Environment
Streak of warm weather in store for Melbourne
Melbourne is forecast to have six consecutive days at 20 degrees or above.
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Weather
Sydney's unusually warm May weather to encroach into winter
Seas off the east coast have been taking longer to cool than usual due to May's warmer than average weather and a lack of low pressure systems.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
Darling disaster
Darling River's health likely to be downgraded in next audit
Farmers along the Darling River are resorting to using sulphuric acid to counter high salt levels as attention turns to the quality of the water that remains in the drought-hit system.
- by Peter Hannam
City life
Call for Sydney to be managed as an 'urban forest'
Sydney needs an ambitious tree-planting program in suburban areas to boost human health and provide wildlife habitat, as part of a shift to manage cities as “urban forests”.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Extreme weather
Sydney's endless autumn is curbing bushfire prevention
Sydney's burst of unusually balmy late-autumn weather is almost too good, with remarkably still air forcing fire authorities to curb prescribed burning activities to avoid cloaking the city's basin in smoke.
- by Peter Hannam
Science
More than 1000 metres beneath the ocean's surface, these fish may have a unique way of seeing colours
"We didn't expect this at all," said the study co-leader. "We were like, 'Whoa, what's happening?"'
- by Leila Miller
Good Weekend
Like it or not, influencers' show-and-tell antics put planet at risk
Certain places have become so Instagram-famous, via geo-tagging, that their survival is threatened.
- by Amelia Lester
Federal election day weather forecast
Voters in major cities across the country can expect sun for most parts as polling booths open in the Federal election.
Bob Hawke
'Penguins can't vote': Bob Hawke took the long view on the environment
Some of the most important environmental legacies of late Prime Minister Bob Hawke include the pursuit of proposals opposed by advisers or cabinet colleagues.
- by Peter Hannam
Water
Emergency water assistance readied for 'tomato town'
The Berejiklian government is preparing to truck water to a Northern Tablelands town facing the prospect of running out of water before a pipeline to a nearby reservoir is finished.
- by Peter Hannam
Analysis
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Stark climate policies on offer at this election but will voters bite?
If our politicians are supposed to be driven by polls and focus groups, why is that climate change isn't a policy that attracts bi-partisan or even tri-partisan support?
- by Peter Hannam