Environment
‘Rolling the dice’: Sydney faces challenging fire season, charts show
The Sydney region will enter spring primed for large bushfires after its third dry winter in a row, with maps showing moisture levels are...
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Warming climate to stir up more damaging waves as ‘rare event’ nears: research
Waves are forecast to become larger and more powerful and to shift direction if the climate continues to warm at its current rate, with...
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‘Quite rare’: Potentially damaging surf to pummel NSW coast this week
Coastal NSW can expect unusually powerful swells late in the week, with hazardous and potentially damaging waves generated by a deep low in the...
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Call for Australia’s Pacific membership to be suspended over coal
Australia's membership of the Pacific Island Forum should be "urgently reviewed" for possible sanctions or suspension over the Morrison government's pro-coal stance, says Anote...
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NSW’s koalas ‘in crisis’ as threats rise on many fronts, inquiry told
Koala populations are facing increased threats across NSW with even the healthiest colonies at risk as critical habitat is destroyed, and the climate grows...
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Australia has lost Pacific’s trust on climate change
Prime Minister Scott Morrisons difficult week at the Pacific Islands Forum is only the first of many such diplomatic challenges Australia will face until...
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Elephant’s ‘bony body’ hidden under costume during Sri Lankan festival
An elephant was put on display at a Sri Lankan festival, but its old, bony frame was covered by a costume, wildlife advocates said.
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‘Disdain’: Anger as Broken Hill pipe business case finally released
The justification for the $500 million Broken Hill water pipeline prioritised irrigators and all but ignored the environment, according to the project's business case...