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Source of mysterious 'tar balls' on beaches revealed

Source of mysterious 'tar balls' on beaches revealed

An investigation into the source of thousands of "tar balls" that forced the closure of world-famous beaches has pointed the finger at "discharge events".

More than 800,000 chip in to clean up tonnes of rubbish

More than 800,000 chip in to clean up tonnes of rubbish

More than 800,000 chip in to clean up tonnes of rubbish

More than 800,000 chip in to clean up tonnes of rubbish

From bras to buckets, an army of volunteers has picked up weird and wacky objects among tonnes of rubbish in the largest national environmental clean-up.

From farm to table, less food is being wasted: report

From farm to table, less food is being wasted: report

From farm to table, less food is being wasted: report

From farm to table, less food is being wasted: report

With nearly 3.5 million Australians going hungry, the fight against food waste is gaining ground as more than 15,000 tonnes saved in three years.

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More insurance pain possible following LA fires

More insurance pain possible following LA fires

Insurance premiums are already rising in Australia and destructive fires in the United States may help keep costs high.

Drop test: tech giant to ditch single-use plastic packs

Drop test: tech giant to ditch single-use plastic packs

More Christmas gifts purchased online will arrive in recyclable packaging this year after a two-year research project into making envelopes green.

Exhausted: Australia lags Europe, US on car pollution

Exhausted: Australia lags Europe, US on car pollution

Vehicles are getting bigger but more efficient, a transport study has found, but Australia is still being lapped by other nations on low-emission cars.

Australia to be scored on its renewable energy progress

Australia to be scored on its renewable energy progress

Australian efforts to cut emissions and generate more renewable electricity will be tracked and traced by a climate group.

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Reef coral battling after bleaching, natural disasters

Reef coral battling after bleaching, natural disasters

Reef coral battling after bleaching, natural disasters

Reef coral battling after bleaching, natural disasters

Coral cover on the Great Barrier Reef continues to struggle following extensive bleaching events which are increasing in frequency amid climate change.

Beaches reopen after baffling tar ball mystery

Beaches reopen after baffling tar ball mystery

Beaches reopen after baffling tar ball mystery

Beaches reopen after baffling tar ball mystery

Remaining Sydney beaches affected by tar balls have been cleared to reopen this weekend as authorities continue trying to identify who or what was responsible.

'Throw the book at them': tar ball spill source sought

'Throw the book at them': tar ball spill source sought

'Throw the book at them': tar ball spill source sought

'Throw the book at them': tar ball spill source sought

Some of Sydney's most popular beaches have been given the all-clear after tar balls washed up on the sand, raising fears of an acute oil spill close to shore.

'Tar balls' shut Sydney beaches, but low safety threat

'Tar balls' shut Sydney beaches, but low safety threat

'Tar balls' shut Sydney beaches, but low safety threat

'Tar balls' shut Sydney beaches, but low safety threat

Experts believe the mysterious, dark-coloured balls washing up on Sydney beaches are tar balls, which often occur after an oil spill.

Liquid metals might solve puzzle of shipping hydrogen

Liquid metals might solve puzzle of shipping hydrogen

Liquid metals might solve puzzle of shipping hydrogen

Liquid metals might solve puzzle of shipping hydrogen

Cutting emissions from transport and agriculture could be possible after an Australian discovery published by researchers from three universities.

Trial for tech that strips forever chemicals from water

Trial for tech that strips forever chemicals from water

Trial for tech that strips forever chemicals from water

Trial for tech that strips forever chemicals from water

There's rising global concern about a vast family of toxic man-made chemicals but Queensland scientists have developed a promising new solution.

Green fuels, food, medicine probed by $60m research hub

Green fuels, food, medicine probed by $60m research hub

Green fuels, food, medicine probed by $60m research hub

Green fuels, food, medicine probed by $60m research hub

Can businesses turn waste into jet fuel and gases into fish food? Researchers at an Australian university plan to investigate carbon-cutting projects.

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Dangerous factory fires remain a burning issue

A spate of dangerous industrial fires has residents raising the alarm that environmental authorities and government aren't doing enough to prevent them.

Australia risks missing $250b green iron opportunity

Urgent reforms are being called for to allow Australia to become a world leader in the production and export of iron produced with renewable energy.

Rio Tinto 'open' to nuclear energy, profit flatlines

Rio Tinto says it wants to find better ways to provide the materials the world needs but warns decarbonisation has "a long way to go".

Fears of major spill after Philippine oil tanker sinks

Authorities have rescued over a dozen crew and are racing to avert an environmental disaster after an oil tanker sank in huge waves of the Philippine capital.

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Factory fire probes won't be quick, authorities warn

Investigations into what sparked one of Melbourne's biggest factory fires will not be quick, fire and environment authorities have warned.

Why land burials of whales dig a big hole for the ocean

Nature will be the big winner if Australia stops burying dead whales and gives the mighty creatures sea burials instead, researchers say.

Riders urged to recycle e-bike batteries amid fire risk

Australia's battery recycling scheme has started accepting lithium batteries from e-bikes and e-scooters and is urging riders to research their disposal.

Why Australia is hosting an electric vehicle price war

Thousands of dollars are being cut from the price of some electric cars as brands battle to lead the market and Chinese automakers face global taxes.

Toilet humour: campaign to flush out loo-blockers

Fatbergs are on the rise, prompting a campaign to remind people not to flush items down the toilet that could cause blockages in Sydney's sewer system.

Post-mining world set for NSW government microscope

Advanced manufacturing, clean energy initiatives and tourism uses are some ideas for how NSW's mining sites can be used once shut down.

Recycling idea gave Indigenous communities plastic hope

A recycling system for plastics recovered from waterways that offered Indigenous rangers jobs cleaning up country over-promised and under-delivered.

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