Environment
'Paranoia': NSW government denies gagging critics of feral horse plan
The Berejiklian government rejects claims it gagged scientists due to address a conference on the damage in the Kosciuszko National Park from feral horses.
- by Peter Hannam
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Extreme weather
Eastern Victoria to dodge El Nino, but hot, dry summer looms elsewhere
While parts of the country sweat on the prospect of an El Nino event this summer, those heading to east of the state should pack an umbrella.
- by Joe Hinchliffe & Peter Hannam
Wet start to summer expected
After a relatively dry start to Spring, December is predicted to be wetter than average in NSW and Victoria. Vision: Bureau of Meteorology.
Extreme weather
Summer in Sydney? Better keep that umbrella within reach
What's good news for farmers and firefighters may be less so for those aiming for a summer of sunshine and surf.
- by Peter Hannam
Oil
'Catastrophe': Bight oil spill could reach NSW coast, leaked report shows
The blowout of an oil well in the Great Australian Bight could leak for more than 100 days and foul beaches along Australia's coastline from Albany in WA to Sydney's beaches and beyond, a leaked document shows.
- by Peter Hannam
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Biodiversity
Bush turns its back on support for logging native forests
Harvesting of native forests is overwhelmingly unpopular, including in rural and regional communities, according to a leaked study commissioned by the timber industry.
- by Peter Hannam
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Water
'Significant impacts': Federal government issues Warragamba wall alert
The government's controversial plan to raise the height of the Warragamba dam is likely to have "significant impacts" on threatened species, the federal environment department document shows.
- by Peter Hannam
Brisbane River
'Champion' needed to break slow SEQ water quality decline: ecologists
Despite some improvements in some rivers Brisbane residents remain apathetic about being able to make improvements to the Brisbane River.
- by Tony Moore
Renewables
Newcastle City Council, UTS join the stampede into solar energy
Two new solar farms add to the growing surge in the renewable energy source in NSW – and abroad.
- by Peter Hannam
Waste
The number one recycling mistake Australians are still making
The most common recycling mistake made by Australians is to throw soft plastics, such as bread bags, into the kerbside recycling bin.
- by Jewel Topsfield
Animals
Juvenile quolls at Booderee spotted outside the pouch for the first time
It's a significant moment in the project to re-establish a population of quolls in the wild, as they're considered extinct on the mainland.
- by Kimberley Le Lievre