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NSW offshore drilling ban will be Australian first

NSW offshore drilling ban will be Australian first

NSW is shutting the door on offshore drilling and mining operations in its waters, sabotaging PEP-11 and other projects.

Clear milk bottle lids a win for obsessive bowerbirds

Clear milk bottle lids a win for obsessive bowerbirds

Clear milk bottle lids a win for obsessive bowerbirds

Clear milk bottle lids a win for obsessive bowerbirds

The satin bowerbird's obsession with the colour blue can sometimes be deadly but a change in milk packaging could help save the showy bird.

Queensland solar farm tapped to power technology giant

Queensland solar farm tapped to power technology giant

Queensland solar farm tapped to power technology giant

Queensland solar farm tapped to power technology giant

Amazon will launch operations at its first solar farm project in Queensland, with the 500-hectare site to generate enough power for 60,000 homes.

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More asbestos discovered at NSW govt projects

More asbestos discovered at NSW govt projects

Bonded asbestos fragments have been found in recycled mulch near two Sydney train stations and a bridge construction project in the state's south.

Shock at call for moratorium on 'reckless renewables'

Shock at call for moratorium on 'reckless renewables'

Anti-renewables activists want to protect agricultural land but the energy industry says solar and wind is future-proofing farmers and giving regions new jobs.

BHP clinches renewable energy supply for Olympic Dam

BHP clinches renewable energy supply for Olympic Dam

A wind farm and battery system will supply BHP's Olympic Dam mine with baseload renewable energy under a deal struck with French renewable energy leader Neoen.

Study indicates climate change clock forward a decade

Study indicates climate change clock forward a decade

Research on a tiny sea sponge indicates the world has been warming faster and for longer than previously thought.

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Aussie motorists show a big preference for big cars

Aussie motorists show a big preference for big cars

Aussie motorists show a big preference for big cars

Aussie motorists show a big preference for big cars

SUVs and utes dominated new car sales in January, according to a new report, dwarfing passenger and electric vehicle sales.

Glider experts left out, fearful of logging changes

Glider experts left out, fearful of logging changes

Glider experts left out, fearful of logging changes

Glider experts left out, fearful of logging changes

Australia's leading experts on endangered greater gliders weren't consulted before logging rules were changed in NSW.

Brumby cull workers harassed amid 'heated' debate

Brumby cull workers harassed amid 'heated' debate

Brumby cull workers harassed amid 'heated' debate

Brumby cull workers harassed amid 'heated' debate

Rangers carrying out feral-horse culling are being targeted by people who oppose it as brumby advocates are left distressed by the population control measure.

Choice at the heart of new fuel standards for motorists

Choice at the heart of new fuel standards for motorists

Choice at the heart of new fuel standards for motorists

Choice at the heart of new fuel standards for motorists

Giving motorists more options for cheaper cars is at the heart of proposed fuel efficiency standards, the federal government says.

Pacific Green grows fleet of big batteries down under

Pacific Green grows fleet of big batteries down under

Pacific Green grows fleet of big batteries down under

Pacific Green grows fleet of big batteries down under

A British renewable energy leader plans to build one of Australia's largest battery hubs in Portland, Victoria, to help shore up the state's electricity supply.

Car efficiency standards to lower emissions, fuel costs

Car efficiency standards to lower emissions, fuel costs

Car efficiency standards to lower emissions, fuel costs

Car efficiency standards to lower emissions, fuel costs

Australians will be able to breathe easier, spend less on fuel and have more choice at the car yard under proposed new efficiency standards for cars and utes.

Miners demand share of tax relief to dig for net-zero

Miners demand share of tax relief to dig for net-zero

Miners demand share of tax relief to dig for net-zero

Miners demand share of tax relief to dig for net-zero

Australia has a treasure trove of critical ores but nickel and lithium producers want tax relief to get it out of the ground and into the world's electric cars.

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Fishermen wary of seismic plans for Bass Strait waters

Bass Strait fishermen think it will years before the effects of planned seismic testing are evident in crayfish and other small creatures.

Car buyers urged to sort the thrifty from the thirsty

A huge difference between the most and least efficient cars has been shown in a study of more than 650 models with some guzzling almost $4000 in fuel each year.

Asbestos clean up notices issued for more sites

Clean up notices have been issued for new sites in Sydney, following an investigation into asbestos found in mulch at Rozelle Parklands.

Legal centre defunding threat 'hurts small end of town'

Experts warn against defunding Australia's primary environmental litigation group after a judge found it confected evidence in a case against an energy giant.

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Logging changes put gliders in peril, experts warn

Greater glider ecologists say the endangered species is in deeper trouble after NSW's watchdog for nature changed the rules that apply to logging.

'Trackless trams' tipped to save emissions and budgets

A leading urban planner says more Australian cities should adopt "trackless tram" technology to reduce suburban traffic and transport pollution.

Australia sends reef health update to UNESCO

Australia has submitted a progress report to UNESCO as part of ongoing efforts to ward off an in-danger listing for the Great Barrier Reef.

Koalas threatened by mine approval: environmentalists

Environmental groups warn almost 800 hectares of koala habitat will be cleared if a proposed coal mine in central Queensland goes ahead.

Summer charging queues down despite rise in EV sales

Public electric vehicle charging soared by 150 per cent during the holiday period, providers say, but better etiquette and greater options kept queues down.

Judge orders logging suspension amid legal challenge

A Supreme Court judge has ordered the suspension of logging in an area purportedly home to a rare parrot amid a challenge over the legality of operations.

Powering regions with 'clean, green Aussie-made steel'

Some $200 million to future-proof regional steelworks and keep workers employed in a low-carbon economy has been handed to NSW and South Australian furnaces.

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