Australia and the launch of Sustainable Australia - Sustainable Communities]]>
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      <pubDate>13 May 2011 12:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Burke</category>
      <category>Sustainability</category>
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      <title>
        <![CDATA[Gillard Government delivers first sustainable population strategy]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110513.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110513.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[The Gillard Government today released the nation's first ever dedicated sustainable population strategy which sets out the framework, backed by new funding for a sustainable Australia.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>13 May 2011 14:20:00 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Sustainability</category>
      <category>Burke</category>
    </item>
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      <title>
        <![CDATA[New National Housing Supply Council Appointments]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110512a.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110512a.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Minister for Sustainability, Population and Communities, Tony Burke, today announced the new membership of the National Housing Supply Council to support housing affordability by providing essential information and analysis on housing supply across Australia.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>12 May 2011 15:35:00 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Sustainability</category>
      <category>Burke</category>
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      <title>
        <![CDATA[Appointments of new chief executive of the Murray-Darling Basin Authority & new chair of the National Water Commission]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110512.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110512.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Tony Burke, Minister for Water, today announced the resignation of the Chief Executive of the Murray-Darling Basin Authority, Mr Rob Freeman.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>12 May 2011 13:35:00 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Water</category>
      <category>Burke</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Rainwater and greywater rebates to conclude]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20110510.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20110510.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[The Australian Government's National Rainwater and Greywater Initiative household rebates are no longer available for rainwater tanks or greywater systems purchased after 10 May 2011 and the scheme will cease altogether in November.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>10 May 2011 20:05:00 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Water</category>
      <category>Farrell</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[$150 million to lay the foundations for a sustainable Australia]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110510a.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110510a.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[The Gillard Government will lay the foundations for a sustainable Australia with new investments to encourage the creation of employment precincts in outer metropolitan suburbs, support for regional areas to plan for future growth and housing supply, and new indicators to measure the nation's sustainability needs.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>10 May 2011 19:30:00 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Sustainability</category>
      <category>Burke</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Protecting Australia's unique marine life]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110510b.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110510b.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[The Gillard Government will invest $9.7 million for the management of proposed marine reserves and bioregional plans being developed to protect Australia's marine life for future generations.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>10 May 2011 19:30:00 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Biodiversity</category>
      <category>Burke</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Gillard Government delivers boost for environment and heritage]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110510c.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110510c.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Farmers and local land managers will receive ongoing support for vital work to protect endangered ecological communities in the 2011-12 Budget.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>10 May 2011 19:30:00 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Environment protection</category>
      <category>Heritage</category>
      <category>Burke</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Australia continues to lead the way in Antarctica]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110510d.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110510d.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Australia's position as a world leader in Antarctic research will be backed by $28.3 million in the 2011-12 Budget, Environment Minister, Tony Burke announced today.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>10 May 2011 19:30:00 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Antarctica</category>
      <category>Burke</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Gillard Government invests to boost water efficiency]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110510e.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110510e.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[The Gillard Government will be investing $845 million in the 2011-12 Budget to deliver water infrastructure projects and manage water sustainably in communities across Australia.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>10 May 2011 19:30:00 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Water</category>
      <category>Burke</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[$300,000 Fellowship to sequence Antarctic Krill genome]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110506b.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110506b.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[The genome of one of the most successful species on Earth, Antarctic Krill, will be sequenced for the first time thanks to a new Gillard Government $300,000 Antarctic Science Fellowship.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>06 May 2011 16:55:00 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Antarctica</category>
      <category>Burke</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Official opening of the Woodcroft Community Centre]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20110506.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20110506.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Woodcroft Community Centre has been transformed into a groundbreaking green hub through the Australian Government's Green Precincts Fund.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>06 May 2011 16:55:00 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Sustainability</category>
      <category>Farrell</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Farmers helping to protect endangered ecological communities]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110506.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110506.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Farmers in New South Wales and South Australia will receive support from the Gillard Government for vital work protecting five endangered ecological communities on 19,474 hectares of privately managed land.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>06 May 2011 15:25:00 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Biodiversity</category>
      <category>Burke</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Free TV take-back scheme for regional Victoria]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20110505.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20110505.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Residents in regional Victoria will be able to drop off their old TVs for recycling under a free initiative of the Australian and Victorian governments.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>05 May 2011 15:45:00 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Sustainability</category>
      <category>Farrell</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Draft South-West marine reserves released for community consultation]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110505.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110505.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[The Gillard Government today released a draft marine bioregional plan and proposed marine reserves network to protect Australia's unique south-west marine environment.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>05 May 2011 13:36:00 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Biodiversity</category>
