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Premier warns he could unplug electric car subsidies

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

NSW govt under fire as trees fall in koala heartland

NSW govt under fire as trees fall in koala heartland

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

Call for more electric utes, chargers in regional towns

Call for more electric utes, chargers in regional towns

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.

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Government commits to rewrite outdated forest policy

Government commits to rewrite outdated forest policy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.

Five Australian species at immediate risk of extinction

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'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

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.

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ALP national conference touted as a litmus test for PM

ALP national conference touted as a litmus test for PM

ALP national conference touted as a litmus test for PM

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

Green tariffs on the cards for imported steel, cement

Green tariffs on the cards for imported steel, cement

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

Push to end native logging ahead of Labor policy parley

Push to end native logging ahead of Labor policy parley

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 sound health alarm over gas expansion plans

Doctors sound health alarm over gas expansion plans

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.

Aerial brumby cull could be 'option' in Kosciuszko park

Aerial brumby cull could be 'option' in Kosciuszko park

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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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