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Rinehart gas project expansion sparks koala death fears

Rinehart gas project expansion sparks koala death fears

An expansion of a gas project backed by billionaire Gina Rinehart has triggered fears it will lead to the destruction of hundreds of hectares of koala habitat.

Program failures to blame for rehomed brumby deaths

Program failures to blame for rehomed brumby deaths

Program failures to blame for rehomed brumby deaths

Program failures to blame for rehomed brumby deaths

The death of more than 250 brumbies at an alleged illegal knackery has been blamed on failures in a government program to rehome the wild horses.

How a mother's death from tsunami birthed an activist

How a mother's death from tsunami birthed an activist

How a mother's death from tsunami birthed an activist

How a mother's death from tsunami birthed an activist

Listening to local elders after a tsunami in Samoa killed her mother, Steph Hodgins-May went from environmental lawyer to senator to fight for climate justice.

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Zoo centre helping frogs, lizards survive climate peril

Zoo centre helping frogs, lizards survive climate peril

Critically endangered frogs and lizards are among dozens of species being looked after in a new three-storey conservation centre launched at Sydney's major zoo.

Aussies cooking with gas not nuclear under network plan

Aussies cooking with gas not nuclear under network plan

Renewable energy and more gas is the cheapest way to power a net-zero economy, with electricity demand tipped to double by 2050 as homes and cars go electric.

Why your online buys could arrive by electric tuk-tuk

Why your online buys could arrive by electric tuk-tuk

A transport company has revealed plans to add more than 100 electric delivery vehicles to its fleet as part of a $45 million project.

BHP rejects hydrogen and hybrids, backs electric trucks

BHP rejects hydrogen and hybrids, backs electric trucks

Investors have been warned that BHP's carbon footprint will get worse before it gets better as production ramps up to meet global demand.

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Solar panels paving the path to new recycling hub

Solar panels paving the path to new recycling hub

Solar panels paving the path to new recycling hub

Solar panels paving the path to new recycling hub

One of Australia's biggest energy providers plans to establish a solar panel recycling facility in NSW that could turn old tech into new footpaths.

Hundreds of high-end EVs recalled over battery fault

Hundreds of high-end EVs recalled over battery fault

Hundreds of high-end EVs recalled over battery fault

Hundreds of high-end EVs recalled over battery fault

More than 1400 luxury electric vehicles have been recalled in Australia over a fault that the regulator warns could cause serious accidents.

Ramp up targets to save reef, UNESCO tells Australia

Ramp up targets to save reef, UNESCO tells Australia

Ramp up targets to save reef, UNESCO tells Australia

Ramp up targets to save reef, UNESCO tells Australia

The Great Barrier Reef needs urgent and sustained action to save it from the impact of climate change and other threats, UNESCO has told Australia.

Google and CSIRO team up to solve solar surplus problem

Google and CSIRO team up to solve solar surplus problem

Google and CSIRO team up to solve solar surplus problem

Google and CSIRO team up to solve solar surplus problem

Using more renewable energy could require faster and more reliable technology, according to Google's research arm is working with the CSIRO to create it.

'Duttonheimer': Qld protesters lash LNP's nuclear plan

'Duttonheimer': Qld protesters lash LNP's nuclear plan

'Duttonheimer': Qld protesters lash LNP's nuclear plan

'Duttonheimer': Qld protesters lash LNP's nuclear plan

Protesters have rallied outside LNP headquarters in Brisbane against a nuclear future proposed by federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton.

Ex-Liberal appointed to top climate change body

Ex-Liberal appointed to top climate change body

Ex-Liberal appointed to top climate change body

Ex-Liberal appointed to top climate change body

The new chair of the Climate Change Authority will be former NSW Liberal politician Matt Kean, who has said he will base his approach on facts and science.

Riders urged to recycle e-bike batteries amid fire risk

Riders urged to recycle e-bike batteries amid fire risk

Riders urged to recycle e-bike batteries amid fire risk

Riders urged to recycle e-bike batteries amid fire risk

Australia's battery recycling scheme has started accepting lithium batteries from e-bikes and e-scooters and is urging riders to research their disposal.

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Mass bird-cull ordered to stop flu at second NSW farm

The highly contagious and deadly H7N8 strain of bird flu has been detected at a second farm in the Hawkesbury region, NSW's health minister says.

Water purchase scheme turns tide for Indigenous owners

Aboriginal representatives will determine how $100 million in federal funding is spent on purchasing water entitlements for the Murray-Darling Basin.

Australia's organic rules a hot mess for consumers

Australia's regulation of organic products is laughable by world standards and the result is a legion of confused consumers, advocates for change say.

Leaders unite to extinguish disposed battery fires

Environment ministers across Australia have resolved to prioritise work to stop lithium-ion batteries ending up in landfills and sparking dangerous fires.

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Talks spring hopes of path forward on water

Despite two days and hundreds of voices from along the Murray Darling Basin, the future shape of the basin plan is as clear as mud.

Plea for calm as mass bird-cull ordered to stop flu

Some 240,000 birds will be destroyed on a NSW egg farm to tackle the spread of bird flu in two states.

Why Aussie homes could soon be powered by electric cars

More than 1000 electric vehicle owners will be invited to test whether they can power their homes from their cars as part of a $7.7 million trial.

Cape York areas make World Heritage tentative list

Parts of Queensland's Cape York Peninsula have been nominated for the UNESCO World Heritage tentative list, a move described as a "monumental" step.

Climate catastrophe: mapping nation's disaster hotspots

Former emergency services chiefs say it is time to pump serious money into disaster preparedness as a map reveals Australia's disaster hotspots.

Reflections reveal climate risk to Murray-Darling Basin

The Murray-Darling Basin Authority has identified a drying climate as a key risk factor for Australia's largest river system and the people who depend on it.

Dutton goes nuclear in bid to blow open election race

Labor has blasted Peter Dutton's dream of powering Australia with nuclear energy as "economic insanity" but the mining lobby has backed the coalition's plan.

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