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Traditional owners protest against mining at Jabiluka

Traditional owners protest against mining at Jabiluka

Mirarr traditional owners have protested outside ERA's AGM in Darwin, objecting to the company's bid to renew its lease at Jabiluka, which contains uranium.

Fresh park asbestos threat as council warned

Fresh park asbestos threat as council warned

Fresh park asbestos threat as council warned

Fresh park asbestos threat as council warned

The Environment Protection Authority has found another Melbourne park potentially contaminated by asbestos as it hits a council with two remedial notices.

Asbestos problem grows after three more park detections

Asbestos problem grows after three more park detections

Asbestos problem grows after three more park detections

Asbestos problem grows after three more park detections

The number of sites affected by asbestos continues to grow, with three Melbourne reserves closed following the discovery of the toxic fibres.

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Asbestos detected at three more Melbourne parks

Asbestos detected at three more Melbourne parks

Three more parks in Melbourne's southwest have been shut after asbestos material was found, bringing the total of asbestos-contaminated parks to five.

Rio Tinto steps in to manage Ranger uranium mine rehab

Rio Tinto steps in to manage Ranger uranium mine rehab

Mining giant Rio Tinto will take over rehabilitation of the former Ranger uranium mine in Kakadu in a move welcomed by Mirarr traditional owners.

Littering, asbestos fines to double in major crackdown

Littering, asbestos fines to double in major crackdown

An asbestos crisis across Sydney has highlighted the urgent need for tighter environmental protection laws.

Company linked to asbestos scare challenging ban

Company linked to asbestos scare challenging ban

A company linked to the detection of asbestos at sites across NSW is aiming to legally overturn prevention orders by the state's environmental watchdog.

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Laws to tighten, school reopens after asbestos scandal

Laws to tighten, school reopens after asbestos scandal

Laws to tighten, school reopens after asbestos scandal

Laws to tighten, school reopens after asbestos scandal

Authorities have completed a major investigation to identify all sites affected by asbestos-tainted mulch but are still waiting on a handful of tests.

What a load of rubbish: Clean Up Australia going strong

What a load of rubbish: Clean Up Australia going strong

What a load of rubbish: Clean Up Australia going strong

What a load of rubbish: Clean Up Australia going strong

As one state bans harmful coffee cups, people across the country have mucked in and picked up plastic waste and cigarette butts for Clean Up Australia Day.

Asbestos tainted mulch might have been sent to school

Asbestos tainted mulch might have been sent to school

Asbestos tainted mulch might have been sent to school

Asbestos tainted mulch might have been sent to school

More than 20 Queensland sites have been supplied mulch that might contain asbestos after the hazardous material was detected at a site west of Brisbane.

Aussie farms polluted with plastic from sewage sludge

Aussie farms polluted with plastic from sewage sludge

Aussie farms polluted with plastic from sewage sludge

Aussie farms polluted with plastic from sewage sludge

Microplastic pollution typically from synthetic clothes is contaminating sewage sludge used as fertiliser on farms across the nation.

Asbestos-tainted mulch potentially at hundreds of sites

Asbestos-tainted mulch potentially at hundreds of sites

Asbestos-tainted mulch potentially at hundreds of sites

Asbestos-tainted mulch potentially at hundreds of sites

Hundreds of sites are due to be tested for contaminated mulch including some outside Sydney as an expert group is formed to speed up the investigation.

Asbestos kills off Mardi Gras fair, shutters school

Asbestos kills off Mardi Gras fair, shutters school

Asbestos kills off Mardi Gras fair, shutters school

Asbestos kills off Mardi Gras fair, shutters school

Asbestos-tainted mulch is to blame for the closure of a primary school in Sydney's southwest and the cancellation of a major Mardi Gras festival event.

Legal fight brewing as park asbestos scandal spreads

Legal fight brewing as park asbestos scandal spreads

Legal fight brewing as park asbestos scandal spreads

Legal fight brewing as park asbestos scandal spreads

A landscaping supply company intends to fight an "unreasonable" prevention notice as more asbestos-contaminated mulch is detected across Sydney.

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Supply chain under scrutiny after school asbestos find

Fragments of asbestos have been found at NSW government projects including a park, train stations and a school, while a hospital is being assessed.

Rubbish reveals Australian habits, fads and stories

As vapes make up a growing portion of litter and the prominence of face masks diminishes, Australia's rubbish reveals a lot about the ways locals behave.

Asbestos fragments found in Sydney council park mulch

The spread of asbestos-tainted mulch across Sydney appears to have expanded after an audit of park projects in the city's west.

Concerns grow about spread of asbestos-tainted mulch

Backyard mulch testing has been floated after even more asbestos was found in recycled mulch in transport sites across Sydney.

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Cocos Islanders worry about their homes as seas rise

Rising sea levels due to climate change could submerge Australia's remote territory of Cocos Keeling Islands where locals are worried about their future.

Plastic tax could fix growing 'tsunami of waste': study

A European-style tax on businesses that import or manufacture plastic could solve Australia's waste problem while also raising billions, researchers say.

Mine rehabilitation presents 'immense' opportunities

With hundreds of mines expected to close in coming decades, the rehabilitation process is expected to bring opportunities for First Nations communities.

Artists turn Cocos Islands trash into treasure

Cocos (Keeling) Islands artists are addressing plastic pollution by recycling everything from thongs to toothbrushes into artistic objects.

Rain sees popular beach gain poor water quality rating

Record rainfall in 2022 has impacted the water quality of some of the most popular beaches in NSW.

Government commits to rewrite outdated forest policy

Improving biodiversity and expanding Australia's plantation estate are part of a proposed rewrite of the national forest policy committed to by the government.

Safety zones offer fin-tastic benefits for marine life

The removal of gillnet fishing in an area larger than 60,000 hectares is part of new rezoning plans announced by the Queensland government.

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