      <category>Burke</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Government outlines fishing industry assistance commitment]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110503.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110503.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Environment Minister, Tony Burke, today released the Gillard Government's policy of supporting commercial fishing operators and communities if they are affected by the establishment of new Commonwealth marine reserves.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>03 May 2011 12:32:00 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Biodiversity</category>
      <category>Burke</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Two new Murray-Darling water purchase rounds for Victoria and South Australia]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110420.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110420.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Water Minister Tony Burke today announced two new tenders for water purchasing in the southern-connected Murray system in Victoria and South Australia under the Gillard Government's new approach to recovering water for the environment through smaller, more consistent tenders.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>20 Apr 2011 14:23:00 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Water</category>
      <category>Burke</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Environment Minister endorses Midlands Water Scheme]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110417.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110417.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Environment Minister Tony Burke today endorsed a major new irrigation project in Tasmania.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>17 Apr 2011 10:10:00 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Water</category>
      <category>Burke</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Celebrating 100 years of Australian Antarctic heritage]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110415.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110415.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Heritage Minister Tony Burke today announced plans to celebrate a significant milestone in the nation's Antarctic history - the centenary of the first Australian-led Antarctic Expedition.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>15 Apr 2011 15:28:00 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Antarctica</category>
      <category>Heritage</category>
      <category>Burke</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Improving the performance of Australia's water utilities]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20110414.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20110414.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Two National Water Commission reports on the performance Australia鬯ｯ・ｩ陋ｹ繝ｻ・ｽ・ｽ繝ｻ・ｯ驛｢譎｢・ｽ・ｻ郢晢ｽｻ繝ｻ・ｶ鬯ｮ・ｯ繝ｻ・ｷ繝ｻ縺､ﾂ驛｢譎｢・ｽ・ｻ郢晢ｽｻ繝ｻ・ｱ urban water utilities and rural water service providers have been released today.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>14 Apr 2011 12:49:00 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Water</category>
      <category>Farrell</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Celebrate our Australian stories in the first Australian Heritage Week]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110414.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110414.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Heritage Minister Tony Burke has encouraged Australians to participate in the inaugural Australian Heritage Week which starts today.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>14 Apr 2011 09:35:00 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Heritage</category>
      <category>Burke</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[National Wildlife Corridors Plan Advisory Group]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110412a.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110412a.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Environment Minister Tony Burke today announced members of an advisory group to inform the Gillard Government's development of a National Wildlife Corridors Plan, to be chaired by former Environment Minister Bob Debus.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>12 Apr 2011 12:19:00 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Biodiversity</category>
      <category>Burke</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Statement from the Environment Minister regarding cattle grazing]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110412.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110412.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[The Victorian Government has advised that cattle have been removed from the Alpine National Park.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>12 Apr 2011 11:30:00 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Environment protection</category>
      <category>Burke</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Launch of $1 million Heritage Project Jobs Fund Grant]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/sp20110407.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/sp20110407.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Speech: Heritage Project Jobs Fund Grant launch at Barwon Park heritage mansion, Winchelsea, Victoria.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>07 Apr 2011 12:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Heritage</category>
      <category>Burke</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Heritage listing makes Great Ocean Road even greater]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110407.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110407.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[The iconic Great Ocean Road will be placed on Australia's National Heritage List, Heritage Minister Tony Burke, announced today.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>07 Apr 2011 12:26:00 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Heritage</category>
      <category>Burke</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Working together to care for our country]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110405a.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110405a.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Proposals for land care and environment projects from across the nation are invited under the Caring for our Country 2011-12 business plan.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>05 Apr 2011 15:05:00 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Biodiversity</category>
      <category>Burke</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Tasmanian forests interim report tabled]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110405.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110405.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[The Gillard Government has today tabled in the Australian Parliament the interim report from Mr Bill Kelty who is facilitating progress on the Statement of Principles agreed between conservation groups, the CFMEU and the timber industry in Tasmania.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>05 Apr 2011 15:04:00 +1000</pubDate>
      <category>Biodiversity</category>
      <category>Burke</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[NPI Data shows drop in air pollutants]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20110331.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20110331.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[National Pollutant Inventory (NPI) data released today shows emissions of a range of common air pollutants dropped slightly in 2009鬯ｯ・ｩ陋ｹ繝ｻ・ｽ・ｽ繝ｻ・ｯ驛｢譎｢・ｽ・ｻ郢晢ｽｻ繝ｻ・ｶ鬯ｩ蟷｢・ｽ・｢髫ｴ雜｣・ｽ・｢郢晢ｽｻ繝ｻ・ｽ郢晢ｽｻ繝ｻ・ｻ0.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>31 Mar 2011 12:54:00 +1100</pubDate>
      <category>Sustainability</category>
      <category>Farrell</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Statement from Environment Minister on Tasmanian forestry]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110331.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110331.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[The Gillard Government has today received an interim report from Mr Bill Kelty who is facilitating progress on the Statement of Principles agreed between conservation groups, the CFMEU and the timber industry in Tasmania.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>31 Mar 2011 10:30:00 +1100</pubDate>
      <category>Biodiversity</category>
