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National park 'urban oasis' in high-density Sydney

National park 'urban oasis' in high-density Sydney

A key national park in inner Sydney will add nearly five hectares of bushland under plans to marry high-density housing development with green space.

Tesla resigns from car group over 'misleading' claims

Tesla resigns from car group over 'misleading' claims

Tesla resigns from car group over 'misleading' claims

Tesla resigns from car group over 'misleading' claims

Electric car maker Tesla has slammed Australia's peak automotive body for spreading misleading claims about a proposed fuel-efficiency standard.

Bridge climate protesters jailed for rush-hour chaos

Bridge climate protesters jailed for rush-hour chaos

Bridge climate protesters jailed for rush-hour chaos

Bridge climate protesters jailed for rush-hour chaos

Two climate protesters who blocked lanes on a busy Melbourne bridge have been jailed while a third awaits sentencing.

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Fire ants could cost 'half a COVID' every year

Fire ants could cost 'half a COVID' every year

Analysts have offered a staggering new assessment of what Australia could lose to fire ants.

Doctors, nurses make emergency call on federal budget

Doctors, nurses make emergency call on federal budget

More than 40 health groups have called on the government to make climate and health funding a priority after services were challenged by extreme weather.

Step-in threat as state on notice over feral horse cull

Step-in threat as state on notice over feral horse cull

A zero-tolerance approach to feral horses in Kosciuszko National Park has been flagged by the federal government if culling fails to stop environmental harm.

Australia needs more time for electric car move: Toyota

Australia needs more time for electric car move: Toyota

Car makers need more time to adapt to the federal government’s proposed rules for vehicle emissions, Toyota says, as it launches an Australian EV.

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Electric joy rides in Canberra to support fuel standard

Electric joy rides in Canberra to support fuel standard

Electric joy rides in Canberra to support fuel standard

Electric joy rides in Canberra to support fuel standard

Expect to see more politicians behind the wheel of a small electric car in a show of support for new vehicle efficiency rules.

No nuclear option for $275m green-manufacturing grants

No nuclear option for $275m green-manufacturing grants

No nuclear option for $275m green-manufacturing grants

No nuclear option for $275m green-manufacturing grants

NSW has unveiled $275 million worth of grants for renewable-energy manufacturing and innovation projects to help the state reach net-zero emissions.

'Brick wall': Young people express climate action anger

'Brick wall': Young people express climate action anger

'Brick wall': Young people express climate action anger

'Brick wall': Young people express climate action anger

Medical professionals, young people and scientists have backed a push to legislate a duty of care for children when considering climate-related decisions.

Farmers urge Labor leaders to fight carbon capture plan

Farmers urge Labor leaders to fight carbon capture plan

Farmers urge Labor leaders to fight carbon capture plan

Farmers urge Labor leaders to fight carbon capture plan

A farming lobby says Labor leaders whose states need the Great Artesian Basin should be fighting a carbon capture and storage trial in Queensland.

Aussie drivers are paying more to fuel cars, study says

Aussie drivers are paying more to fuel cars, study says

Aussie drivers are paying more to fuel cars, study says

Aussie drivers are paying more to fuel cars, study says

Australian ute drivers are paying hundreds of dollars more for fuel than their American and European counterparts, according to a new fuel-efficiency study.

Developer donated asbestos-tainted mulch to parish

Developer donated asbestos-tainted mulch to parish

Developer donated asbestos-tainted mulch to parish

Developer donated asbestos-tainted mulch to parish

Contaminated mulch found at a Sydney parish that required two schools to be tested was donated to the site by a developer.

Aussie firms fall short of global net zero standards

Aussie firms fall short of global net zero standards

Aussie firms fall short of global net zero standards

Aussie firms fall short of global net zero standards

Large Australian corporations are failing to meet global best practice when it comes to reducing their carbon dioxide emissions, according to a new study.

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Bob Brown charge, ban over giant tree logging protest

A logging protest in defence of some of Tasmania's tallest trees has resulted in former Greens leader Bob Brown being charged and banned from all state forests.

Logging backflip 'won't save gliders from extinction'

Scientists and conservation groups say a backflip by the NSW environmental watchdog will do little to shield greater gliders from the effects of logging.

One in four Aussies consider an electric vehicle next

A study shows more Australian drivers are keen on electric cars but the group behind the research says it also shows bad news for a fuel-efficiency standard.

Asbestos kills off Mardi Gras fair, shutters school

Asbestos-tainted mulch is to blame for the closure of a primary school in Sydney's southwest and the cancellation of a major Mardi Gras festival event.

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Primary school shut for weeks in asbestos mulch scandal

Recycled mulch should never have been laid in a school from which 700 pupils must now relocate for several weeks due to an asbestos find, it has been revealed.

Better days ahead for Florence after a very dark year

Florence, the troubled tunnel boring machine, is back on solid ground and hard at work on the Snowy Hydro 2.0 project, but it's slow going.

Minister orders EDO probe amid confected evidence claim

A taxpayer-funded legal unit that fights environmental cases faces a federal government review amid claims it confected evidence in litigation against Santos.

Climate risk assessment based on dream 1.5C scenario

Australia's first climate risk assessment will be based on a scenario that does not reflect reality, the Greens say.

Fuel standard supporters slam talk of ute price spike

Claims a fuel efficiency standard will force up the price of popular utes and SUVs have been rejected by climate and vehicle groups as misleading.

Hollywood royalty joins fight to save Aussie parrot

Academy Award winner Leonardo DiCaprio has called for an end to native forest logging in Tasmania as he backed efforts to protect the Swift Parrot.

Maugean skate has 'enough' protection, Tasmania says

Tasmania has asked the federal government not to make changes to fishing arrangements in Macquarie Harbour, where the threatened Maugean skate lives.

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