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Tiny trackers give up gliders' secrets after bushfires

Tiny trackers give up gliders' secrets after bushfires

Ecologists have made death-defying tree climbs to catch greater gliders and fit them with trackers to understand how bushfires affect the endangered species.

Rio Tinto deepens pact with world's biggest steelmaker

Rio Tinto deepens pact with world's biggest steelmaker

Rio Tinto deepens pact with world's biggest steelmaker

Rio Tinto deepens pact with world's biggest steelmaker

Rio Tinto is stepping up its work with the world's biggest steelmaker in China and Australia to cut pollution when turning iron ore into steel.

Controls to protect native species against wild deer

Controls to protect native species against wild deer

Controls to protect native species against wild deer

Controls to protect native species against wild deer

Two new deer control plans have been launched in Victoria as part of a wider push to protect native flora and fauna.

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Carbon storage dump for global exhaust supports new gas

Carbon storage dump for global exhaust supports new gas

Carbon-constrained gas firms will trap and store emissions to support new fields, with regulatory support from federal Labor and a carbon credit revenue stream.

Why London could teach Australia about electric cars

Why London could teach Australia about electric cars

Controversial and progressive electric vehicle policies are changing London streets and experts say there are lessons Australia could learn from the city.

Decision looms in battle over Tasmania's wild heart

Decision looms in battle over Tasmania's wild heart

It's crunch time in the bitter war over a tourism project in Tasmania's wild interior as some say it could have consequences for other World Heritage sites.

Farmers nervous about a return to dry times

Farmers nervous about a return to dry times

Farmers are preparing for drought with predictions Australia is likely headed for a return to drier and hotter conditions, with an El Nino on the cards.

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Packaging industry hit with waste-busting rules

Packaging industry hit with waste-busting rules

Packaging industry hit with waste-busting rules

Packaging industry hit with waste-busting rules

Waste rules will be imposed on the packaging industry after the dismal failure of voluntary targets aimed at slashing landfill.

Changes proposed to take 'guilt' out of food delivery

Changes proposed to take 'guilt' out of food delivery

Changes proposed to take 'guilt' out of food delivery

Changes proposed to take 'guilt' out of food delivery

Thousands of restaurants will have less than three years to reduce plastic packaging from Uber Eats deliveries under new eco-friendly proposals.

ACT bans new gas connections, but BBQs have green light

ACT bans new gas connections, but BBQs have green light

ACT bans new gas connections, but BBQs have green light

ACT bans new gas connections, but BBQs have green light

Canberra is on track to be a zero-carbon city with a ban on new gas connections, but barbecues fired by bottled gas are still allowed under the new ACT law.

Uber service to give more Aussies electric car access

Uber service to give more Aussies electric car access

Uber service to give more Aussies electric car access

Uber service to give more Aussies electric car access

Uber is launching a green rideshare option in Australia in a move experts say will give some people access to their first ride in an electric vehicle.

Cats kill more than 300 million native animals a year

Cats kill more than 300 million native animals a year

Cats kill more than 300 million native animals a year

Cats kill more than 300 million native animals a year

Wildlife advocates are calling on governments to enact 24/7 cat curfews after 323 million native Australian animals were killed in the past year.

NRL great joins race for carbon-free commercial flight

NRL great joins race for carbon-free commercial flight

NRL great joins race for carbon-free commercial flight

NRL great joins race for carbon-free commercial flight

Johnathan Thurston's Skytrans aims to make Australia's first emissions-free commercial flight through a new aviation and green hydrogen alliance.

One Australian state junks $3000 electric car discount

One Australian state junks $3000 electric car discount

One Australian state junks $3000 electric car discount

One Australian state junks $3000 electric car discount

Victoria is scrapping its electric vehicle subsidy almost one year earlier than planned in a move experts say could impact efforts to cut transport pollution.

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New plan to manage health impacts of climate change

A national strategy will aim to ensure Australia is prepared for and can manage the impacts of climate change on the health and aged care system.

Macquarie Bank not so green with billions dipped in oil

To align investments with global climate promises, Macquarie Group will need to increase green investments and dump billions staked on new oil and gas.

Clearing halted amid fears for highly endangered bird

A conservation group fears important habitat for one of Australia's most endangered birds may have been lost after clearing was carried out at a NSW property.

Seaweed trial to suck out Barrier Reef nitrogen nasties

Seaweed filters have been installed off Queensland in a bid to improve water quality on the Great Barrier Reef and thwart the spread of a destructive starfish.

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Climate change risk added to banking watchdog's beat

For the first time, Australia's prudential regulator must consider climate risks as part of its work to keep banks, insurers and superannuation funds strong.

ASIC asked to look at outback fertiliser project

Corporate regulators have been asked to take a look at the green credentials of a proposed fertiliser project in South Australia's north.

Clothing industry put on notice over new waste levy

Australia's fashion industry has been given an ultimatum: back a new voluntary levy to deal with the mountains of waste it produces or have one forced upon it.

No 'silver bullet' to coral death by disease

The ocean's most important habitat builder is disappearing as increasing rates of coral disease threaten to devastate reefs and coastal communities.

Minister taken to court over 'mega' coalmine approvals

Activists are taking federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek to court for not accepting the climate risk of three proposed coalmine expansions.

Off-grid hydrogen box could replace diesel generators

A shipping container-sized energy system has been developed by hydrogen startup Endua for remote sites, potentially eliminating millions of diesel generators.

Hearing starts into sinking islands of Torres Strait

Two Torres Strait Islander elders have brought a case against the federal government over its action on climate change, with on-country hearings this week.

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