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Royal National Park
Royal National Park a haven for native species, environmental stocktake shows
The biggest ecological survey to date for Australia’s oldest national park and adjoining areas found previously unseen mammal species.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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Pollie’s submarine joke sinks at Qantas’ Parisian soiree
Labor minister Patrick Gorman’s zinger about French submarines had Australian diplomats in Paris holding their breath.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and David Estcourt
‘Unpick the damage that’s been done’: Inside NSW plan to rein in rampant land-clearing
The Minns government will tighten land-clearing laws loosened by the Coalition in 2016 and strengthen the contentious biodiversity offsets scheme.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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Heritage
Ray of hope for beach shack owners in the Royal National Park
The beach communities at Little Garie, Era and Burning Palms in Australia’s oldest national park are heritage listed. Their licences expire in March 2027, and the government is yet to decide what happens after that.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Household battery sales ‘grind to a halt’ as consumers await savings
The NSW government will offer an incentive of up to $2400 to buy a household battery from November 1. The solar industry welcomes it, but wants it brought forward.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Hundreds of new kerbside chargers coming. Here’s where you will be able to power up your EV
One Sydney council area is set to get more chargers for electric vehicles than most, and only one regional area is part of the latest rollout.
- by Alexandra Smith
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
Demand for steak fuelling deforestation and extinction in NSW
The NSW biodiversity outlook suggests the state is set lose nearly a quarter of all known plant and animal species in the next 100 years, and habitat loss from land clearing especially in the agricultural industry is the biggest cause.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Keeping the lights on at Eraring could cost taxpayers $150 million a year
The Minns government has so far not disclosed the terms of its negotiations with Origin Energy ahead of a likely extension beyond 2025.
- by Michael McGowan
‘Words can’t describe’: Puggle magic in Royal National Park after 50 years
Ten platypuses were released into Australia’s oldest national park, just south of Sydney, last May. The animals are thriving and at least one puggle was born last spring.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
‘I don’t like to lose’: Giant-killer Geoff Cousins declares war on controversial NSW industry
The man who stopped the Gunns pulp factory is turning his attention to this state’s hardwood forests.
- by Nick O'Malley
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