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Pests, weeds to cost $30 billion a year without action

Pests, weeds to cost $30 billion a year without action

An expensive invasive species crisis is on the horizon unless a state government pours billions of dollars into containing nearly 400 biosecurity threats.

Drivers could pay more tax after electric car U-turn

Drivers could pay more tax after electric car U-turn

Drivers could pay more tax after electric car U-turn

Drivers could pay more tax after electric car U-turn

Australian drivers and employers could miss out on thousands of dollars in tax savings if the coalition puts the brakes on an electric vehicle policy.

Australia urged to walk away from gas for renewables

Australia urged to walk away from gas for renewables

Australia urged to walk away from gas for renewables

Australia urged to walk away from gas for renewables

Both major parties are going into an election promising to increase gas production, even though the majority of Australians want more renewables.

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Nuclear power could take the shine off Aussie aluminium

Nuclear power could take the shine off Aussie aluminium

Three out of Australia's four aluminium smelters could risk closure if Australia adopts nuclear power, reducing energy supplied to industry.

Dutton 'believes in climate change' despite debate call

Dutton 'believes in climate change' despite debate call

After initially suggesting questions on the impact of climate change were best left to scientists, Peter Dutton has sought to clarify his position.

Call for workplace change to drive electric car take-up

Call for workplace change to drive electric car take-up

Fewer than one-in-three electric vehicle drivers can access a charger at work and incentives could get more people to go electric and drive to the office.

Some hybrid cars thirstier than their petrol peers

Some hybrid cars thirstier than their petrol peers

On-road vehicle tests show some hybrid vehicles are not saving as much petrol as lab tests promise and a two use more than standard cars on highways.

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'No more bills': why batteries may change energy market

'No more bills': why batteries may change energy market

'No more bills': why batteries may change energy market

'No more bills': why batteries may change energy market

Helping more households capture solar power in a battery could have a market-wide impact, although some could miss out on the biggest savings.

Scrapping vehicle rules could crash emission goals

Scrapping vehicle rules could crash emission goals

Scrapping vehicle rules could crash emission goals

Scrapping vehicle rules could crash emission goals

A proposal to remove penalties from Australia's vehicle emissions standards has divided the industry, with some groups claiming it will undo progress.

Towering presence, missing minister as PM visits reef

Towering presence, missing minister as PM visits reef

Towering presence, missing minister as PM visits reef

Towering presence, missing minister as PM visits reef

One of Labor's tallest candidates has made a splash at the prime minister's Great Barrier Reef stop, while the spectre of a missing minister haunted the event.

Electric cars to rev up the energy grid, one at a time

Electric cars to rev up the energy grid, one at a time

Electric cars to rev up the energy grid, one at a time

Electric cars to rev up the energy grid, one at a time

Technology that will let drivers use their electric vehicles as giant household batteries is launching in Australia, although its reach is limited.

Liberals 'not here to line gas giants' pockets': Dutton

Liberals 'not here to line gas giants' pockets': Dutton

Liberals 'not here to line gas giants' pockets': Dutton

Liberals 'not here to line gas giants' pockets': Dutton

Despite anger from the gas sector, Peter Dutton has doubled down on plans for a domestic reserve armed with modelling on how much households willsave.

Thirsty nuclear plants 'could suck water from farmers'

Thirsty nuclear plants 'could suck water from farmers'

Thirsty nuclear plants 'could suck water from farmers'

Thirsty nuclear plants 'could suck water from farmers'

Farmers and businesses may be forced to surrender gigalitres of water to fuel proposed nuclear power stations due to their inland locations, a report claims.

Will Tesla's problems crash Australia's electric dream?

Will Tesla's problems crash Australia's electric dream?

Will Tesla's problems crash Australia's electric dream?

Will Tesla's problems crash Australia's electric dream?

The brand that has long led Australia's electric vehicle charge is falling out of favour. Can the nation's move to low-emission transport go on regardless?

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Car sales accelerate, with hybrids leading the charge

More drivers are getting behind the wheel of a new car but preferences are changing, with hybrids speeding up and petrol cars slowing down.

U-turn on gas-guzzler fines could penalise motorists

Carmakers who fail to meet environmental standards will not be penalised under proposed changes expected during the election campaign.

Greens flag new condition in event of a hung parliament

A minority party will push for one per cent of the federal budget to be spent on "restoring" nature if the election produces a hung parliament.

Hitting the brakes: hybrid sales clouded by tax cut end

A tax concession for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles has come to the end of the road and experts say it could affect future car sales and emissions.

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Call for household battery help to plug energy concerns

Cutting the price of solar batteries would lower household bills while easing pressure on the energy network, say groups pushing for a national scheme.

App to reveal how much farmers can reap from renewables

Work will be fast-tracked on software that can assess how much landowners could earn from installing renewable energy projects on their properties.

'Infected': minister criticised over uranium mine lease

A federal minister was allegedly biased after refusing to extend the lease for an undeveloped uranium mine due to a "promise" made to the traditional owners.

Brumbies' fate in the balance as aerial shooting halted

Debate has turned to the fate of the few thousand brumbies thought to remain in a national park after a shooting campaign to protect native wildlife.

Habitat 'destroyed' as officials sit on koala plan

A promised national park for koalas is still being assessed as environmentalists raise fears the marsupial's habitat is being systematically cut down.

PM cops spray as reform wades into hot Tasmanian waters

An angry senator has confronted the prime minister in the halls of power over a reform opponents say threatens the end of a prehistoric species.

Move to enshrine eco approval smells fishy, critics say

The federal government has been accused of selling out the environment and undermining democratic rights after pushing controversial laws through parliament.

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