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Australia to be scored on its renewable energy progress

Australia to be scored on its renewable energy progress

Australian efforts to cut emissions and generate more renewable electricity will be tracked and traced by a climate group.

Reef coral battling after bleaching, natural disasters

Reef coral battling after bleaching, natural disasters

Reef coral battling after bleaching, natural disasters

Reef coral battling after bleaching, natural disasters

Coral cover on the Great Barrier Reef continues to struggle following extensive bleaching events which are increasing in frequency amid climate change.

Carbon credits scheme missing threatened species mark

Carbon credits scheme missing threatened species mark

Carbon credits scheme missing threatened species mark

Carbon credits scheme missing threatened species mark

Australia's carbon projects are doing little to conserve the nation's most threatened species whose habitat is mostly on privately owned agricultural land.

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Australia to cash in on global green energy shortfalls

Australia to cash in on global green energy shortfalls

Green energy-intensive exports could net Australia eight times more than fossil fuels and bridge the gap in other nations' clean energy shortfalls, data shows.

World looks to G20 for breakthrough in climate talks

World looks to G20 for breakthrough in climate talks

United Nations officials are urging G20 leaders to break the COP29 stalemate as wealthy nations ask more countries to help foot the climate bill.

Government crackdown on port protest 'unprecedented'

Government crackdown on port protest 'unprecedented'

Climate protesters say locals found swimming inside a sweeping marine exclusion zone could be arrested during a blockade of the world's biggest coal port.

Regions speak out over carrying 'forced' energy burden

Regions speak out over carrying 'forced' energy burden

Australians in regional towns worry they will be forced to accept nuclear power plants even if they object to them, an inquiry has heard.

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Fire ants escape Queensland hidden in 'treated turf'

Fire ants escape Queensland hidden in 'treated turf'

Fire ants escape Queensland hidden in 'treated turf'

Fire ants escape Queensland hidden in 'treated turf'

Turf ticked off as being treated for fire ants has proven to be a Trojan horse for one of the worst invasive species to reach Australian shores.

Qld regions remain in the dark about nuclear power plan

Qld regions remain in the dark about nuclear power plan

Qld regions remain in the dark about nuclear power plan

Qld regions remain in the dark about nuclear power plan

A federal inquiry has heard strong support for a nuclear industry in regional Queensland even though local councillors say they were not consulted.

Brumbies cull wins tick of approval, but rift remains

Brumbies cull wins tick of approval, but rift remains

Brumbies cull wins tick of approval, but rift remains

Brumbies cull wins tick of approval, but rift remains

A major culling operation of feral horses in the Australian Alps has won cross-party backing but an unlikely coalition of MPs say it is not ethically justified.

Pay up or face climate disaster, UN chief warns summit

Pay up or face climate disaster, UN chief warns summit

Pay up or face climate disaster, UN chief warns summit

Pay up or face climate disaster, UN chief warns summit

Nations must "pay up" to prevent climate-led humanitarian disasters or humanity will pay the price, UN chief Antonio Guterres has told the COP29 climate summit.

Harbour cash splash turns into political fish fight

Harbour cash splash turns into political fish fight

Harbour cash splash turns into political fish fight

Harbour cash splash turns into political fish fight

Conservation groups say the federal government's plan to save an endangered fish doesn't address the issues while the opposition says workers face uncertainty.

Trump, trade worries cloud COP29 climate summit

Trump, trade worries cloud COP29 climate summit

Trump, trade worries cloud COP29 climate summit

Trump, trade worries cloud COP29 climate summit

Nations are preparing for tough talks on finance and trade as the annual UN climate summit kicked off in Azerbaijan.

'Most important in years': key climate summit kicks off

'Most important in years': key climate summit kicks off

'Most important in years': key climate summit kicks off

'Most important in years': key climate summit kicks off

Australia's climate change minister is urging his counterparts to adopt ambitious emissions targets as world leaders discuss the future for a warming globe.

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Momentum building to protect Great Australian Bight

The SA government and a senior Mirning Elder have joined calls for the Great Australian Bight and its marine life to be protected from oil and gas drilling.

Electric cars could keep lights on in Australian homes

The batteries inside electric cars could be used to power households in Australia before the end of the year after the release of technological standards.

Nuclear waste could add billions to energy supply costs

The time needed to build nuclear reactors and the cost of safely storing radioactive waste remain big questions for Australia, an inquiry has been told.

Victoria blows past federal rejection of renewables hub

A terminal to support Victoria's offshore wind ambitions is still under consideration, flying in the face of a 2023 federal rejection.

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Australia needs to 'step up' critical minerals supply

Australian firms need to sharpen their focus on critical minerals to power the world's green energy transition, an international relations conference has heard.

Arrests 'not the only point' of coal port blockade

A judge has questioned why organisers are fighting an application to declare a planned coal port protest unlawful given a perceived intention to be arrested.

Made or assembled in Australia? Solar policy under fire

Questions have emerged over whether solar panels will be manufactured or merely assembled in Australia at a senate hearing into energy agencies.

'Armageddon': the cultural cost of disturbing Gunlom

A precedent in sacred site law could have other jurisdictions looking to the NT after the Jawoyn people won the long-running Gunlom Falls court battle.

Coal-port protest could stop ships even if made illegal

NSW Police have gone to court to stop a planned blockade of the world's largest coal port in a move campaigners have declared a waste of taxpayer money.

Mental health taking a hit as climate crisis worsens

Poor health outcomes are being attributed to extreme heat events, rapid rain bursts and worsening fire season as part of a growing climate crisis.

Police oppose major protest to block crucial coal port

Thousands of people, including musician and ex-environment minister Peter Garrett, are expected to attend a blockade of the Port of Newcastle

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