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Sydney councils on notice over floodplain approvals

Sydney councils on notice over floodplain approvals

The NSW premier has promised changes are underway to ensure building proposals in flood-prone areas are not approved.

High Court rules against state electric vehicle charges

High Court rules against state electric vehicle charges

High Court rules against state electric vehicle charges

High Court rules against state electric vehicle charges

The High Court has ruled the Victorian government unlawfully charged electric, hydrogen and plug-in hybrid vehicle owners a fee for each kilometre they travel.

Nannas dig in as UN expert condemns anti-protest laws

Nannas dig in as UN expert condemns anti-protest laws

Nannas dig in as UN expert condemns anti-protest laws

Nannas dig in as UN expert condemns anti-protest laws

A UN investigator has taken aim at Australia's crackdown on the right to protest as aging climate activists await a court ruling on 'scary' new laws.

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More changes needed to drive electric truck revolution

More changes needed to drive electric truck revolution

Recent changes to allow bigger and heavier trucks on Australian roads will see more electric truck trials but experts say permanent reforms are necessary.

'Extinction risk': federal backing for feral horse cull

'Extinction risk': federal backing for feral horse cull

A federal inquiry says NSW must allow the aerial culling of brumbies in the Australian Alps, saying they pose an immediate extinction risk for native species.

NSW assured Eraring lifeline won't kill climate goals

NSW assured Eraring lifeline won't kill climate goals

Keeping Australia's largest coal power plant open won't shut the door on NSW achieving its legislated carbon emissions targets, the government says.

Energy giants fail on climate lobbying disclosures

Energy giants fail on climate lobbying disclosures

Australian companies are lagging behind the US on disclosing their spending on political lobbying around climate change policy.

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Few Aussies grasp serious, urgent climate threat

Few Aussies grasp serious, urgent climate threat

Few Aussies grasp serious, urgent climate threat

Few Aussies grasp serious, urgent climate threat

Just 15 per cent of Australians say climate change is an extremely serious problem right now, with many viewing it as a future peril, a survey has found.

Aussie hydrogen firms to compete for $2 billion boost

Aussie hydrogen firms to compete for $2 billion boost

Aussie hydrogen firms to compete for $2 billion boost

Aussie hydrogen firms to compete for $2 billion boost

A record amount of funding is being offered to Australia's renewable hydrogen producers in a bid to ensure the country leads the world in 2030.

'Safe and valuable' industry bids to allay gas fears

'Safe and valuable' industry bids to allay gas fears

'Safe and valuable' industry bids to allay gas fears

'Safe and valuable' industry bids to allay gas fears

There is simply no reason NSW should go it alone and should ban offshore gas exploration and production, a key player has told MPs amid environmental worry.

Australia rejoins global climate fund initiative

Australia rejoins global climate fund initiative

Australia rejoins global climate fund initiative

Australia rejoins global climate fund initiative

Australia will make a 'modest contribution' to the Green Climate Fund after a five-year absence, which will help developing nations respond to climate change.

Floods, cyclones, bushfires: summer shocker on cards

Floods, cyclones, bushfires: summer shocker on cards

Floods, cyclones, bushfires: summer shocker on cards

Floods, cyclones, bushfires: summer shocker on cards

Bushfires and heatwaves are only some of the natural disasters Australia should prepare for in coming months, an emergency management expert has warned.

Hybrid cars may not be the green machines they seem

Hybrid cars may not be the green machines they seem

Hybrid cars may not be the green machines they seem

Hybrid cars may not be the green machines they seem

Claims that hybrid vehicles are as environmentally friendly as electric cars may be confusing Australian buyers, according to a report into 'greenwashing'.

Albanese government faces winds of change amid concerns

Albanese government faces winds of change amid concerns

Albanese government faces winds of change amid concerns

Albanese government faces winds of change amid concerns

The rollout of offshore wind power zones to boost renewable energy is proving to be far from breezy for the Albanese government.

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Heatwave, bushfires wreak havoc as threat moves north

Bushfires are burning across a number of states as a heatwave is forecast to move into Queensland and the Northern Territory, sparking a wave of warnings.

Top diplomat heads to UN to talk climate, conflict

Foreign Minister Penny Wong will lead Australia's delegation to the United Nations General Assembly as the government works to increase climate collaboration.

Warning of dire threat to koalas from urban sprawl

Koalas face a sustained threat from urban sprawl and greenfield development in Queensland's southeast, warns a leading conservation group.

Australia granted more time to address reef threats

The World Heritage Committee has confirmed it won't yet list the Great Barrier Reef as in-danger but Australia's guardianship remains under close scrutiny.

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Fire ants invade Qld islands, raising fears for K'gari

There are fears fire ants could invade World Heritage-listed K'gari after 130 nests were found on another large sand island off Brisbane.

Logging halted in forests earmarked for koala hubs

Logging will be paused in forests on the NSW mid-north coast that have been flagged as koala hubs in a proposed Great Koala National Park.

River narrows for passing new Murray-Darling Basin plan

The government will need the Greens to tick off on its new Murray-Darling Basin plan after the coalition resolved to oppose the deal.

Nationals net-zero row splits party, draws condemnation

Despite an unsuccessful bid to abolish the Nationals' commitment to net-zero emissions, the party's conservative elements have vowed to force a partyroom vote.

UN says more needed 'on all fronts' on climate goals

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has told G20 leaders they have the power to reset a climate crisis that is "spinning out of control".

Bushfire survivors call for pause on coal, gas projects

Members and senators in Canberra are being lobbied to ensure coal and gas approvals are stopped while the Labor government reviews national environmental laws.

Nationals, Greens rock the boat on Murray Darling plans

The government wants its changes to the Murray Darling Basin plan through parliament this year but is caught in the middle of Greens and coalition demands.

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