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Exhausted: Australia lags Europe, US on car pollution

Exhausted: Australia lags Europe, US on car pollution

Vehicles are getting bigger but more efficient, a transport study has found, but Australia is still being lapped by other nations on low-emission cars.

Santos sold vague plan as carbon blueprint, court told

Santos sold vague plan as carbon blueprint, court told

Santos sold vague plan as carbon blueprint, court told

Santos sold vague plan as carbon blueprint, court told

A plan for gas giant Santos to reduce emissions does not rely on real projects and could mislead the public, a group has told the Federal Court.

Work on 'safe' nuclear reactors from day one of victory

Work on 'safe' nuclear reactors from day one of victory

Work on 'safe' nuclear reactors from day one of victory

Work on 'safe' nuclear reactors from day one of victory

A warning it will take "decades" to make coal sites safe for nuclear reactors has been dismissed as polling shows staunch opposition from women voters.

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Renewable hydrogen tech could give green light to jobs

Renewable hydrogen tech could give green light to jobs

Australia could unlock $1.7 billion and thousands of jobs by 2050 if it seizes the opportunity to create hydrogen-manufacturing equipment, a study has found.

Environment 'unfinished business' for PM as polls near

Environment 'unfinished business' for PM as polls near

The government is facing opposing calls to introduce and scrap environmental protection laws after a bid to pass it in parliament was abandoned last minute.

Water quality decreasing in largest river system

Water quality decreasing in largest river system

Regional towns are experiencing more frequent water restrictions or drinking water problems as researchers paint a damning picture of the Murray-Darling Basin.

Australia to present argument in landmark climate case

Australia to present argument in landmark climate case

Pacific island nations are pushing for more action on climate change as they face the existential threat of rising tides and a lack of access to finance.

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Win for green industries as Labor plan secures support

Win for green industries as Labor plan secures support

Win for green industries as Labor plan secures support

Win for green industries as Labor plan secures support

A multibillion dollar push to increase manufacturing in industries such as renewable energy and critical minerals is set to pass parliament.

Cost of big races revealed right at the finish line

Cost of big races revealed right at the finish line

Cost of big races revealed right at the finish line

Cost of big races revealed right at the finish line

Revelations about the price of events such as major motor races are among the dozens of reports released on a parliament's final sitting day.

More to come for climate: 'immense strain' on taxpayers

More to come for climate: 'immense strain' on taxpayers

More to come for climate: 'immense strain' on taxpayers

More to come for climate: 'immense strain' on taxpayers

Cutting greenhouse gas emissions is an urgent priority and investing in renewable energy is the best way to do it, the nation's climate tsar says.

Australia urged to follow Middle East on nuclear power

Australia urged to follow Middle East on nuclear power

Australia urged to follow Middle East on nuclear power

Australia urged to follow Middle East on nuclear power

Australia could have nuclear power reactors operating within 12 years, an inquiry has heard, if the nation follows the Middle East rather than Europe.

Environment watchdog scrapped as PM railroads minister

Environment watchdog scrapped as PM railroads minister

Environment watchdog scrapped as PM railroads minister

Environment watchdog scrapped as PM railroads minister

The prime minister has bulldozed his own environment minister to quash a deal to establish an environment watchdog.

Fur flies over billion-dollar koala park cost claims

Fur flies over billion-dollar koala park cost claims

Fur flies over billion-dollar koala park cost claims

Fur flies over billion-dollar koala park cost claims

A billion-dollar purported price tag for a new national park has dropped jaws and raised eyebrows as loggers and environmentalists resume hostilities.

Anti-coal protests 'playing into Dutton's hands'

Anti-coal protests 'playing into Dutton's hands'

Anti-coal protests 'playing into Dutton's hands'

Anti-coal protests 'playing into Dutton's hands'

Protesters travelling to Canberra after blockading a key coal port have been warned they risk helping the coalition win office.

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'Emergency measures' needed to suppress fire ant sting

A race is on to stop the potential nationwide spread of devastating fire ants as fears increase ahead of summer.

Protesters stop coal boats as more than 100 arrested

Ships have paused journeys in the Port of Newcastle after protesters gathered on the water to demand the government end new fossil fuel mines.

Australian activists pan 'shameful' global climate deal

Australian campaigners are slamming fossil fuel-emitting rich countries for betraying climate-vulnerable nations in a "shameful" global summit deal.

COP29 clinches $US300 billion climate compromise deal

Countries have clinched a deal to inject $US300 billion annually to combat climate change and help poor nations cope with the impact of global warming.

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Three charged after activists disrupt coal ships

Protesters have been arrested and charged after allegedly paddling into ship lanes and disrupting coal vessels in the Port of Newcastle.

Climate protest flotilla descends on biggest coal port

A sea of kayaks has entered the water at the Port of Newcastle as climate activists protested over ongoing approvals for fossil fuel projects.

Electric cars may save power grid, if drivers let them

Motorists could decide the future of Australia's energy networks by when they choose to buy an electric car and how they recharge it.

Albanese touts open trade as unity evades world leaders

Anthony Albanese is promising to remain focused on climate change and open trade after the policies of Donald Trump set the agenda of a major economic summit.

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

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

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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