Environment
'Absurd': Veteran environmentalist aims to stir Warragamba wall debate
Is lifting the dam wall primarily a flood-mitigation exercise or a way to unlock more development in the Hawkesbury-Nepean floodplain?
- by Peter Hannam
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Farming
Pesticide impact on prawns in Queensland must be heeded: Reef scientist
The CSIRO's latest lab tests showing pesticides kill prawn larvae should be heeded immediately, a chief scientist from James Cook University says.
- by Tony Moore
Extreme weather
Losing Nemo? Wider effects of mass Great Barrier Reef bleaching emerge
The early signs are that the hammering taken by the Great Barrier Reef is not restricted to the corals.
- by Peter Hannam
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Research
Pesticides killing prawn larvae in early warning for $80m industry
CSIRO research shows three pesticides used on farms are killing tiger prawn larvae in a dramatic early warning to Queensland's prawn industry.
- by Tony Moore
More than 100 whales die after WA stranding
A large pod of short-finned pilot whales have become stranded at Hamelin Bay, 315 kilometres south of Perth, sparking a shark advice alert for the area.
Melbourne
AFLW grand final set for drenching but Sunday's Grand Prix to be mostly dry
AFLW fans should expect to get soaked on Saturday afternoon, but Sunday's Formula One Grand Prix should be mostly dry.
- by Neelima Choahan
Weather
'Summer's not over yet': Another burst of warmth coming as NSW dries out
Flooding in regions will recede and Sydney will warm up over the weekend.
- by Peter Hannam
Pollution
Great Pacific Garbage Patch now contains 1.8 trillion pieces of plastic: study
The garbage patch is the most dramatic outward symptom of a far deeper problem of huge volumes of human waste reaching places where it was never meant to be.
- by Chris Mooney
Energy
Coal plant construction extends dive - but not fast enough: report
Coal-fired power is on track to start shrinking globally by 2022, dimming prospects for exporters of the fossil fuel, including Australia.
- by Peter Hannam
Energy
Australia one of the countries most exposed to climate change, bank warns
Australia is highly vulnerable when it comes to climate change and the threat of Australians dying from global warming-related events has risen, HSBC finds.
- by Cole Latimer
Extreme weather
NSW braces for second day of severe rain
It’s the second day of wild, wet weather for parts of NSW, with more than 200mm of rain expected to hit some towns in 24 hours.
- by Rachel Clun