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How to make net zero happen: 'Get on with it and adapt'

How to make net zero happen: 'Get on with it and adapt'

Nuclear power is too expensive and slow to build, while offshore wind will be crucial to achieving climate and energy targets, a net zero report finds.

Alumina refinery trial swapping gas power for hydrogen

Alumina refinery trial swapping gas power for hydrogen

Alumina refinery trial swapping gas power for hydrogen

Alumina refinery trial swapping gas power for hydrogen

The federal government is contributing $32 million to a trial project swapping gas for hydrogen to power the emissions-intensive alumina refining process.

Scientists searching for tiny 'superhero' samurai wasp

Scientists searching for tiny 'superhero' samurai wasp

Scientists searching for tiny 'superhero' samurai wasp

Scientists searching for tiny 'superhero' samurai wasp

Researchers say they've found evidence the tiny samurai wasp is in Australia, now they want to catch it and prepare an army for battle.

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Drain on Murray-Darling Basin risks 140 species: report

Drain on Murray-Darling Basin risks 140 species: report

Poor water flows in the Murray-Darling Basin are putting more than 100 species of birds, fishes, frogs and plants at risk of extinction, a report says.

Farmers better at managing downside of climate change

Farmers better at managing downside of climate change

Australian farmers are continuing to adapt and adjust to help offset climate change, with analysis showing a shift towards fewer but larger farm businesses.

Space age road tankers to lighten the load on emissions

Space age road tankers to lighten the load on emissions

A first-of-its-kind road train with tanks made from aerospace material will launch in north Queensland in a move its makers say could cut emissions.

WA joins AAA-rated club, despite carbon transition risk

WA joins AAA-rated club, despite carbon transition risk

A ratings agency has bumped the state of Western Australia to AAA and expects it to remain resilient to external shocks, helped by energy transition minerals.

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Nature the big loser as scientists face suppression

Nature the big loser as scientists face suppression

Nature the big loser as scientists face suppression

Nature the big loser as scientists face suppression

Government suppression of good science is hampering the fight to address the biodiversity crisis gripping the planet, an Australian expert says.

Call to cut emissions by almost three-quarters by 2035

Call to cut emissions by almost three-quarters by 2035

Call to cut emissions by almost three-quarters by 2035

Call to cut emissions by almost three-quarters by 2035

A jet fuel emissions trading scheme for domestic airlines and a new regime for heavy vehicles could help slash emissions more than 70 per cent by 2035.

Final gas code to take effect; sector warns of shortage

Final gas code to take effect; sector warns of shortage

Final gas code to take effect; sector warns of shortage

Final gas code to take effect; sector warns of shortage

A finalised gas code of conduct aims to avert future price shocks for households and businesses, but producers warn urgent action is needed to boost supply.

Development offsets insufficient to re-home koalas

Development offsets insufficient to re-home koalas

Development offsets insufficient to re-home koalas

Development offsets insufficient to re-home koalas

The costs involved in cultivating Queensland koala habitats are falling short of the levies paid by developers to build on land already home to the marsupials.

ANZ leads big four on climate-aligned banking: report

ANZ leads big four on climate-aligned banking: report

ANZ leads big four on climate-aligned banking: report

ANZ leads big four on climate-aligned banking: report

ANZ is in front as Australia's "big four" move toward more responsible banking as part of a push for net-zero lending and investments by 2050, a report shows.

Protest calls on Plibersek to save 400-year-old trees

Protest calls on Plibersek to save 400-year-old trees

Protest calls on Plibersek to save 400-year-old trees

Protest calls on Plibersek to save 400-year-old trees

Traditional owners from Darwin are calling on Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek to halt a housing development that would see 400-year-old trees bulldozed.

Parisians will be able to swim in the Seine by 2025

Parisians will be able to swim in the Seine by 2025

Parisians will be able to swim in the Seine by 2025

Parisians will be able to swim in the Seine by 2025

The main river flowing through Paris was deemed too polluted to swim in 1923, but there are hopes it will be cleaned up by 2025 in time for the Olympics.

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Traditional owners reintroduce previously-extinct quoll

Generations of Eastern Maar people have gathered together in a western Victorian sheep station to bring back a rare Australian marsupial.

Why electric cars are almost cheaper than petrol peers

The falling price of some electric cars is making more Australian motorists move but potential savings come from more than the price tag, experts say.

The battle to save Australia's ultra rare grumpy fish

A grumpy looking Tasmanian fish with flashy Broadway features is the poster child for an extraordinary battle against extinction.

Half a billion more dollars needed to fight fire ants

An audit report of efforts to eradicate highly invasive fire ants has revealed an extra half a billion dollars will be required to complete the task.

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Apples, bees, mites and the pollination gauntlet

Researchers have delivered the most comprehensive assessment of pollination in apple crops in Australia by native and non-native bees.

Woman protests as fracking rig heads for Beetaloo Basin

A big drilling rig is on its way to the Beetaloo Basin in the Northern Territory as protests are held against the operation.

Wildlife hospital staff devastated as funding scrapped

An all-species wildlife hospital in NSW faces possible closure after a $6m, four-year funding plan was revoked by the NSW government.

Earth hits unofficial record high temperature

Sweltering heat is blanketing much of the planet, with the past seven days the hottest week on record

Traditional owners' last ditch plea to stop bulldozers

A big tract of land in Darwin's north is due to be cleared for a Defence Housing Australia project, sparking action by traditional owners.

Mining company gets 'slap on the wrist' for water theft

The resources regulator has determined a mining giant unlawfully took water at a time of extreme drought in rural NSW but has declined to prosecute.

Nation put on high alert as El Nino warnings heat up

More extreme weather is forecast as Australians braces for warmer, drier conditions this summer after heavy rain and record floods.

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