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Reflections reveal climate risk to Murray-Darling Basin

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

Dutton goes nuclear in bid to blow open election race

Dutton goes nuclear in bid to blow open election race

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.

Rural Australians push back on coalition's nuclear plan

Rural Australians push back on coalition's nuclear plan

Rural Australians push back on coalition's nuclear plan

Rural Australians push back on coalition's nuclear plan

The coalition has a vision to build nuclear plants across regional Australia, but many communities already dealing with the energy transition are not on board.

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Challenge worth $100m aims to lower solar energy cost

Challenge worth $100m aims to lower solar energy cost

Australia will host a $100 million competition for innovators around the world to create ways to lower the cost of large-scale renewable energy.

Following the money, not hot air, for more wind farms

Following the money, not hot air, for more wind farms

Australia's green bank and international firms are generating more renewable energy projects, even as the political stoush over the nation's future warms up.

Legal challenge to NSW mines over barrier reef impact

Legal challenge to NSW mines over barrier reef impact

Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek is facing a Federal Court challenge over the potential impact on the Great Barrier Reef of extending coal mines in NSW.

'Concerning' lack of transparency over toxic pollution

'Concerning' lack of transparency over toxic pollution

A fossil fuel company neglected to tell residents that a nearby gas plant was emitting elevated levels of cancer-causing chemicals for more than a year.

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Rebuffed BHP wired for bigger Aussie 'copper province'

Rebuffed BHP wired for bigger Aussie 'copper province'

Rebuffed BHP wired for bigger Aussie 'copper province'

Rebuffed BHP wired for bigger Aussie 'copper province'

South Africa's Anglo American may have rejected BHP's recent bid but the energy transition will drive copper demand for decades, including from South Australia.

Abandoning emissions targets could 'decimate' economy

Abandoning emissions targets could 'decimate' economy

Abandoning emissions targets could 'decimate' economy

Abandoning emissions targets could 'decimate' economy

If Australia scraps its climate targets on a promise of nuclear power, the economy may suffer as other nations will tax Australian exports, a mining CEO warns.

Reject mines to protect koalas: environmental groups

Reject mines to protect koalas: environmental groups

Reject mines to protect koalas: environmental groups

Reject mines to protect koalas: environmental groups

More than 50 environmental groups have called for the federal government to reject new mining developments which would encroach on koala habitat.

Why Australia is hosting an electric vehicle price war

Why Australia is hosting an electric vehicle price war

Why Australia is hosting an electric vehicle price war

Why Australia is hosting an electric vehicle price war

Thousands of dollars are being cut from the price of some electric cars as brands battle to lead the market and Chinese automakers face global taxes.

Why Estebana abandoned science to become a blacksmith

Why Estebana abandoned science to become a blacksmith

Why Estebana abandoned science to become a blacksmith

Why Estebana abandoned science to become a blacksmith

"Estebana" abandoned his career to become a blacksmith. Years later, artist studios have dropped off around him, making him fear for the "soul" of his city.

Conservationists welcome downsized NSW wind farm zone

Conservationists welcome downsized NSW wind farm zone

Conservationists welcome downsized NSW wind farm zone

Conservationists welcome downsized NSW wind farm zone

The federal government has given the green light to a downsized offshore wind farm zone stretching along the NSW Illawarra coast, south of Sydney.

Crunch time for divestment of climate-harming companies

Crunch time for divestment of climate-harming companies

Crunch time for divestment of climate-harming companies

Crunch time for divestment of climate-harming companies

Big investors are using "stewardship" to get more nosy about what companies say they are doing and what they're actually doing to reduce their carbon footprint.

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MONA queen's forest foray has aura of ambiguity

It's been six months since Kirsha Kaechele held a bizarre congress to get loggers and forest defenders talking. In typical MONA fashion it's been polarising.

$140m boost for buses but not enough drivers recruited

The NSW budget will include nearly $140 million to upgrade thousands of buses, despite the government lagging on hiring new drivers.

Labor sprays pledge to pull plug on major hydro project

Many pumped hydro projects will need to be built if the opposition scraps the controversial Pioneer Burdekin scheme, the Queensland government claims.

Commercial buildings next on the block for carbon cuts

Saving on emissions and energy bills for commercial premises is a "no brainer", according to the Property Council, as a push begins for greater electrification.

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Dingo bites toddler at popular holiday destination

A two-year-old boy has suffered puncture wounds to his thigh after a dingo bit him at K'gari in the latest incident at the popular Queensland holiday spot.

Ice cores point to grim picture of future bushfire risk

Data elicited from Antarctic ice cores point to future bushfire conditions being worse than the deadly Black Summer blazes.

Domestic gas inquiry gives itself more time on deficit

Facing a possible domestic gas deficit, export powerhouse Western Australia has delayed putting the squeeze on producers with a crucial inquiry given more time.

Farm waste may help power Australia's biofuel future

Tax breaks and emission targets will be considered as part of a consultation into Australia's emerging biofuel industry that could power air and road travel.

Not the size of the energy build, but how we use it

Many households are reducing their carbon footprint but without efficient homes or smart meters they may not be getting the best value out of clean energy.

Coalition roasted over 2030 emission target backtrack

Some opposition MPs have been caught off-guard by coalition plans to drop 2030 emission reduction targets, as the prime minister hits out at the move.

Banks, super firms slow to step up as nature protectors

A conservation body says financial institutions are realising natural factors can damage the economy, but are not proactive enough in mitigating those risks.

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