Environment
Sustainability
The simple fixes that have saved the lives of sea lions and turtles
By paying attention to the science, some Australian fisheries have become sustainable.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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Renewables
‘Betrayal’: NSW to cut battery subsidies as federal scheme kicks in
A key consumer group has come out swinging against the NSW government’s plans to axe its incentive to install a home solar battery from July and redirect funds to household “virtual power plants” to stabilise the grid.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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Energy
EnergyAustralia apologises over offsets after greenwashing lawsuit
EnergyAustralia apologises and ditches offsets after a greenwashing lawsuit exposed its Go Neutral claims as misleading to consumers.
- by Bianca Hall
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Recycling
We can have democracy without the plastic waste
Corflutes are fully recyclable, but signs from the 2025 election are already winding up in landfill or as litter.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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Food sustainability
Salmon critics say fish farms should be on land. How it works for Murray cod
A sustainable Murray cod farm using freshwater ponds in the Riverina provides a contrast to open-pen salmon farming in the ocean off Tasmania.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Labor commits to national packaging rules as Planet Ark collapses
The environmental charity behind a number of high-profile recycling schemes went into voluntary administration this week.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
A ‘cull of convenience’? How blue-gum plantations can kill koalas
Blue gum plantations that surround Budj Bim National Park create boom and bust koala populations. After a recent plantation timber harvest, disaster struck.
- by Bianca Hall
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