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Power prices fall but risks remain for life after coal

Power prices fall but risks remain for life after coal

Renewable energy and batteries are pushing down wholesale power prices but a report warns they could rise again when coal-fired plants power down.

'Don't wait': hot, dry conditions raise bushfire risk

'Don't wait': hot, dry conditions raise bushfire risk

'Don't wait': hot, dry conditions raise bushfire risk

'Don't wait': hot, dry conditions raise bushfire risk

With dry spring conditions and warmer-than-average temperatures, parts of the country are facing an increased risk of spring bushfires.

Hot out the oven: green iron trial produces first metal

Hot out the oven: green iron trial produces first metal

Hot out the oven: green iron trial produces first metal

Hot out the oven: green iron trial produces first metal

One of Australia's first green iron projects has reached a milestone, producing molten metal from an electric furnace for the first time.

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'Walking dead': plastic ingestion's seabird impact

'Walking dead': plastic ingestion's seabird impact

A world-first study has proven a seabird is suffering from population decline due to ingestion of plastic waste, with afflicted birds dubbed "the walking dead".

More Aussie firms could be captured by emissions scheme

More Aussie firms could be captured by emissions scheme

Australian investors are pushing for big changes to Australia's major pollution policy and they could force more companies to reduce pollution.

Cat DNA study reveals huge native animal toll

Cat DNA study reveals huge native animal toll

New DNA analysis reveals feral cats are killing substantially more of Australia's native animals than detected using conventional research methods.

Electric trucks could deliver a billion-dollar payload

Electric trucks could deliver a billion-dollar payload

Australian laws are keeping heavy-duty electric trucks off the road, a report says, when they could boost productivity by more than $2 billion.

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Half a million and counting: Aussies power battery boom

Half a million and counting: Aussies power battery boom

Half a million and counting: Aussies power battery boom

Half a million and counting: Aussies power battery boom

Australians have installed more than 500,000 household batteries in a move experts say will keep putting downward pressure on power bills.

Progress and poor marks: Reef earns a mixed report card

Progress and poor marks: Reef earns a mixed report card

Progress and poor marks: Reef earns a mixed report card

Progress and poor marks: Reef earns a mixed report card

Efforts to cut pollution in waterways feeding Australia's Great Barrier Reef are making progress but still falling short of targets.

Bird flu's spread sparks Tasmanian devil, parrot fears

Bird flu's spread sparks Tasmanian devil, parrot fears

Bird flu's spread sparks Tasmanian devil, parrot fears

Bird flu's spread sparks Tasmanian devil, parrot fears

The detection of a deadly bird flu strain in Tasmania for the first time has prompted concern for endangered species that only exist on the island.

Electric switch could save public hospitals millions

Electric switch could save public hospitals millions

Electric switch could save public hospitals millions

Electric switch could save public hospitals millions

Upgrading all of Australia's public hospitals from gas to electricity could save millions of dollars in energy bills but only if the government acts swiftly.

Grapes of math: how solar plus sheep equals good wine

Grapes of math: how solar plus sheep equals good wine

Grapes of math: how solar plus sheep equals good wine

Grapes of math: how solar plus sheep equals good wine

Renewable energy is one of the biggest opportunities for Australian farmers in a generation, according to a winemaker who also produces solar power.

Big polluters make small cuts under climate scheme

Big polluters make small cuts under climate scheme

Big polluters make small cuts under climate scheme

Big polluters make small cuts under climate scheme

Australia’s biggest polluters have reduced emissions by less than one per cent in two years and an environmental group is calling for reforms.

Coral returns to Great Barrier Reef but risks remain

Coral returns to Great Barrier Reef but risks remain

Coral returns to Great Barrier Reef but risks remain

Coral returns to Great Barrier Reef but risks remain

The world's largest coral reef system is showing positive signs of recovery but experts warn severe climate challenges lay ahead.

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Backyards become frontline for nation's bird flu fight

What happens in suburban backyards now will be critical to keeping the deadly H5 bird blu strain out of poultry and away from pets as infections rise.

First inland bird flu case sparks 'alarm bells'

Concerns for native birds are growing as two positive cases of bird flu in another state suggest the virus is spreading rapidly across the continent.

Citizen scientists join fight to save beloved snow gums

Hundreds of citizen scientists across Victoria, NSW and the ACT are setting out on foot to map the health of the besieged snow gum.

Police drop hundreds of charges over climate blockade

More than 100 climate protesters who successfully blockaded coal ships in a large-scale demonstration have had their charges dropped two years later.

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Australia's biggest polluters to face emissions review

Regulations that limit emissions from Australia's biggest polluters will come under scrutiny in a review that could reshape the scheme.

Power play: national law could curb data centre demands

Data centres in every state and territory could be required to supply their own renewable energy if changes are introduced at a national level.

Sales surge: electric, hybrid cars drive vehicle record

Electric and hybrid vehicles made up almost half of all new cars sold in July as Australian motorists turned away from rising fuel prices.

Accidental export: Aussie green iron tech goes global

An Australian made machine that can boost the quality of iron ore without using water is ready to be shipped to the US after word of its creation spread.

Perfect mix: stage set for 'maximum' bird flu damage

The concentration of a bird flu outbreak near the mouth of the Murray River is creating a perfect storm for the spread of the deadly virus, experts have warned.

Not too big, not too small: $100m to plug renewable gap

More small or medium-sized renewable energy projects could win loans as part of a multimillion-dollar scheme to address a gap in Australia's energy plans.

Push for nationwide ban on dumping old solar panels

Governments in all states and territories should ban solar panel dumping while a mandatory recycling scheme is created, an inquiry has been told.

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