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Major new threat to Great Barrier Reef identified

Major new threat to Great Barrier Reef identified

Yet another serious threat to the Great Barrier Reef has emerged - invisible flows of groundwater that are dumping harmful nutrients into the fragile ecosystem.

Watchdog hits back at Forestry Corp over glider search

Watchdog hits back at Forestry Corp over glider search

Watchdog hits back at Forestry Corp over glider search

Watchdog hits back at Forestry Corp over glider search

Forestry authorities say they met all necessary requirements when they held daytime searches for an endangered nocturnal glider before logging a NSW forest.

Why electric vehicles get better tech than petrol peers

Why electric vehicles get better tech than petrol peers

Why electric vehicles get better tech than petrol peers

Why electric vehicles get better tech than petrol peers

Australians purchasing electric cars are being rewarded with higher-grade entertainment technology featuring as standard in their vehicles.

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Forestry Corp looked for nocturnal glider at daytime

Forestry Corp looked for nocturnal glider at daytime

A harvesting ban has been extended in a NSW forest after authorities said the Forestry Corporation failed to identify den trees for an endangered glider.

Santos in the dock over 'clean gas', net-zero by offset

Santos in the dock over 'clean gas', net-zero by offset

Australia's biggest gas supplier Santos faces many months of costly wrangling with shareholder activists in the federal court over allegations of greenwashing.

Electric chargers could change to leave no one behind

Electric chargers could change to leave no one behind

Australians with disabilities are being urged to have their say on electric car chargers and what needs to change to ensure more drivers can use them.

Vegan cats and dogs could help to save the planet

Vegan cats and dogs could help to save the planet

Feeding cats and dogs a nutritionally-sound vegan diet could unlock significant environmental and food energy savings, research by a veterinary professor shows.

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Aussie frogs in hot water from climate, other threats

Aussie frogs in hot water from climate, other threats

Aussie frogs in hot water from climate, other threats

Aussie frogs in hot water from climate, other threats

More than 40 per cent of the world's amphibians are threatened with extinction and Australia's once bountiful frogs are among those in strife, scientists warn.

Marvellous mammals shine bright in the right light

Marvellous mammals shine bright in the right light

Marvellous mammals shine bright in the right light

Marvellous mammals shine bright in the right light

Australian researchers have shown that for the air-breathing, milk-producing, live-birthing mammals of the world, glowing under ultraviolet light is common.

Australia still lags other nations in electric car race

Australia still lags other nations in electric car race

Australia still lags other nations in electric car race

Australia still lags other nations in electric car race

Global electric car sales rose by almost 50 per cent this year and while Australian sales are increasing they are still well below the world average.

Global reef protection fund 'a drop in the ocean'

Global reef protection fund 'a drop in the ocean'

Global reef protection fund 'a drop in the ocean'

Global reef protection fund 'a drop in the ocean'

A group of 45 nations with authority over three quarters of the world's coral reefs have agreed to raise A$18.9 billion in funds to protect the ecosystems.

Carbon 'bottom line': Don't trade integrity for offsets

Carbon 'bottom line': Don't trade integrity for offsets

Carbon 'bottom line': Don't trade integrity for offsets

Carbon 'bottom line': Don't trade integrity for offsets

Carbon offsets should be used as a last resort and limited to Australia's heaviest polluters, conservationists warn the federal government.

Fires and floods leave many states on extreme alert

Fires and floods leave many states on extreme alert

Fires and floods leave many states on extreme alert

Fires and floods leave many states on extreme alert

Fire season is under way as blazes burn across the country driven by volatile conditions with total fire bans in parts of WA, South Australia, Victoria and NSW.

Sydney heat records tumble as fires burn in Victoria

Sydney heat records tumble as fires burn in Victoria

Sydney heat records tumble as fires burn in Victoria

Sydney heat records tumble as fires burn in Victoria

Locals and campers have been told to flee an out-of-control bushfire in Victoria's Gippsland region as Sydney sweats through its hottest October day on record.

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Dozens of red meat producers join sustainability study

Drones will be used to map dozens of farms across Australia to work out ways to improve sustainability in the red meat supply chain.

Calls mount for national solution to toxic vape waste

Australia urgently needs a national strategy to deal with hazardous and toxic waste from vaping products, environmental campaigners say.

Future electric car models will ditch the rear window

More space for passengers but no rear window: this is how electrification will change the size, shape, and character of cars of the future.

Spring turns up the heat for footy finals fever

The mercury is expected to soar in multiple cities as special provisions are put in place for a scorching NRL grand final.

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Salmon farmers' artificial oxygen endangered fish fix

Conservationists have ridiculed a salmon industry plan to try to artificially boost oxygen levels in a harbour where an endangered fish is barely hanging on.

India's furnaces not the answer for Aussie coal exports

A report has found India will reduce its dependence on Aussie coal in steel furnaces as the price of green hydrogen comes down and carbon penalties go up.

Traditional owner wins court challenge against Woodside

Mardudhunera woman Raelene Cooper has won a Federal Court challenge, halting Woodside's seismic blasting plans for the massive offshore Scarborough gas project.

Fuel prices drive interest in electric and hybrid cars

Millions of low-emission vehicles could soon join Australian roads, with a study revealing more car buyers will shop for electric and hybrid cars.

Dugongs in steady decline along Great Barrier Reef

Dugong numbers are shrinking over a vast area of the Great Barrier Reef and it's been happening for almost 20 years, scientists say.

Cloud-based micro businesses floated for future economy

Artificial intelligence in health, education or agriculture could fix many social challenges and is within reach for even the smallest firms, a report shows.

Tesla battery fire expected to burn for days

A Tesla battery fire at Genex-owed battery storage facility in central Queensland is expected to burn for days and residents are being urged to stay indoors.

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