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NSW votes
Urgent call to fence off Kosciuszko creek to save endangered fish
Wild horses stir up fine sediment in the water, which smothers the insects that the fish feed on and also harms the eggs, scientists say.
- by Peter Hannam
NSW votes
Major parties outline environmental policies aimed at wooing voters
Environmental issues are looming as important factors in this weekend's state election. They are also the policy areas where parties diverge the most.
- by Peter Hannam
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Whales
This dead whale's stomach had 40 kilograms of calcifying plastic
By the time marine biologist Darrell Blatchley arrived at the fishing village, he already knew how the young whale had died.
- by Deanna Paul
Cyclone makes its way towards Queensland coast
9News reporter Jess Millward is in Cooktown where conditions are deteriorating rapidly as Cyclone Trevor approaches the coastline.
Cyclone Trevor expected to make landfall in Queensland as Category Three storm
Cyclone Trevor expected to make landfall in Queensland as Category Three storm.
Severe storm warning as Tropical Cyclone Trevor forms off coast
Tropical Cyclone Trevor is expected to intensify to a category three system before it crosses Queensland’s coast.
Wild weather hits Queensland and NSW
A cyclone warning remains in place for Queensland’s far north coast as heavy deluges of rainfall continues to batter parts of New South Wales.
Sydney cops flash-flooding
Just days after wild storms wreaked havoc across the city, Sydney has today copped a fresh drenching, with downpours causing flash-flooding in some suburbs.
Pollution
Viva cops 'significant' fine for 'foreseeable' Sydney Harbour oil spill
Viva Energy has been fined $100,000 for an oil spill in Sydney Harbour that took more than six months to clean up and was described by a judge as 'foreseeable'.
- by Peter Hannam