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NSW nets trap few sharks but lots of threatened species

NSW nets trap few sharks but lots of threatened species

Threatened species accounted for more than 70 per cent of everything caught in shark nets at NSW beaches in the last eight-month netting season.

Push for lawmakers to weigh up climate impacts on kids

Push for lawmakers to weigh up climate impacts on kids

Push for lawmakers to weigh up climate impacts on kids

Push for lawmakers to weigh up climate impacts on kids

Independent senator David Pocock wants the government to consider the harm additional pollution caused by fossil fuel projects will have on children.

Land equal to 350 CBDs cleared in NSW each year

Land equal to 350 CBDs cleared in NSW each year

Land equal to 350 CBDs cleared in NSW each year

Land equal to 350 CBDs cleared in NSW each year

Biodiversity conservation laws will be reviewed after a report found 379,000 hectares of native vegetation has been cleared in NSW over the past four years.

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Australia court in the act of climate change litigation

Australia court in the act of climate change litigation

Australia is the second most litigious country on earth when it comes to challenging climate change impacts in court.

Home-charging change could put brakes on electric cars

Home-charging change could put brakes on electric cars

A proposed change to the way power providers deal with electric vehicle charging in Queensland could be a disincentive for consumers, experts warn.

Murray-Darling vision treads water as deadline sinks

Murray-Darling vision treads water as deadline sinks

The federal government acknowledges it will need to get its "skates on" to deliver the $13 billion Murray-Darling Basin plan after extending the deadline.

Petrol pumps to be popular into the 2030s, report finds

Petrol pumps to be popular into the 2030s, report finds

Service stations will remain busy into the 2030s in Australia, according to a new report, even though some countries will have stopped selling petrol cars.

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Government finance agencies sued over climate reporting

Government finance agencies sued over climate reporting

Government finance agencies sued over climate reporting

Government finance agencies sued over climate reporting

An environment group is suing two government finance agencies, arguing they must tell taxpayers about climate and other harms caused by projects they funded.

Speedy electric car adoption drives charging challenge

Speedy electric car adoption drives charging challenge

Speedy electric car adoption drives charging challenge

Speedy electric car adoption drives charging challenge

Australian drivers are adopting electric vehicles faster than expected but, while cutting pollution, the trend is driving challenges for public charging.

Fears fire ants on march as eradication funding stalls

Fears fire ants on march as eradication funding stalls

Fears fire ants on march as eradication funding stalls

Fears fire ants on march as eradication funding stalls

Australia's agriculture ministers won't say how much more they'll spend on fighting highly invasive fire ants despite accepting the need for serious action.

Qld to roll out 'renewable zones' in clean power push

Qld to roll out 'renewable zones' in clean power push

Qld to roll out 'renewable zones' in clean power push

Qld to roll out 'renewable zones' in clean power push

The Queensland government plans to create 12 renewable energy zones as part of a $62 billion scheme to decarbonise the grid.

'Climate club' entry to lift emissions ambition

'Climate club' entry to lift emissions ambition

'Climate club' entry to lift emissions ambition

'Climate club' entry to lift emissions ambition

Anthony Albanese has confirmed Australia's entry into a German-led "climate club", which some groups say will push the nation to do more on emissions cuts.

Nature the big loser as scientists face suppression

Nature the big loser as scientists face suppression

Nature the big loser as scientists face suppression

Nature the big loser as scientists face suppression

Government suppression of good science is hampering the fight to address the biodiversity crisis gripping the planet, an Australian expert says.

Australia to join German-backed climate club

Australia to join German-backed climate club

Australia to join German-backed climate club

Australia to join German-backed climate club

Australia will join an international climate club that aims to increase co-operation on climate action, as the government eyes off a trade deal with the EU.

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Aussie Saville's match at Wimbledon hit by protester

Australian Daria Saville's match at Wimbledon has been interrupted by an environmental activist running on and throwing confetti on the court.

Tasmania trashed as 'Australia's most secretive state'

Tasmania has the highest rate of freedom of information refusals in the nation and average review request wait times have tripled in five years, analysis shows.

Hundreds of electric car discounts nabbed in final race

A rush to beat the end of electric vehicle subsidies is on in Victoria while hundreds of subsidies remain available in other states.

NSW premier seeks to ban livestreamed climate protests

NSW Premier Chris Minns will meet with Facebook in an attempt to block climate activists from livestreaming illegal protests he says put lives at risk.

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Forestry operator fails to monitor logging compliance

The state-owned body that manages logged forests in NSW is failing to prevent the felling of protected trees, despite copping multiple EPA reprimands.

More rideshare drivers to go electric after $20m grant

Another 500 electric vehicles will be offered on subscription to rideshare drivers in Australia as part of an investment in replacing petrol cars.

Decision looms in battle over Tasmania's wild heart

It's crunch time in the bitter war over a tourism project in Tasmania's wild interior as some say it could have consequences for other World Heritage sites.

Packaging industry hit with waste-busting rules

Waste rules will be imposed on the packaging industry after the dismal failure of voluntary targets aimed at slashing landfill.

One Australian state junks $3000 electric car discount

Victoria is scrapping its electric vehicle subsidy almost one year earlier than planned in a move experts say could impact efforts to cut transport pollution.

Clothing industry put on notice over new waste levy

Australia's fashion industry has been given an ultimatum: back a new voluntary levy to deal with the mountains of waste it produces or have one forced upon it.

Protesters demand end of new mining projects

A coalition of unions, high school students, religious groups and climate activists have rallied outside NSW parliament house to protest new mining projects.

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