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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire 11th October 2024. Workers seen on a wind turbine blade. 11am Friday the first turbines at Australia's largest (planned) wind farm will spin and will start feeding electricity into Victoria's grid. The farm is Golden Plains Wind Farm in Rokewood. Ikea's investment arm will be announcing they're investing in stage 2 as well.Picture: NewsWire/Nadir Kinani

Big $5bn call on regional renewables

Communities could see a $5bn annual windfall and nearly 20,000 new jobs from renewable energy projects, but social tensions remain a significant hurdle.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has briefly met US President Donald Trump. Picture: AFP

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‘Different view’: Snag for Albo’s Trump meet

A major issue has cropped up as Anthony Albanese and Donald Trump confirm they will meet in Washington next month, but Penny Wong says Australia is unmoved.

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - September 24, 2025: Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Division Head, International Environment Reef and Ocean, Katrina Maguire appears at the Environment and communications references committee, Algal blooms in South Australia Public Hearing at Parliament House in Canberra. NCA NewsWire / Martin Ollman

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Ocean crisis exposes huge Aussie problem

Aussies live in a rich democracy, but one state’s rolling environmental disaster has exposed that government can still break down in basic ways.

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NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, who is currently on his first spaceflight aboard the International Space Station (ISS), shared a series of images capturing Typhoon Ragasa from space. Picture: Jonny Kim/ X

14 dead, 124 missing in super typhoon hell

Deadly Super Typhoon Ragasa has unleashed devastation across Hong Kong after killing 14 people in Taiwan, with southern China now bracing for impact.

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Dead marine life along the Ardrossan coastline in the Yorke Peninsula. Pictured on 28th July 2025. Picture Ben Clark

‘Biggest fear’: Grim warning on beach crisis

An Aussie state’s algal bloom crisis has killed scores of marine wildlife and decimated industries. Now, there are fears it could get worse.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos 03 AUGUST 2022 : Workers clean up at a house in Menzies Creek in the eastern suburbs after wild winds brought down trees and powerlines throughout the night and early this morning. Picture : NCA NewsWire / Ian Currie

Grim weather warning for millions of Aussies

Wind, not floods or fires, has emerged as Australia’s costliest natural hazard with NRMA reporting a 32 per cent surge in weather-related claims this year.

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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - JUNE 19, 2024: Generic photo of Australian shopping centre ALDI .Picture: NewsWire / Glenn Campbell

ALDI’s surprise new business move

Low-cost German grocery retailer Aldi is expanding into a new sector, promising households a ‘simpler’ experience in one key area.

The City of Gold Coast council has begun its installation of sandstone terraces on Kirra Hill and is set to do the same at North Burleigh Hill to prevent the creation of mudslides in the grassed areas.

‘Smelled like a toilet’: Council’s major move

The difference in a local landmark reveals a council’s surprising move to prevent viral scenes, leaving them branded as ‘fun police’.

September 4, 2025: Port Noarlunga Algal Bloom. Picture: Kelly Barnes

Algal disaster triggers JobSeeker plea

Seafood industry representatives are pleading with the federal government to consider a new JobSeeker program to preserve jobs amid a rolling environmental catastrophe.

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SYDNEY AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos, 01 JUNE, 2023: Bawinya the baby koala at Symbio Zoo in Helensburgh.Picture: NCA NewsWire / Simon Bullard

How koala park could make millions

A massive new national park aimed at protecting koalas could generate hundreds of millions of dollars, new modelling has revealed.

Queensland's move to empower communities to block renewable projects has sparked a fierce response from Canberra over the state's 'short-sighted' energy stance.

‘Shortsighted’: Wind farm move slammed

A federal minister has slammed Queensland’s decision to block major wind farm projects, warning it threatens industry jobs and investment.

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Car dealership owner Jerry Kam exposes the brutal truth about EVs. Picture: YouTube/JerrySells

Luxury car salesman drops brutal EV bomb

A car salesman was approached by a buyer looking to sell his near-new $80,000 electric vehicle. His final offer exposes a shocking reality facing Aussie EV owners.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA- NewsWire Photos MAY 08, 2025: Greens leader Adam Bandt holds a press conference to concede he has lost the Federal seat of Melbourne . Picture: NewsWire/ David Crosling

Former Greens leader’s next high-profile gig

The former Greens leader has landed his next job after being booted from parliament in Labor’s 2025 election sweep.

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On Saturday morning, 57-year-old Mercury Psillakis was fatally mauled by what police described as a âlargeâ shark off Long Reef Beach at Dee Why.Â

State’s big move after fatal shark attack

The tragic death of 57-year-old Mercury Psillakis has reignited a fierce debate over shark safety and the role of nets along Sydney beaches.

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