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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.

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.

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'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

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

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

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

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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.

Bob Brown charge, ban over giant tree logging protest

Bob Brown charge, ban over giant tree logging protest

Bob Brown charge, ban over giant tree logging protest

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'

Logging backflip 'won't save gliders from extinction'

Logging backflip 'won't save gliders from extinction'

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

One in four Aussies consider an electric vehicle next

One in four Aussies consider an electric vehicle next

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 kills off Mardi Gras fair, shutters school

Asbestos kills off Mardi Gras fair, shutters school

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.

Primary school shut for weeks in asbestos mulch scandal

Primary school shut for weeks in asbestos mulch scandal

Primary school shut for weeks in asbestos mulch scandal

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

Better days ahead for Florence after a very dark year

Better days ahead for Florence after a very dark year

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.

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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.

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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.

NSW offshore drilling ban will be Australian first

NSW is shutting the door on offshore drilling and mining operations in its waters, sabotaging PEP-11 and other projects.

Choice at the heart of new fuel standards for motorists

Giving motorists more options for cheaper cars is at the heart of proposed fuel efficiency standards, the federal government says.

Car efficiency standards to lower emissions, fuel costs

Australians will be able to breathe easier, spend less on fuel and have more choice at the car yard under proposed new efficiency standards for cars and utes.

Landholders deserve better consultation on renewables

A review of consultation over renewable energy projects has called for improved complaints handling after finding a "lack of trust" in the community.

Koalas threatened by mine approval: environmentalists

Environmental groups warn almost 800 hectares of koala habitat will be cleared if a proposed coal mine in central Queensland goes ahead.

Glider's fate at stake in forest battle over fine print

A corporation that logs native forests says it's not required to do a perfect job when looking for den trees of an endangered marsupial.

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