Queensland government settles on royalty plan but doubts remain
The future of Adani's proposed multibillion-dollar Carmichael coal mine remains under a cloud even after Queensland declared it had settled on a royalty regime.
Peter Hannam is Environment Editor at The Sydney Morning Herald. He covers broad environmental issues ranging from climate change to renewable energy for Fairfax Media.
The future of Adani's proposed multibillion-dollar Carmichael coal mine remains under a cloud even after Queensland declared it had settled on a royalty regime.
Some chilly mornings ahead but otherwise the scene is set for a pleasant start to winter.
Public faith in the $3 billion coal seam gas field proposed by Santos is unlikely without independent monitoring of its environmental impacts, according to the head of planning at Narrabri Shire Council.
A poll finds almost half of residents near the proposed Hume Coal mine are strongly opposed to the project.
The giant ice sheets of Antarctica are melting faster than previously estimated, placing low-lying areas of Sydney and similar exposed cities at risk by the turn of the century.
The Berejiklian government will issue warnings of potential threats to electricity supplies from this summer after its review of February's heatwave found the power sector to be vulnerable.
The government has quietly axed environmental conditions aimed at protecting turtle species set to be affected by Adani's proposed $3 billion coal terminal expansion.
Climate scientists warn Sydney will have tropical waters by 2040-60.
James was used to seeing koalas in odd locations, but the one clinging to his bull bar took the biscuit.
Consumers are set to pay higher energy prices but it has little to do with looming "gas shortages", researchers say.
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