How animals will be saved from fires
The NSW government has unveiled its plan to protect vulnerable animals and plants from future bushfires.
Sustainability
Popular item to vanish from Coles
A popular item is set to disappear from Coles shelves around the country from July 1 in a big move to cut waste every year under the plan.
Coke’s huge Aussie announcement
Whether you’re a fan of Coke or not, the company has made a major announcement that’s sure to please people across the world.
New group to push for Aussie jobs
A group of energy sector representatives has been formed with the aim of finding lucrative and lasting jobs for people in NSW.
Weirdest stuff people flush down the toilet
When one Australian state was in lockdown last year, wastewater workers found some truly bizarre things people flushed down the toilet.
PM ‘dared’ business to leave: Albo
Scott Morrison has been accused of ‘daring’ businesses to leave the country with a key industry on the verge of booming.
$11.8 million for koala safe zones
Five NSW landholders will share a $11.8 million pot of government money in exchange for designating parts of their land safe zones for koalas.
Big move will ‘protect koalas forever’
Koala populations were ravaged by last summer’s bushfires. Now the NSW government has taken a decisive step to help them thrive.
Bold plan to help save Great Barrier Reef
The Great Barrier Reef has been battered by climate change-induced coral bleaching events. Now there’s a new plan to help save the natural wonder.
Sydney fish makes Arabian Desert bloom
A Sydney fish farm is making the most of a crappy situation and now its customers in the Middle East hope to make the desert bloom.
Clever tech could boost our farms
Australian farmers have done it tough recently: years-long drought, bushfires, and floods. While tech can’t change the weather, it can help us manage it better.
Insane photo of woman’s trash
An extreme recycler has showed off two months worth of waste and shared the four tricks she used to cut her household waste by this much.
Aussies’ surprising Christmas trend
Christmas traditions look different in every Australian household, but this year some will be going against one particular age-old custom.
Water corruption probes: ‘irrigators favoured’
The corruption watchdog has taken swipes at NSW’s water management, saying irrigators ‘appear favoured’ over environmentalists.
‘Here till Friday’: MPs pull all-nighter
A marathon energy debate in NSW parliament is nearing 24 hours and shows no sign of stopping – with one MP saying it could go until Friday.
Australia’s scary nine-year deadline
Australia is at risk of “crash landing” in nine years, in a move that would have “huge impacts on livelihoods”, an expert says.
Big change coming to Woolies supermarkets
Retail giant Woolworths has ambitiously pledged to be completely powered by green energy by 2025 under a new sustainability plan.
State’s bold plan to ban plastic
Conservationists are urging other jurisdictions to join this ambitious plan to ban plastics, but the state behind it is copping criticism for one thing.
These 5 years will change the world
The world is on the cusp of some huge breakthroughs which have the potential to help our environment for decades to come.
Outrage over ’Black Coal Matters’ tweet
A detail in an image posted by a Queensland senator has drawn harsh backlash – but he isn’t backing down.
Contamination fears for popular water
There are fears the water source for popular drink Mount Franklin could become contaminated if mining plans are given the go-ahead.
New move to help farm workers
The State Government pledge is a first step towards easing travel restrictions for farm workers in time for this year’s harvest.
Tip fire blankets city in toxic smoke
A Melbourne tip has gone up in flames this morning with nearby residents urged to avoid the area and shut their windows.
Big change coming to supermarket giant
There’s a big change coming to supermarkets in Queensland, with a shopping giant revealing plans for a revamp that could entice new shoppers.
How to watch Sir David’s ‘witness statement’
His “extraordinary life” has shown us the world, but the 94-year-old filmmaker is now on a mission to save it for the future.
SA in race for $70m hydrogen export hub
South Australia is “leading the nation” when it comes to hydrogen. putting the state in the running to house a $70m hydrogen export hub.
Whale freed after desperate rescue
Rescue agencies were able to save a seven-metre humpback whale after it became trapped in netting off the coast of Sydney on Monday.
‘Bastardry’: Gladys calls rebel MP’s bluff
It’s been called “the greatest act of political bastardry in quite some time”. This is how NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian avoided her government imploding.
Dead dolphins wash up on beach
The small island nation is already suffering its worst environmental disaster, but locals have woken to something out of a nightmare.
Rio Tinto responds to cave destruction
Mining giant Rio Tinto says the destruction of 46,000-year-old Aboriginal rock shelters in WA was the result of systems flaws, omissions and poor decision-making.
Original URL: https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/sustainability/page/13