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National weather forecast for Friday May 31
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National weather forecast for Friday May 31

National weather forecast for Friday May 31.

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Heavy rain is set to soak eastern states
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Heavy rain is set to soak eastern states

First taste of winter weather forecast for Australia's east coast.

A not so mighty wind: NSW lags in renewable energy approvals
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A not so mighty wind: NSW lags in renewable energy approvals

Renewable energy proponents say it is taking too long for projects to be approved a week after the Minns government extended the lifeline of the Eraring coal power station.

  • by Nick O'Malley
Here comes winter … and more rain

Here comes winter … and more rain

May will be the 14th consecutive month of record-breaking ocean temperatures globally, as 2024 shapes up to shatter last year’s heat record.

  • by Caitlin Fitzsimmons and Bianca Hall
National weather forecast for Thursday May 30
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National weather forecast for Thursday May 30

National weather forecast for Thursday May 30.

National weather forecast for Wednesday May 29
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National weather forecast for Wednesday May 29

National weather forecast for Wednesday May 29.

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Why can’t Forestry find any gliders, when everyone else can?

Why can’t Forestry find any gliders, when everyone else can?

It has all the ingredients of a Monty Python sketch: bureaucrats shuffling around a forest looking for nocturnal animals in the middle of the day.

  • by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
National weather forecast for Tuesday May 28
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National weather forecast for Tuesday May 28

National weather forecast for Tuesday May 28.

National weather forecast for Monday May 27
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National weather forecast for Monday May 27

National weather forecast for Monday May 27.

National weather forecast for Sunday May 26
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National weather forecast for Sunday May 26

National weather forecast for Sunday May 26.

Even before Eraring was extended, NSW was set to miss climate targets

Even before Eraring was extended, NSW was set to miss climate targets

The state is forecast to fall short of legislated targets to reduce greenhouse emissions by 50 per cent by 2030 and 70 per cent by 2035. What can be done to get back on track?

  • by Caitlin Fitzsimmons