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Federal probe into disputed $1.5b processing hub

Federal probe into disputed $1.5b processing hub

A proposed manufacturing facility on Darwin Harbour that has divided the community will go under the microscope at a federal senate inquiry.

Sparks to fly in the battle to boost electric vehicles

Sparks to fly in the battle to boost electric vehicles

Sparks to fly in the battle to boost electric vehicles

Sparks to fly in the battle to boost electric vehicles

Car makers and green groups agree Australia needs new laws to get more electric cars in the country but they disagree on what those laws should feature.

Action urged after damning report into mass fish deaths

Action urged after damning report into mass fish deaths

Action urged after damning report into mass fish deaths

Action urged after damning report into mass fish deaths

Strong laws are useless if not implemented, conservationists say, after a damning report into the cause of 20 million fish deaths.

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Push for Pacific to leverage Canberra on climate action

Push for Pacific to leverage Canberra on climate action

Climate activists are calling on Pacific island leaders to use their leverage over Australia to force the government to take more ambitious climate action.

Government concedes climate change may impact bonds

Government concedes climate change may impact bonds

The Australian government has agreed to a proposed settlement, conceding climate change may affect the value of its bonds, to end an investor class action.

Australia a decade behind pack on tackling urban heat

Australia a decade behind pack on tackling urban heat

Experts say bold political leadership is needed to ensure Australia's major cities remain liveable as the urban heat problem escalates.

Call to halt logging with glider possum on the slide

Call to halt logging with glider possum on the slide

The greater glider has slid from vulnerable to endangered at alarming speed and conservationists say NSW must stop logging one of its last strongholds.

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Global meeting of minds in Sydney for nature summit

Global meeting of minds in Sydney for nature summit

Global meeting of minds in Sydney for nature summit

Global meeting of minds in Sydney for nature summit

Sydney will host a global nature summit, offering business, science and political leaders a chance to put their heads together to supercharge funding.

Ending rebates early could put electric cars in reverse

Ending rebates early could put electric cars in reverse

Ending rebates early could put electric cars in reverse

Ending rebates early could put electric cars in reverse

If NSW puts the brakes on electric vehicle subsidies, it could slow down Australia's progress on cutting transport emissions, experts warn.

Warning of public's shark net scepticism before rollout

Warning of public's shark net scepticism before rollout

Warning of public's shark net scepticism before rollout

Warning of public's shark net scepticism before rollout

A report recommended the use of drones to protect swimmers from sharks before the NSW Labor government decided to deploy the controversial nets again.

Andrews, Plibersek silent on Vic Murray-Darling snub

Andrews, Plibersek silent on Vic Murray-Darling snub

Andrews, Plibersek silent on Vic Murray-Darling snub

Andrews, Plibersek silent on Vic Murray-Darling snub

Victoria's refusal to sign up to the new Murray-Darling Basin plan has set the scene for an awkward joint press conference between two Labor governments.

Hundreds of billions of dollars at risk as nation warms

Hundreds of billions of dollars at risk as nation warms

Hundreds of billions of dollars at risk as nation warms

Hundreds of billions of dollars at risk as nation warms

A landmark report exploring Australia's future over the next four decades paints a bleak picture for workers, farmers and rural communities as the nation warms.

Political showdown looms for 'wall of death' shark nets

Political showdown looms for 'wall of death' shark nets

Political showdown looms for 'wall of death' shark nets

Political showdown looms for 'wall of death' shark nets

A call from NSW MPs across the political divide to stop shark nets being rolled out will go unheard as the government confirms their use this summer.

Farmers up in arms at renewables mega-project land grab

Farmers up in arms at renewables mega-project land grab

Farmers up in arms at renewables mega-project land grab

Farmers up in arms at renewables mega-project land grab

Landowners and farmers have protested outside Queensland parliament urging the government to rethink renewables projects they say will destroy local habitat.

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Premier warns he could unplug electric car subsidies

A $3000 rebate on new electric vehicle purchases in NSW is under review after treasury estimates found they could be pushing up prices.

NSW govt under fire as trees fall in koala heartland

Conservationists and the timber industry aren't often on the same page but there's plenty of shared hostility over the NSW government's vague koala park plan.

Call for more electric utes, chargers in regional towns

Australia needs policy changes, more vehicle chargers and a bigger focus on regional areas to catch up to progress in low-emissions transport.

Government commits to rewrite outdated forest policy

Improving biodiversity and expanding Australia's plantation estate are part of a proposed rewrite of the national forest policy committed to by the government.

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Five Australian species at immediate risk of extinction

Five Australian species are at immediate risk of extinction and another 41 are in so much strife they must be listed as critically endangered, experts say.

Australia's pact with California a sign of the climes

Australia will work with one of America's sunniest states to tackle climate change, protect biodiversity and fuel the renewable energy transition.

Climate experts go cold on platform now known as X

Environment, climate and biodiversity experts are leaving the social media network formerly known as Twitter in huge numbers, a study reveals.

ALP national conference touted as a litmus test for PM

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is working to stamp his authority over Labor's platform as he faces internal pushes against key government policy.

Green tariffs on the cards for imported steel, cement

A new policy which could help Australian businesses compete against countries with weaker emissions settings has been flagged by the climate change minister.

Push to end native logging ahead of Labor policy parley

Conservation groups are seizing on the upcoming national Labor conference to push for the government to adopt a policy banning native logging and land clearing.

Doctors sound health alarm over gas expansion plans

Doctors have rallied at Parliament House against the expansion of Australia's gas industry, warning it will harm future generations.

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