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Donald Trump in 2017, when he lifted an Obama-era policy that curtailed the financing of coal-fired power plants overseas.

Demise of ‘woke’ would make society poorer

Woke seems to have been a pejorative term for having a social conscience, writes one correspondent.

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The lower station for Taronga Zoo’s proposed Sky Safari cable car.

Taronga Zoo wants to revive its cable car. Locals say it will ‘scar’ harbour views

The Mosman zoo wants to build a new “Sky Safari” to replace the original cable car, which was retired last year.

  • Megan Gorrey
Camilla and Marc vest, shirt and shorts. Tony Bianco shoes. Stylist’s own socks.

Her parents are two of our most famous actors, but Charlotte’s career wasn’t a given

“I was such a shy child and acting was the last thing I thought I would do,” says the 27-year-old daughter of Judy Davis and Colin Friels.

  • Jane Rocca
Delphi the platypus having a check-up before being released back into the Hacking River in the Royal National Park on Saturday night.

‘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.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Penrith has seen the greatest increase in the amount of urban tree canopy, up 6.36% in the last year.

Hands off our trees

In the northern suburbs, residents need to be vigilant and stop illegal tree removals, as councils cannot police illegal tree removal on their own.

The penalty for illegally trafficking native wildlife can be up to 10 years behind bars.

Chocolate boxes, chip tubes and birthday gifts with an illegal animal twist

It might look like an innocent postal package containing a birthday card and a can of potato chips. But inside the tube, stuffed in a sock, is a native Australian lizard.

  • Laura Chung
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Entry to public parks will be free this New Year’s Eve.

Free harbour vantage points for New Year’s fireworks released

Minns government says it has brought an end to user fee charges for Sydney’s world-famous fireworks’ display.

  • Linda Morris
Witnesses said an elephant was preparing to charge at the intruder before he escaped with his two-year-old daughter.

Fancy looking after a five-tonne elephant?

Vet nurses are playing a key role in caring for our native wildlife – great and small.

  • Sue White
A biodegradable pop-up pod could be key to helping maintain healthy animal populations post-bushfires.

Cardboard ‘rocketships’: How NSW plans to prevent another billion wildlife deaths

Ten thousand habitat pods, 80,000 firefighters and 5000 trained vets are part of NSW’s plan to save wildlife ahead of the next bushfire season.

  • Laura Chung and Angus Dalton
Taronga Zoo has released the 43rd and 44th sea turtles in their decade-;long tracking program.

How a feisty turtle named Seven Hook is revealing the secrets of Sydney’s underwater nurseries

Young turtles are feasting on delicacies in the city’s waterways and spending a surprising amount of time alongside humans.

  • Angus Dalton

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