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Green groups warn climate courage missing from budget

Green groups warn climate courage missing from budget

Budget announcements for green industry and nature protection fall short as climate costs mount and opportunities to extract more fossil fuel income go missed.

Aussie-made cane toad leather almost ready for market

Aussie-made cane toad leather almost ready for market

Aussie-made cane toad leather almost ready for market

Aussie-made cane toad leather almost ready for market

It won't be long before Australian-made leather goods, produced from one of the country's most notorious invasive species, are available to purchase.

Coal mine challenge reaches Australia's highest court

Coal mine challenge reaches Australia's highest court

Coal mine challenge reaches Australia's highest court

Coal mine challenge reaches Australia's highest court

A High Court case examining the local impacts of a coal mine expansion could exert far-reaching influence on fossil fuel project approvals.

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Electric car owners dodge road charge but pay more tax

Electric car owners dodge road charge but pay more tax

Electric vehicle drivers will not have to pay an annual fee to use Australia's road network under budget changes but a tax discount will be wound back.

Water project greenlit despite threat to rare birds

Water project greenlit despite threat to rare birds

A community environment group will fight on after a court dismissed its challenge over a water project that will damage critical native habitat.

Gas project model pours cold water on emissions goal

Gas project model pours cold water on emissions goal

Modelling examining a $48 billion-plus offshore gas proposal has drawn conclusions on the likelihood of a major state reaching a 2050 emissions target.

'No more tests': One Nation basks in by-election bliss

'No more tests': One Nation basks in by-election bliss

A historic by-election win for One Nation has sent shock waves through Australian politics, legitimising the party as a right-wing force.

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Noisy, smelly and thirsty: call to pause data centres

Noisy, smelly and thirsty: call to pause data centres

Noisy, smelly and thirsty: call to pause data centres

Noisy, smelly and thirsty: call to pause data centres

Australia is on track to become a world leader for data centres powering the AI revolution but experts say their approvals need greater scrutiny.

Pacific island nation charts path to diesel freedom

Pacific island nation charts path to diesel freedom

Pacific island nation charts path to diesel freedom

Pacific island nation charts path to diesel freedom

A major renewables partnership is in the works for Nauru as the diesel-dependent nation seeks emancipation from energy markets while cutting emissions.

Gas tax hopes flicker as reservation scheme revealed

Gas tax hopes flicker as reservation scheme revealed

Gas tax hopes flicker as reservation scheme revealed

Gas tax hopes flicker as reservation scheme revealed

Big gas companies will need to inject more LNG into the Australian market under a plan aimed at bringing down prices and shoring up supply.

Rio Tinto blamed for drying sacred Indigenous waterhole

Rio Tinto blamed for drying sacred Indigenous waterhole

Rio Tinto blamed for drying sacred Indigenous waterhole

Rio Tinto blamed for drying sacred Indigenous waterhole

Traditional Owners are calling on Rio Tinto to curb its water use as they accuse the miner of over-pumping from a sacred waterhole that's finally run dry.

End of the free ride: studies call for road user charge

End of the free ride: studies call for road user charge

End of the free ride: studies call for road user charge

End of the free ride: studies call for road user charge

Two transport groups say fuel excise is no longer running smoothly and the government needs to charge motorists based on how far they drive.

'A joke': Fortescue founder takes on diesel tax credit

'A joke': Fortescue founder takes on diesel tax credit

'A joke': Fortescue founder takes on diesel tax credit

'A joke': Fortescue founder takes on diesel tax credit

A campaign to wind back the diesel tax credit for big mining giants has been given fresh legs by Andrew Forrest, chair and founder of iron ore giant Fortescue.

Electric car sales surge ahead amid fuel uncertainty

Electric car sales surge ahead amid fuel uncertainty

Electric car sales surge ahead amid fuel uncertainty

Electric car sales surge ahead amid fuel uncertainty

Australian drivers have broken the record for electric car sales again, as petrol and diesel-powered vehicle sales stall.

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Stalled methane fight risks climate, energy security

Concerted efforts to curb methane from fossil fuel production in Australia and around the world could benefit both the climate and energy security.

'Trying times': farmers stare down trifecta of troubles

Farmers are being forced to adapt and innovate as drought conditions intensify and global shocks push up costs and risk vital fertiliser supplies.

Batteries undercutting gas, keeping lid on power bills

Batteries are now the primary tool for managing evening spikes in electricity demand, a job previously falling to gas and hydro at greater expense.

Competition puts Australia's green iron edge at risk

Australia's renewable energy and rich iron ore deposits make it a potential leader in green iron and steel but other nations may be closing the gap.

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Bill hikes loom as shrinking gas pool pays for network

A national electrification blueprint targeting no gas in new homes by 2028 and all-electric housing by 2050 has been pitched to evade network death spiral.

Push for leaders to see climate as gender issue

Global leaders are urged to consider the climate and gender equality crises as one and the same as women and girls bear the brunt of climate change impacts.

Increased gas exploration called 'disastrous backflip'

The decision to open an area more than half the size of Belgium for new gas projects has been slammed by environmental groups.

Export tax push runs out of gas as budget hopes dashed

Furious lobbying for a 25 per cent tax on gas exports is failing to sway the federal government, which is ruling out the measure for the upcoming budget.

'Like charging a phone': $1.5m boost for EV network

More than 400 apartment buildings could get access to electric vehicle chargers as part of a push to remove a speed bump to their adoption.

Midnight Oil frontman leads 'great Australian mission'

Musician, activist and former politician Peter Garrett is hoping to usher in the next generation of Australians to care for the land as he begins a new role.

Coast clear as response to toxic algal bloom eased

Improved water quality has triggered the scaling back of a state's multi-million-dollar response to a toxic algal bloom but fishing closures remain in place.

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