      <category>Burke</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Centre of Excellence invests in Australia's water quality]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20110329.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20110329.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[The Australian Water Recycling Centre of Excellence has awarded $200,000 in funding to its first project - the development of a National Validation Framework for water recycling.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>29 Mar 2011 14:30:00 +1100</pubDate>
      <category>Water</category>
      <category>Farrell</category>
    </item>
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      <title>
        <![CDATA[Environment Minister meets with fishing and environment groups]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110328a.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110328a.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Environment Minister Tony Burke is meeting with Western Australia's conservation and environment groups, recreational fishing and boating and commercial fishing industries as the Gillard Government develops a draft plan for marine reserves in the south-west region.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>28 Mar 2011 17:06:00 +1100</pubDate>
      <category>Biodiversity</category>
      <category>Burke</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Affordable student accommodation eases pressure on rental market]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110328.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110328.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Five new housing projects in Western Australia, providing 1000 new affordable rental homes for university students will be backed by the Gillard Government.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>28 Mar 2011 17:06:00 +1100</pubDate>
      <category>Sustainability</category>
      <category>Burke</category>
    </item>
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      <title>
        <![CDATA[Queensland Lower Balonne catchment water purchase tender announced]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110324.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
      <guid>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110324.html</guid>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Water Minister Tony Burke today announced a tender for water purchases in the Queensland Lower Balonne catchment under the Gillard Government's new approach to recovering water for the environment through smaller, more consistent tenders.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>24 Mar 2011 15:21:00 +1100</pubDate>
      <category>Water</category>
      <category>Burke</category>
    </item>
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      <title>
        <![CDATA[Secure water future for Australia's National Botanic Gardens]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20110324.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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        <![CDATA[The Australian National Botanic Gardens will be irrigated with water from Lake Burley Griffin, saving up to 170 million litres of Canberra's drinking water each year.]]>
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      <pubDate>24 Mar 2011 08:35:00 +1100</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Product Stewardship Bill introduced]]>
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        <![CDATA[The Gillard Government today introduced into Federal Parliament the landmark Product Stewardship Bill, which will help manage the environmental, health and safety impacts of products including televisions and computers.]]>
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      <pubDate>23 Mar 2011 10:30:00 +1100</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Murray-Darling Basin water purchase rounds announced]]>
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        <![CDATA[Water Minister Tony Burke today announced a tender for water purchases in the southern-connected Murray system in Victoria and South Australia under the Gillard Government's new approach to recovering water for the environment through smaller, more consistent tenders.]]>
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      <pubDate>22 Mar 2011 15:23:00 +1100</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Victorian Government told to get cattle out of National Park]]>
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        <![CDATA[Mr Burke said after considering advice from his department, he had determined cattle grazing in the Alpine National Park satisfied the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act requirement that it 'may be' a controlled action.]]>
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      <pubDate>18 Mar 2011 14:45:00 +1100</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Mining proposal to go through environmental assessment]]>
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        <![CDATA[A proposal by Shree Minerals to develop a magnetite and hematite mine adjacent to the Nelson Bay River in north-western Tasmania will go through a high level of assessment under national environmental law.]]>
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      <pubDate>18 Mar 2011 14:11:00 +1100</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Australia's national historic sites protected]]>
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      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110318.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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        <![CDATA[Tony Burke, Heritage Minister, today announced that the Gillard Government will be supporting some of Australia's most special historic sites.]]>
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      <pubDate>18 Mar 2011 10:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Environment groups meet to discuss Murray Darling Basin reform]]>
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      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110316.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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        <![CDATA[Water Minister Tony Burke has today hosted a roundtable with representatives from Australian environment and conservation groups on Murray Darling Basin reform.]]>
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      <pubDate>16 Mar 2011 17:33:00 +1100</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[HMAS Sydney II and HSK Kormoran shipwrecks on heritage lists]]>
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      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110314.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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        <![CDATA[Heritage Minister, Tony Burke today announced that the HMAS Sydney II and the HSK Kormoran shipwreck sites have been added to Australia's Commonwealth and National Heritage Lists.]]>
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      <pubDate>14 Mar 2011 10:06:00 +1100</pubDate>
      <category>Heritage</category>
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        <![CDATA[Getting Adelaide's gardens right]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/mr20110309.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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        <![CDATA[Parliamentary Secretary for Sustainability and Urban Water Senator Don Farrell and South Australian Minister for Water Paul Caica today launched an innovative web tool to help Adelaide gardeners conserve water.]]>
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      <pubDate>10 Mar 2011 13:15:00 +1100</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Gunns pulp mill environmental impact management plan approved]]>
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        <![CDATA[Environment Minister Tony Burke today approved the three remaining modules of the Gunns Bell Bay pulp mill environmental impact management plan.]]>
      </description>
      <pubDate>10 Mar 2011 11:19:00 +1100</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Presentation to the Murray Darling Association Forum]]>
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        <![CDATA[Speech: Murray Darling Association Forum, Dubbo, NSW.]]>
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      <pubDate>10 Feb 2011 12:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
      <category>Water</category>
      <category>Burke</category>
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        <![CDATA[Japan's decision to end this season's whale hunt]]>
      </title>
      <link>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/sp20110218.html?utm_source=mins&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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        <![CDATA[Speech: Japan's decision to end this season's whale hunt.]]>
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      <pubDate>18 Feb 2011 12:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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