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Electric cars to make bigger impact than electric homes

Electric cars to make bigger impact than electric homes

Laws to reduce vehicle emissions are on track to make a bigger environmental impact than disconnecting gas appliances, according to a study.

Defence land could be weak spot in ant war

Defence land could be weak spot in ant war

Defence land could be weak spot in ant war

Defence land could be weak spot in ant war

The discovery of fire ants on a defence base west of Brisbane has raised serious concerns about whether other defence sites are harbouring the super pest.

Climate program accused of greenwashing 'not improper'

Climate program accused of greenwashing 'not improper'

Climate program accused of greenwashing 'not improper'

Climate program accused of greenwashing 'not improper'

As a strategy to drive climate action faces scrutiny, public servants say it may not be perfect but it did not act outside the law.

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Ute-turn: electric, hybrid utes ready for Aussie launch

Ute-turn: electric, hybrid utes ready for Aussie launch

Electric and hybrid utes are queuing up to launch in Australia following policy changes, and experts say they offer benefits which could attract new fans.

Developers walk away from huge wetlands project

Developers walk away from huge wetlands project

A bid for a multimillion-dollar development on an internationally protected wetland has been canned after the government indicated it would not back the plan.

Australia warned to wage all-out war on fire-ant menace

Australia warned to wage all-out war on fire-ant menace

A parliamentary inquiry has recommended a fresh review of efforts to eradicate fire ants, including whether the cash promised so far will get the job done.

Take a chill pill, law reviewer tells environmentalists

Take a chill pill, law reviewer tells environmentalists

A staged approach to environmental law reform has conservationists worried but the architect of a review into the matter is confident real change is coming.

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Cattle country conserved after anonymous $21m gift

Cattle country conserved after anonymous $21m gift

Cattle country conserved after anonymous $21m gift

Cattle country conserved after anonymous $21m gift

An outback cattle property will be turned into a national park thanks to an anonymous benefactor who donated $21 million to help buy the station.

Hybrid vehicle sales speed up while petrol loses spark

Hybrid vehicle sales speed up while petrol loses spark

Hybrid vehicle sales speed up while petrol loses spark

Hybrid vehicle sales speed up while petrol loses spark

Hybrid cars have more than doubled in popularity in the past year, surpassing electric vehicles and eating into petrol and diesel car sales.

Tougher laws call to back new environment watchdog

Tougher laws call to back new environment watchdog

Tougher laws call to back new environment watchdog

Tougher laws call to back new environment watchdog

Labor's new environment watchdog has gotten a lukewarm reception from conservationists who argue it must be backed up by law reform to stop mass extinctions.

Coral reefs hit by fourth global bleaching event

Coral reefs hit by fourth global bleaching event

Coral reefs hit by fourth global bleaching event

Coral reefs hit by fourth global bleaching event

A fourth global coral bleaching event is under way, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has declared.

Renters could save $1300 a year with solar rollout

Renters could save $1300 a year with solar rollout

Renters could save $1300 a year with solar rollout

Renters could save $1300 a year with solar rollout

Renters, apartment dwellers and low-income households could save thousands on energy bills if the government staged a national solar rollout, a study has found.

Federal cash to help protect treasured wetlands

Federal cash to help protect treasured wetlands

Federal cash to help protect treasured wetlands

Federal cash to help protect treasured wetlands

Federal government funds will be used to improve shorebird habitats in wetlands at the mouth of the River Murray in South Australia.

Mercury rising: new tool to help Australians cool off

Mercury rising: new tool to help Australians cool off

Mercury rising: new tool to help Australians cool off

Mercury rising: new tool to help Australians cool off

As climate change turns up the heat across the world, a new tool could help Australian communities find and create cool refuges in their local areas.

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Scientists despair as even deep corals cook

Scientists are rattled over the latest bleaching event on the Great Barrier Reef, saying it will not survive the ongoing exploitation of fossil fuels.

More Aussies to drive EVs but cost remains a speed bump

Two in every five Aussie motorists are expected to be driving an electric car in the next five years, even though the cost remains a hurdle for many road users.

Minister flags faster environmental decisions

Unacceptable projects that have clear environmental impacts would be ruled out from the outset under changes to environmental protection reforms.

Energy-saving steel, wastewater hydrogen win funding

More than 20 projects investigating ways to reduce emissions from steel, iron and hydrogen production will get more funding than expected, an agency says.

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Plibersek rejects wetlands project in draft decision

In a draft decision, Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has refused a development application that would have dredged wetlands east of Brisbane.

NSW govt faces fresh assault over native forest logging

The NSW government is under renewed pressure to get out of the business of logging native forests, as politicians, academics and environmentalists join forces.

Petrol car ban, greener taxis could halve emissions

Australians could halve transport pollution by the end of the decade and improve people's health with a new study showing the hard changes needed to get there.

Coral bleaching hits 75 per cent of Great Barrier Reef

Coral bleaching driven by climate change has hit three quarters of the Great Barrier Reef as the federal government continues to fight an in-danger listing.

Electric car price war resumes as one brand sets record

The price of the cheapest electric vehicle in Australia has dropped again, in a move experts say shows the fuel-efficiency standard is already working.

Another state powers up electric vehicle parking fines

Parking beside an electric car charger but failing to use it will risk penalties in another state after two new fines were introduced.

Labor touts EVs to households as charging sites rise

The number of electric vehicle fast-charging sites rose by about 100 this year, as the Labor government continues to tout the benefits of EVs to households.

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