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New Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek received a standing ovation at the UN Oceans Conference in Lisbon, where she's signed onto agreements on blue carbon and reducing ocean plastic. But managing the significant challenges and competing interests of the government's environmental agenda will be no small feat.

Sydneysiders are bracing for more chaos on the streets by environmental activists, who've vowed to continue their blockades through the week. Police warn protesters involved in the unauthorised demonstration will be charged under new protest laws passed in April, carrying a potential two year jail term and fines of up to $22,000.

The world's largest little penguin colony is situated on Victoria's Phillip Island. Each night hundreds come ashore and head to burrows dotted all over the hills, ABC documentary 'Meet The Penguins' takes you inside their daily lives.