Environment
Jump in renewable energy jobs as solar farms overtake hydro power
The release of the figures comes as one of the biggest banks, Westpac, said it would source all of its electricity from renewable energy by 2025.
- by Peter Hannam and Cole Latimer
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Pollution
'Invisible killer': Air pollution levels spike in Sydney's west
Western Sydney residents endure worse air quality than those in the east, with Liverpool exceeding annual national air quality standards for exposure to particulate pollution by 25 per cent, government data reveals.
- by Peter Hannam
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Australia votes
Radical climate action 'critical' to Great Barrier Reef's survival, government body says
The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority says global warming must be kept to 1.5 degrees - a threshold that scientists say requires shutting down coal within three decades.
- by Nicole Hasham
Environmental protection
Australian surfers win David v Goliath battle against Chinese company in Fiji
The developers were accused of causing extensive environmental damage to Fiji’s Malolo Island, intending to build a large resort on the site.
- by Ben Weir
Adani
CSIRO doubted Adani mine's predicted impact on groundwater
CSIRO also questioned whether the impact on rare springs could be kept below the federal government limit of 20 centimetres.
- by Tony Moore
Editorial
Editorial
Electric vehicles are the road to the future
The Coalition's scare campaign against electric vehicles is hypocritical and Luddite.
Analysis
Adani
Adani still has a long march ahead before its Carmichael coal mine opens
A final approval for Adani's plans to develop a giant coal mine in Queensland's Galilee Basin may well come after the federal election.
- by Peter Hannam and Felicity Caldwell
Atlassian
Atlassian plans 'ambitious' shift to 100pc renewable energy by 2025
The move to clean energy for all its power by 2025 would make Atlassian among the first Australian firms to hit such a mark.
- by Peter Hannam and John McDuling
Veganism
'Flexitarians' driving soaring vegan food sales and quality
As new research suggests vegan food uptake continues to grow year-on-year in Australia, experts say 'sometimes vegans' are driving up sales and increasing quality.
- by Paul Sakkal and Michael Fowler
Opinion
Blunt Instrument
Watching the trawlers from the Pacific Hotel, I had a sinking feeling
It was a scene worth savouring, because it will pass.
- by John Birmingham