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Could planned burns be making our forests more flammable?
Hazard-reduction burns are designed to clear undergrowth and reduce the risk of large-scale bushfires. But the science is far from settled.
- by Bianca Hall
Clean up under way as NSW residents remain on flood watch
Suburbs on the outskirts of Sydney are anxiously watching rising river levels while communities begin the clean up after days of record-breaking rainfall.
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Fossil fuels
‘Sheen’ in water: Ageing oil pipeline off Gippsland coast shut off as leak probed
A pipeline linking two oil platforms is being investigated as the source of a suspected hydrocarbon spill in Bass Strait.
- by Bianca Hall
Sydney’s wild weather
After a wild night of downpour, Herald photographers have been out documenting the destruction and effects of rising, hazardous flooding.
Warragamba dam spill 'imminent'
Authorities have warned Warragamba dam is set to spill today as heavy rain pushes Sydney's water catchments to the brink.
Evacuation orders for south-west Sydney, more storms set to lash state
Intense rain has sparked evacuation orders for communities near the Hawkesbury and Nepean Rivers today.
Torrential rain and flood warnings for Queensland
Residents in Queensland are being asked to reconsider travel today ahead of severe storms and life-threatening flash flooding.
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Fashion retail
How a dress rented 53 times saved the equivalent of 159 trees
There’s a new trend in fashion: sustainability, with many shoppers no longer trying before they buy, merely renting.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Split inside conservative green group over new nuclear agenda
Former NSW energy minister Matt Kean is among supporters who have jumped ship from the green group since it began to back federal Peter Dutton’s nuclear policy.
- by Nick O'Malley