Chaos as protester chains self under car
Demonstrators with Disrupt Burrup Hub caused traffic chaos on Monday after blocking a major CBD thoroughfare.
Sustainability
Climate protesters clog city streets
On their fourth straight day of climate protest action, Extinction Rebellion members have again targeted busy CBD streets.
Major update after deadly shark attack
A shark-proof enclosure is almost ready to go, just in time for summer, near the site of a fatal shark attack.
Bill spike warning as heatwave hits
Australians have been warned to be conscious of their power bill as summertime temperatures break records.
Green fanatics rebel in big city CBD
Radical environmentalists are in the middle of rolling disruptive protests to draw attention to what they see as an extinction threat.
Sydney start-up targets $44bn industry
An ambitious local start-up is taking on a major global industry responsible for shocking amounts of pollution with its eco-friendly solution.
Bowen sounds alarm on security threat
Government minister Chris Bowen has fired a warning shot over a growing threat to the country’s national security.
Aussie earns $1000 jogging around town
A Victorian man has revealed how he has made daily exercising a profitable side hustle.
One cost that Labor refuses to reveal
A landmark green energy scheme to keep the lights on as ageing coal fired power generation exits the grid has been unveiled, but the government won’t reveal how much the scheme will cost.
Labor ‘obsessed’ with ‘renewable ideology’
Labor has been slammed for being “out of date” on nuclear energy and having an “obsession” with renewables, just days away from a major climate conference in the Middle East.
Massive move to hit climate target
A huge boost to a taxpayer-underwritten clean energy scheme will help to speed up Australia’s transition towards renewables, the Energy Minister says.
Kids chuck sickie for climate protest
Schoolkids across Australia have ditched the classroom in favour of climate change protests, including a group who held a sit-in outside the environment minister’s Sydney office.
‘Ridiculous’ reaction to kind ‘white male’ act
Activists have been slammed for their “ridiculous” reaction to YouTube sensation MrBeast’s latest philanthropic project.
Climate activist avoids jail time
A senior member of the Disrupt Burrup Hub protest group won’t spend time behind bars over withholding device passwords.
Next step in protesters’ legal drama
A number of Disrupt Burrup Hub members have fronted court, charged after their protests outside a mining boss’ home allegedly broke the law.
‘Extraordinary’ albino Aussie wildlife spotted
Discovery of an extremely rare white platypus in Northern NSW has raised urgent calls for more substantial conservation efforts in Australia.
Minister doubles down on brumby shooting
The Environment Minister has defiantly said she will not wait until the report of an inquiry before aerial shooting is used to cull rapidly exploding brumby numbers.
‘Ambitious’: Australia’s net-zero task laid bare
Private industry must pitch in with the government for Australia to hit net zero by 2050, according to the Treasurer.
State ‘considering’ subsidy for electric stoves
The NSW Treasurer has said the state is considering subsidies that could make it cheaper for households to transition to electric appliances.
New items on plastics ban chopping block
A big change could be coming to one state as the alarm is sounded on how much plastic Australians are eating, drinking and breathing.
Green groups rue Federal Court ruling
The judgment means the federal Environment Minister doesn’t have to consider climate change a factor in approving mining projects.
Grim sign Aussies in for hellish summer
Aussies are being warned to prepare for a summer from hell, with a higher risk of heatwaves, bushfires and low rainfall being forecast.
Sign Aussie summer could be ruined
Australians have been making the most of the unseasonably high temperatures, with sunseekers flocking to beaches across the country. But as the mercury soars, concerns rise.
Mining giant looks to AI to solve EV crisis
The world needs a lot more copper to transition to an electric vehicle age and one mining giant is using AI to help solve the supply crisis.
‘It will get worse’: dire warning of dry summer
The latest drought report shows September rainfall averages for the country as a whole were down, causing low soil moisture.
Aldi’s major change to staple items
The discount supermarket has announced that it will make some major changes to popular products in order to cut down on plastic.
$300bn issue in major energy change
The world’s largest mining company is warning global climate change aspirations are at risk because investment in a key ingredient to fuel a green future is too low.
‘Ridiculous’ reason heatwave solution blocked
A massive swimming spot at the foot of the Blue Mountains, rivalling the size of Sydney Harbour, remains off-limits to the public.
Genius Aussies plan to slash power bills
Energy prices are a big part of the cost-of-living crisis crushing Australians, but some Sydney university students and tech visionaries are working on a new fuel that would eliminate power bills.
Wild moment ape hurls intruder at zoo
The orang-utan was filmed dealing with an errant marsupial invading its zoo enclosure, leaving some zoo visitors shocked.
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