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Long way to go to stop lending for deforestation

Long way to go to stop lending for deforestation

A number of bank-financed landholders might be involved in illegal landclearing, raising questions about lender exposure to risky nature destruction.

No easy answers to gas network 'death spiral'

No easy answers to gas network 'death spiral'

No easy answers to gas network 'death spiral'

No easy answers to gas network 'death spiral'

Leaving a smaller and smaller customer base to carry the cost of a stranded gas network as households and businesses electrify is not without consequence.

William and Cate Blanchett hit sustainable fashion lab

William and Cate Blanchett hit sustainable fashion lab

William and Cate Blanchett hit sustainable fashion lab

William and Cate Blanchett hit sustainable fashion lab

Aussie star Cate Blanchett has swapped Oscar-night threads for a lab coat as she joined Prince William on a visit to an eco-friendly clothing dye firm.

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Alarm as destructive tree pest threatens to go national

Alarm as destructive tree pest threatens to go national

As one state gives up on eradicating a dangerous insect from local parks, experts warn hundreds of native species are at risk if it continues to spread.

Second wind for long-promised nature law reforms

Second wind for long-promised nature law reforms

There is no time to waste to fix broken nature laws, Environment Minister Murray Watt says, although early indications suggest climate will not be included.

Caring for Country with ancient knowledge and science

Caring for Country with ancient knowledge and science

Environmental DNA technology is being combined with Indigenous knowledge to care for Country in one of the world's oldest aquaculture systems.

Three years left to limit greenhouse gasses: study

Three years left to limit greenhouse gasses: study

The world has three years left before its production level of greenhouse gasses will see global warming pass 1.5 degrees celsius, a scientific team says.

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Scientists turn to AI to crack the green ammonia riddle

Scientists turn to AI to crack the green ammonia riddle

Scientists turn to AI to crack the green ammonia riddle

Scientists turn to AI to crack the green ammonia riddle

Faced with testing 8000 substances to work out how to cut pollution from a key agricultural product, Aussie scientists turned to artificial intelligence.

Clue to record-breaking temperatures in clearer skies

Clue to record-breaking temperatures in clearer skies

Clue to record-breaking temperatures in clearer skies

Clue to record-breaking temperatures in clearer skies

More sunlight is making it to Earth to warm the planet faster as reflective cloud coverage gets sparser, research suggests.

Starry nights light the way for Bogong moth migration

Starry nights light the way for Bogong moth migration

Starry nights light the way for Bogong moth migration

Starry nights light the way for Bogong moth migration

An Australian moth uses the stars in the night sky to guide its migration, according to a study shedding light on one of nature’s great mysteries.

Power customers promised tougher rules on price gouging

Power customers promised tougher rules on price gouging

Power customers promised tougher rules on price gouging

Power customers promised tougher rules on price gouging

More downwards pressure on power bills is the goal of planned tweaks to regulated electricity pricing now on the federal government's agenda.

Land clearing for defence housing remains on hold

Land clearing for defence housing remains on hold

Land clearing for defence housing remains on hold

Land clearing for defence housing remains on hold

An Indigenous site where a defence housing agency controversially cleared land must be left alone while a legal challenge is resolved.

Sunny outlook: big solar farms given tick by neighbours

Sunny outlook: big solar farms given tick by neighbours

Sunny outlook: big solar farms given tick by neighbours

Sunny outlook: big solar farms given tick by neighbours

Living near a large-scale solar project is not a problem for most residents, with a study finding 82 per cent of neighbours would allow more to be built nearby.

Indigenous-led plan sets example in caring for Country

Indigenous-led plan sets example in caring for Country

Indigenous-led plan sets example in caring for Country

Indigenous-led plan sets example in caring for Country

The first Indigenous-led research strategy for Kakadu National Park is hoped to set a new standard for collaboration between Traditional Owners and scientists.

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Green tick: Australian net-zero projects to be rated

Environmental projects will be analysed and rated in Australia in a move experts say could prevent greenwashing and encourage international investments.

Art activists in legal bid to kill massive gas project

A legal bid to overturn the state approval of a massive gas project's extension could also impact a pending federal clearance, activists say.

Hitting the brakes on EV, hybrid help could slow cuts

Removing tax breaks for plug-in hybrid vehicles is stalling their adoption, a group warns, and a lack of incentives could slow efforts to cut car emissions.

In the dark: Australia ill-prepared for climate punch

Australia is overdue for a full audit of climate change-fuelled risks as the latest science suggests warming is accelerating.

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Momentum building for global plastic pollution pact

The federal environment minister has joined forces with more than 90 countries to clamp down on plastic waste harming the environment and human health.

Biosecurity boost in move to protect powerhouse sector

A new $140 million biosecurity package has been announced in an attempt to protect a sector that is delivering $20 billion to the economy each year.

Woodside given more time to consider gas plant rules

The wait continues for a final decision on the future of a major gas plant as campaigners call for greater transparency about the controversial project.

Bob Brown loses appeal over $500 trespass conviction

A Supreme Court judge has dismissed former senator Bob Brown's appeal against a trespass conviction stemming from an anti-forestry protest.

'Poor management': regulator in hot water over licences

A regulator has no idea how much water 12,000 licence holders are pumping from the aquifers in the nation's largest state.

Crocodile Hunter's dad fires up over culling proposal

Steve Irwin's father has weighed in on a campaign to cull crocodiles found in populated sites, saying it won't make the community any safer.

Climate crisis sees world record second-hottest May

Climate change played a key role in the record-breaking heat wave in Iceland and Greenland in May causing Greenland's ice sheet to melt much faster than normal.

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