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'Climate whiplash': threat rises of cascading disasters

'Climate whiplash': threat rises of cascading disasters

Australians are being put on alert: our summers are becoming more erratic, with experts forecasting a season of heavy rain and warm weather - and bushfires.

Meltdown: homeowners taught about 'massive' heat impact

Meltdown: homeowners taught about 'massive' heat impact

Meltdown: homeowners taught about 'massive' heat impact

Meltdown: homeowners taught about 'massive' heat impact

An unseen, pervasive natural disaster is expected to have a growing impact in coming decades, costing billions of dollars each year.

Boral cements position as emissions-busting tech leader

Boral cements position as emissions-busting tech leader

Boral cements position as emissions-busting tech leader

Boral cements position as emissions-busting tech leader

After almost 100 years burning coal, a revamped cement works will reduce the carbon footprint of one of Australia's most heavily polluting industries.

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Old-growth trees could be logged under native expansion

Old-growth trees could be logged under native expansion

A proposed expansion of native forestry could include areas of land home to old-growth trees, endangered animals and Aboriginal heritage.

Work on 'safe' nuclear reactors from day one of victory

Work on 'safe' nuclear reactors from day one of victory

A warning it will take "decades" to make coal sites safe for nuclear reactors has been dismissed as polling shows staunch opposition from women voters.

Drivers hit the brakes on car buys as economy slows

Drivers hit the brakes on car buys as economy slows

New vehicle sales continue to slow down in Australia, in what industry experts say is a 'disturbing trend' and a sign the cost of living is biting.

Renewable hydrogen tech could give green light to jobs

Renewable hydrogen tech could give green light to jobs

Australia could unlock $1.7 billion and thousands of jobs by 2050 if it seizes the opportunity to create hydrogen-manufacturing equipment, a study has found.

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Milestone for renewable energy to power iron ore port

Milestone for renewable energy to power iron ore port

Milestone for renewable energy to power iron ore port

Milestone for renewable energy to power iron ore port

An energy project combining cyclone-busting solar panels and a big battery has been built in the Pilbara region to decarbonise iron ore port operations.

Mobile fix for 'forever chemicals' in drinking water

Mobile fix for 'forever chemicals' in drinking water

Mobile fix for 'forever chemicals' in drinking water

Mobile fix for 'forever chemicals' in drinking water

A mobile treatment system will be installed at a key water filtration plant as authorities rush to bring levels of PFAS chemicals in line with new standards.

Urgent action needed to stamp out battery fire risks

Urgent action needed to stamp out battery fire risks

Urgent action needed to stamp out battery fire risks

Urgent action needed to stamp out battery fire risks

Companies who import electronic goods to Australia should be forced to register and recycle their batteries, an expert says, to address growing fire risks.

Consumers need power on shift to net zero emissions

Consumers need power on shift to net zero emissions

Consumers need power on shift to net zero emissions

Consumers need power on shift to net zero emissions

Australians broadly support the shift to renewable energy but they don't know where to start when it comes to updating their homes or buying new appliances.

Lifeline for ex-steel workers from green iron exports

Lifeline for ex-steel workers from green iron exports

Lifeline for ex-steel workers from green iron exports

Lifeline for ex-steel workers from green iron exports

Economic modelling suggests a sovereign green iron industry could make more than $100 billion a year and create thousands of jobs for former steel workers.

Top UN court hears landmark Vanuatu-led climate case

Top UN court hears landmark Vanuatu-led climate case

Top UN court hears landmark Vanuatu-led climate case

Top UN court hears landmark Vanuatu-led climate case

Vanuatu's climate envoy Ralph Regenvanu has opened the historic case for a broader legal basis for action on climate change.

Environment 'unfinished business' for PM as polls near

Environment 'unfinished business' for PM as polls near

Environment 'unfinished business' for PM as polls near

Environment 'unfinished business' for PM as polls near

The government is facing opposing calls to introduce and scrap environmental protection laws after a bid to pass it in parliament was abandoned last minute.

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Climate damage: $7 trillion hit to standard of living

Living standards will suffer further as extreme weather hits households and businesses, an investor group warns, with insurance already out of reach for some.

Water quality decreasing in largest river system

Regional towns are experiencing more frequent water restrictions or drinking water problems as researchers paint a damning picture of the Murray-Darling Basin.

Australia to present argument in landmark climate case

Pacific island nations are pushing for more action on climate change as they face the existential threat of rising tides and a lack of access to finance.

Culture and Country are at the heart of this garden

A community has established a garden in the hopes of reconnecting young people with culture and Country through elders' stories and hands-on learning.

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Eyes of the energy world on local vanadium battery tech

Australia's vanadium deposits could displace world supplies and solve the challenge of off-grid energy needs as a remote community trials homegrown technology.

'We can't buy rain': drought taking a toll on farmers

The dams are empty, the crops are struggling and the livestock are hungry, as farmers in southern Australia live through one of the driest seasons in memory.

Environmental lawyers ordered to pay $9m to Santos

The Environmental Defenders Office has been ordered to pay Santos more than $9 million in legal fees after a failed case to stop an undersea gas pipeline.

More to come for climate: 'immense strain' on taxpayers

Cutting greenhouse gas emissions is an urgent priority and investing in renewable energy is the best way to do it, the nation's climate tsar says.

Map reveals Australian hotspots at risk of bushfire

Cyclones, floods, heatwaves and bushfires - authorities are warning large parts of Australia are at increased risk this summer and people need to be prepared.

Power plants warning as mass blackout scare loses heat

Public servants, big businesses and everyday folk have saved the day by turning off non-essential electricity during a major heatwave.

Environment watchdog scrapped as PM railroads minister

The prime minister has bulldozed his own environment minister to quash a deal to establish an environment watchdog.

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