Environment
'Prepare to get your legs broken': MP threatened over fishing ban
MP targeted with online abuse and even death threats for supporting plan to introduce lockout zones to protect fish.
- by Nick O'Malley
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Gas
'Not the details requested': EPA, RFS, others rebuke Santos over CSG
Government agencies have reiterated demands for more information from Santos about its plan to develop a $3 billion coal seam gas project in northern NSW, saying the company had failed to respond to their concerns.
- by Peter Hannam
Renewables
'Tsunami' of new wind and solar projects drives renewables output to a record
Renewable energy supplied more than a quarter of the National Electricity Market last month amid windy weather and new projects under way, according to The Australia Institute.
- by Peter Hannam
Bushfire
'The daughters lost everything': Why more Australians need to be prepared for disaster season
First responders say the difference between those who say "I wish I had" and those who say "I'm glad I did" can be devastating.
- by Cassandra Morgan
Animals
Powerful friends in low places rescue and release disoriented owlet
A recorded trilling, a Woolies bread tray and a clutch of determined bird lovers turn out to be the ideal combination to rescue a disoriented powerful owlet.
- by Peter Hannam
Food
How to control pests with your weapon of choice
Spring has sprung and the garden pests are breeding.
- by Jackie French
Science
Ask Fuzzy: Forecasts becoming clearer
Numerical weather prediction is one of the world’s modern miracles.
- by Rod Taylor
Social media
Reporter mocked for 'Oscar-worthy' Hurricane Florence broadcast
Mike Seidel is seen "bracing for his life" against strong winds, while two others in the background walk idly past.
- by Cassandra Morgan
Sydney
Temperature hits 34 degrees in Sydney, but expected to suddenly drop
Sydney sweltered through a short heatwave today, with the temperature soaring past all forecasts.
- by Esther Han
Whales
Japan's bid to end commercial whaling moratorium defeated
The International Whaling Commission has rejected Japan's proposal to end the global moratorium on commercial whaling, which has been in place since the 1980s.
- by Steve Jacobs
Water
'We're sleepwalking': The fix to Sydney's water woes when every drop matters
It's little wonder the Berejiklian government is eager to switch the Sydney Desalination Plant on and end the "water security mode" it has languished in since 2012.
- by Peter Hannam