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Plibersek rejects wetlands project in draft decision

Plibersek rejects wetlands project in draft decision

In a draft decision, Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has refused a development application that would have dredged wetlands east of Brisbane.

NSW govt faces fresh assault over native forest logging

NSW govt faces fresh assault over native forest logging

NSW govt faces fresh assault over native forest logging

NSW govt faces fresh assault over native forest logging

The NSW government is under renewed pressure to get out of the business of logging native forests, as politicians, academics and environmentalists join forces.

Add skills to adapt to 'new era' in climate disclosure

Add skills to adapt to 'new era' in climate disclosure

Add skills to adapt to 'new era' in climate disclosure

Add skills to adapt to 'new era' in climate disclosure

An online course to help firms meet obligations under new global and Australian sustainability and climate-related financial standards has opened for enrolment.

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Petrol car ban, greener taxis could halve emissions

Petrol car ban, greener taxis could halve emissions

Australians could halve transport pollution by the end of the decade and improve people's health with a new study showing the hard changes needed to get there.

Record for batteries as home energy systems top 250,000

Record for batteries as home energy systems top 250,000

More households are getting the full benefit of rooftop solar by adding a battery to their energy system as Australia racks up a record year for installations.

No plan to eradicate pest that can muscle in on natives

No plan to eradicate pest that can muscle in on natives

Australia's newest exotic pest has invaded the Brisbane River and yet the authorities have decided to not eradicate it. Experts reveal what that could lead to.

Whistleblower speaks out about defence housing project

Whistleblower speaks out about defence housing project

A whistleblower has accused Defence Housing Australia of breaching the conditions of a planning permit in an environmentally sensitive area, which it denies.

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Fresh park asbestos threat as council warned

Fresh park asbestos threat as council warned

Fresh park asbestos threat as council warned

Fresh park asbestos threat as council warned

The Environment Protection Authority has found another Melbourne park potentially contaminated by asbestos as it hits a council with two remedial notices.

Plant based meat company turn to animals for taste

Plant based meat company turn to animals for taste

Plant based meat company turn to animals for taste

Plant based meat company turn to animals for taste

An Australian plant-based meat manufacturer has launched a half meat and half plant product in what it has described as a world first.

Coral bleaching hits 75 per cent of Great Barrier Reef

Coral bleaching hits 75 per cent of Great Barrier Reef

Coral bleaching hits 75 per cent of Great Barrier Reef

Coral bleaching hits 75 per cent of Great Barrier Reef

Coral bleaching driven by climate change has hit three quarters of the Great Barrier Reef as the federal government continues to fight an in-danger listing.

'New phase' of carbon markets seeks impact not offsets

'New phase' of carbon markets seeks impact not offsets

'New phase' of carbon markets seeks impact not offsets

'New phase' of carbon markets seeks impact not offsets

New ways of generating carbon credits in Australia are being developed but experts warn investors are wary and could take their billions elsewhere.

Dunes retreating from angry ocean at alarming rate

Dunes retreating from angry ocean at alarming rate

Dunes retreating from angry ocean at alarming rate

Dunes retreating from angry ocean at alarming rate

Coastal dune fields are on the march in South Australia, retreating inland from an angry ocean at an alarming rate, scientists have revealed.

Asbestos problem grows after three more park detections

Asbestos problem grows after three more park detections

Asbestos problem grows after three more park detections

Asbestos problem grows after three more park detections

The number of sites affected by asbestos continues to grow, with three Melbourne reserves closed following the discovery of the toxic fibres.

Asbestos detected at three more Melbourne parks

Asbestos detected at three more Melbourne parks

Asbestos detected at three more Melbourne parks

Asbestos detected at three more Melbourne parks

Three more parks in Melbourne's southwest have been shut after asbestos material was found, bringing the total of asbestos-contaminated parks to five.

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'Making every watt count' in energy performance drive

A national energy performance strategy has been devised for households and businesses to reduce costs and controversy over new power plants and transmission.

Artist builds alternative worlds in MCA survey show

Nicholas Mangan: A World Undone at the Museum of Contemporary Art has everything from solar-powered installations to bioluminescent coral.

Ocean floor littered with plastic pollution: CSIRO

The ocean floor is littered with up to 100 times more plastic than what is on the surface, a landmark new estimate by the CSIRO suggests.

Dumped or contaminated: parks probe after asbestos find

Environment regulators are investigating whether asbestos found in mulch at a Melbourne playground was illegally dumped or was part of the garden product.

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Electric car price war resumes as one brand sets record

The price of the cheapest electric vehicle in Australia has dropped again, in a move experts say shows the fuel-efficiency standard is already working.

Big car sales boom but EV buyers are hitting the gas

Sports utility vehicles dominated new car sales in Australia during March, according to new figures, but sales of low-emission cars are accelerating.

Groups mount challenge over 'reckless' new coal mine

A proposed new coal mine that will generate climate pollution for 30 years is reckless and should be stopped, conservation groups will tell a Queensland court.

Venture seeks 'big bets' on new clean, green economy

Venture capitalists say investors can mitigate climate change and biodiversity risks and create significant economic and investment value at the same time.

New economy 'needs critical reforms to build trust'

Australian success in modern industry requires a key role for government in the economy not merely doling out loans from various funds, economic research finds.

NASA to take Aussie plants from the Torrens to the moon

Australian researchers have been selected by NASA to grow plants on lunar soil when humans return to the moon for the first time in 50 years.

Another state powers up electric vehicle parking fines

Parking beside an electric car charger but failing to use it will risk penalties in another state after two new fines were introduced.

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