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Cooking with gas no more as Victoria heads for net zero

Cooking with gas no more as Victoria heads for net zero

Gas cooking and heating will be a thing of the past in Victorian new-builds from 2024, as part of the state's plan to reach net zero by 2045.

Allkem posts record production as world goes electric

Allkem posts record production as world goes electric

Allkem posts record production as world goes electric

Allkem posts record production as world goes electric

Lithium miner Allkem expects a tight market for battery minerals as it posts a "significant" improvement in the grade of ore recovered in Western Australia.

Scientists hope to learn from tragic whale stranding

Scientists hope to learn from tragic whale stranding

Scientists hope to learn from tragic whale stranding

Scientists hope to learn from tragic whale stranding

Wildlife experts hope to learn more about whale strandings from samples taken and video footage of the tragic incident off the West Australian coast.

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'Critical moment' for Australia in ore-some energy race

'Critical moment' for Australia in ore-some energy race

Demand for iron ore and coal may ebb but critical minerals can provide for future generations, unless labour laws and investor uncertainty mess it up, BHP says.

Australia court in the act of climate change litigation

Australia court in the act of climate change litigation

Australia is the second most litigious country on earth when it comes to challenging climate change impacts in court.

Hiking coal tax likely won't lift power bills, NSW says

Hiking coal tax likely won't lift power bills, NSW says

NSW is considering lifting the tax it charges on mined coal but has pointed to advice that any increase will have a negligible effect on power prices.

Climate index hints at higher destructive bushfire risk

Climate index hints at higher destructive bushfire risk

Australia potentially faces a return to destructive bushfire seasons as conditions shift towards less extreme rainfall and rising extreme temperatures.

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Rooftop solar surge eases wholesale electricity prices

Rooftop solar surge eases wholesale electricity prices

Rooftop solar surge eases wholesale electricity prices

Rooftop solar surge eases wholesale electricity prices

Rooftop solar is reducing wholesale electricity prices but the market operator warns more transmission is needed to keep the lights on in a post-coal system.

Diehard explorer sets sail on two-year climate crusade

Diehard explorer sets sail on two-year climate crusade

Diehard explorer sets sail on two-year climate crusade

Diehard explorer sets sail on two-year climate crusade

Australian explorer Geoff Wilson and his son are about to begin a two-year, net-zero odyssey to record how climate change is hurting the world's wildest areas.

Surviving whales shown deeper water after 52 deaths

Surviving whales shown deeper water after 52 deaths

Surviving whales shown deeper water after 52 deaths

Surviving whales shown deeper water after 52 deaths

Fifty-two whales are dead after stranding themselves on a remote WA beach and rescuers are preparing to lead the rest of the pod back into deep waters.

Calls for border checkpoints in fight against fire ant

Calls for border checkpoints in fight against fire ant

Calls for border checkpoints in fight against fire ant

Calls for border checkpoints in fight against fire ant

Farmers from northern NSW worried about fire ants want authorities to consider checkpoints on the Queensland border to halt the spread of the pest.

Startups graduate from the lab as tech funder tops $1b

Startups graduate from the lab as tech funder tops $1b

Startups graduate from the lab as tech funder tops $1b

Startups graduate from the lab as tech funder tops $1b

A deep technology funder that brings Aussie startups to life has achieved a $1 billion investment milestone with "mylk", cyber and infinitely recycled plastic.

Call for fed target to join race to build offshore wind

Call for fed target to join race to build offshore wind

Call for fed target to join race to build offshore wind

Call for fed target to join race to build offshore wind

Australia has been urged to set a national offshore wind target and build a local supply chain if it wants to have the energy source in its low-carbon arsenal.

Humble iron sheets a lifesaver for endangered dunnarts

Humble iron sheets a lifesaver for endangered dunnarts

Humble iron sheets a lifesaver for endangered dunnarts

Humble iron sheets a lifesaver for endangered dunnarts

Shelters made from a common household item are surprisingly effective in helping the survival of a very rare native animal, wildlife officials say.

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Call to help coal, oil and gas workers cope with change

Workers made obsolete in the push from coal, oil and gas to clean energy should receive individual career support packages, a business-backed think tank says.

Petrol pumps to be popular into the 2030s, report finds

Service stations will remain busy into the 2030s in Australia, according to a new report, even though some countries will have stopped selling petrol cars.

Sustainable farming method undergoes a growth spurt

A sustainable farming method first used for banana crops will now be expanded to apples, as farmers look to reduce use of agricultural chemicals.

Slow start for second-hand electric vehicle market

Electric car sales are booming in Australia but only when it comes to new models. Experts warn the second-hand market may take years to accelerate.

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World-first clean energy deal taps deep local knowledge

With traditional owners already responsible for looking after country, it makes sense they're at the heart of a $3 billion East Kimberley clean energy deal.

Gas lobby ad found misleading for 'cleaner' claims

Australia's peak oil and gas lobby has modified its latest ad campaign after its claim gas was "cleaner" breached industry standards.

Euthanised dingo underscores 'people problem' on K'gari

Visitors to Queensland's K'gari are approaching dingoes to take selfies in a trend that has exasperated authorities after a recent attack on a woman jogger.

Carbon, clean energy needs underpin Aust-Singapore ties

An investor forum in Singapore is examining ways to support global climate ambitions, sustainable development and a pipeline of Australian renewable energy.

Bob Brown to fight anti-logging protest criminal charge

Former federal Greens leader Bob Brown has pleaded not guilty to trespassing over a protest in Tasmania against logging in the habitat of a rare parrot.

Australian travellers seek eco-friendly options or bust

More Australian tourists are seeking out environmentally friendly travel options and some say they will travel less – or not at all – if they cannot find them.

Dingo involved in K'gari attack captured and euthanised

A dingo involved in an attack on a woman on a beach on K'gari, in Queensland, has been captured and humanely euthanised.

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