Environment
Extreme downpour triggers flash flooding in Perth
Perth's dry spell has ended in spectacular fashion as a major rain event smashed the city's northern suburbs with up to 100 millimetres falling in under an hour.
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Tropical Cyclone Megan makes landfall in the Northern Territory
Hundreds of residents in Northern Territory left stranded due to dangerous weather conditions.
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Renewables
Zen Energy's Tunnel Project to Power Half a Million Homes
An eight-metre wide tunnel connecting Lake Burragorang to a reservoir built into the pit of a disused coal washery will create hydropower for 500,000 homes.
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Climate crisis
What does the Swiss climate decision mean for Australia?
In a landmark ruling, Europe’s top human rights court has ruled the Swiss government violated the human rights of its citizens by failing to do enough to combat climate change. But what happens next?
- by Bianca Hall
Kristy worked on flood rescue all night. When she got home her town was covered in coal
Coal mines in the Illawarra struggled with last weekend’s deluge, sending coal deposits into residential areas and the Royal National Park where the platypus live.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Some flood-hit residents north-west of Sydney return home
Floodwaters continue to fall in New South Wales, but some Queensland towns remain cut off.
