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New Caledonia requests Australian aid for riot rebuild

New Caledonia requests Australian aid for riot rebuild

An Australian infrastructure finance fund could be tapped into to help New Caledonia recover from deadly riots that destroyed much of its capital.

Ocean health 'at tipping point' as climate threat grows

Ocean health 'at tipping point' as climate threat grows

Ocean health 'at tipping point' as climate threat grows

Ocean health 'at tipping point' as climate threat grows

As climate change threatens the health of Australia's oceans, the government is developing a plan that will attempt to bolster the biome's sustainability.

NSW did nothing in a year to help most at-risk species

NSW did nothing in a year to help most at-risk species

NSW did nothing in a year to help most at-risk species

NSW did nothing in a year to help most at-risk species

A government audit has delivered a scathing assessment of the NSW environment department's efforts to save more than 1000 species from extinction.

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'They're failing my people': calls for climate trigger

'They're failing my people': calls for climate trigger

A climate trigger is urgently needed to stop gas and mining projects destroying Australia's environment, activists and Indigenous people say.

It's a girl! Milestone in fight to save ancient fish

It's a girl! Milestone in fight to save ancient fish

Scientists are celebrating the arrival of a bouncing baby girl, as they race to save an ancient species from the jaws of extinction.

Australia risks missing $250b green iron opportunity

Australia risks missing $250b green iron opportunity

Urgent reforms are being called for to allow Australia to become a world leader in the production and export of iron produced with renewable energy.

Timber industry battles shift to man-made power poles

Timber industry battles shift to man-made power poles

The timber industry has stepped up its fight against the phase out of wooden power poles in NSW - a move designed to make the network more fire resilient.

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A bird? Plane? It's an autonomous electric flying taxi

A bird? Plane? It's an autonomous electric flying taxi

A bird? Plane? It's an autonomous electric flying taxi

A bird? Plane? It's an autonomous electric flying taxi

Catching a ride to a faraway place could involve a small aircraft with no pilot in future, experts say, as regulations race to catch up with the technology.

Homes of endangered greater gliders face logging threat

Homes of endangered greater gliders face logging threat

Homes of endangered greater gliders face logging threat

Homes of endangered greater gliders face logging threat

A conservation group is urging the Queensland government to protect land with greater glider habitat after logging near a site where the species has been seen.

Hit the brakes: taxes could slow hybrid vehicle sales

Hit the brakes: taxes could slow hybrid vehicle sales

Hit the brakes: taxes could slow hybrid vehicle sales

Hit the brakes: taxes could slow hybrid vehicle sales

Cuts to transport emissions could slow down next year unless the government extends its tax cuts for plug-in hybrid cars, an inquiry has been told.

Scientists despair as farmers clear nature hot spot

Scientists despair as farmers clear nature hot spot

Scientists despair as farmers clear nature hot spot

Scientists despair as farmers clear nature hot spot

Scientists say one of Australia's most valuable biodiversity hot spots is in danger of death by a thousand cuts as pastoralists clear the landscape unchecked.

Australia joins drills in contested South China Sea

Australia joins drills in contested South China Sea

Australia joins drills in contested South China Sea

Australia joins drills in contested South China Sea

Joint military exercises across the South China Sea and a warning against China's Pacific push are ramping up pressure on Beijing to follow international law.

Powering on: Eraring extension benefits outweigh costs

Powering on: Eraring extension benefits outweigh costs

Powering on: Eraring extension benefits outweigh costs

Powering on: Eraring extension benefits outweigh costs

Keeping the nation's largest coal-fired power station open for two years won't impact NSW's 2030 emissions reduction target, official advice says.

SOS for Queen Mary's help after famed activist arrested

SOS for Queen Mary's help after famed activist arrested

SOS for Queen Mary's help after famed activist arrested

SOS for Queen Mary's help after famed activist arrested

Tasmanian-born Queen Mary of Denmark must intervene after the arrest of anti-whaling campaigner Captain Paul Watson, former Greens leader Bob Brown says.

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Why the next ride you share could be in an electric car

Another 500 electric vehicles will be made available for rideshare drivers as part of a $20 million investment in the industry.

Industry calls for $3b fund to clean dirty big trucks

A big investment will be needed to put more heavy-duty electric trucks on the road, an industry group says, as well as changes to support cleaner fuel.

Shark-netting season sliced with calls to end scheme

Shark nets in NSW will be brought down earlier than usual, but conservationist groups say modern prevention methods make them unnecessary.

Keeping reef off in-danger list sends 'false message'

A decision not to include the Great Barrier Reef on a global list of in-danger sites is a case of "political convenience trumping science", an expert says.

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Strong confidence in AUKUS despite 'riveting' US events

A storm of political drama has engulfed the US and UK, but the acting prime minister is confident this will not hurt Australia's nuclear submarine partnership.

Nature repair cheap at $7.3 billion a year: scientists

Australia's ailing environment needs $7.3 billion a year to claw its way back to health but scientists say that's cheap and doing nothing will cost much more.

Ramp up research or risk falling behind, event told

Australia is falling behind other nations in research and development and needs to make bigger investments and engage Indigenous knowledge, an event has heard.

Why Aussie garages could power homes around the nation

Plans are advancing to allow electric vehicle batteries to save Australian homes from blackouts and other power emergencies, but a few hurdles remain.

Australia to simulate arrival of deadly bird flu

Agriculture ministers have agreed to hold a national planning drill to make sure Australia is ready for the possible arrival of the deadly H5 bird flu strain.

Clearing rates down but Barrier Reef needs more help

Queensland's tree clearing rates have continued to decline but experts say protecting the Great Barrier Reef will require faster action.

NSW government reveals plans to fix broken nature laws

Two key recommendations of the Henry review have been pushed aside but the NSW government says it's plan to fix the nature crisis will still work.

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