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Aerial brumby cull could be 'option' in Kosciuszko park

Aerial brumby cull could be 'option' in Kosciuszko park

The NSW government is weighing up a plan to shoot wild horses from the air in Kosciuszko National Park in a bid to reduce surging numbers.

Protections urged for threatened forestry workers

Protections urged for threatened forestry workers

Protections urged for threatened forestry workers

Protections urged for threatened forestry workers

NSW MPs have been told of several violent attacks and threats against workers as tensions rise about the logging of culturally significant forests.

'Top renewables state' NSW swamped with investment bids

'Top renewables state' NSW swamped with investment bids

'Top renewables state' NSW swamped with investment bids

'Top renewables state' NSW swamped with investment bids

The latest round of investment into NSW's 20-year energy roadmap had three-and-a-half times as many bids as desired.

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Experts demand new reef plan with rising climate threat

Experts demand new reef plan with rising climate threat

An expert panel that advises the government says Australia needs another plan to protect the Great Barrier Reef from escalating climate threats.

Premier blasts climate activists, vows to question ABC

Premier blasts climate activists, vows to question ABC

The WA premier has slammed three activists and will tackle the ABC over an alleged plan to protest outside the home of the boss of Woodside Energy.

Sparks fly over planned power lines across farming land

Sparks fly over planned power lines across farming land

The energy market operator has dismissed a bid to shift a controversial transmission line project after critics argued there was a better alternative.

Cops laid in wait for activists at Woodside boss's home

Cops laid in wait for activists at Woodside boss's home

About a dozen counter-terrorism police were waiting for "extremist" climate activists when they arrived to protest at Woodside Energy's chief executive's home.

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Fyles hits back at trolls and southern gas opponents

Fyles hits back at trolls and southern gas opponents

Fyles hits back at trolls and southern gas opponents

Fyles hits back at trolls and southern gas opponents

The NT's chief minister wants to clear the air surrounding the territory's expanding gas industry, saying people down south are ignorant about the plans.

NSW nets trap few sharks but lots of threatened species

NSW nets trap few sharks but lots of threatened species

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.

Australia court in the act of climate change litigation

Australia court in the act of climate change litigation

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

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

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.

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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.

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

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

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.

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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

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

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 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.

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.

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