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Australia is already 1.5 degrees hotter

Australia is already 1.5 degrees hotter

The CSIRO and Bureau of Meteorology have been mapping Australia’s changing climate for 14 years. Here’s what their latest snapshot tells us.

  • by Bianca Hall

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Coalition’s ‘coal-to-nuclear’ plan puts fossil fuel in use for decades

Coalition’s ‘coal-to-nuclear’ plan puts fossil fuel in use for decades

Peter Dutton’s opposition has declared its plan will reach net zero by 2050 as it slams the Albanese government’s renewable energy goals.

  • by Mike Foley and Nick Toscano
Plibersek approves ‘1.3 billion tonnes’ of coal mine emissions

Plibersek approves ‘1.3 billion tonnes’ of coal mine emissions

The environment minister has approved decades-long extensions to three coal mines, while her plan to create an Environment Protection Authority remains in limbo.

  • by Mike Foley
Why Brisbane needs more green space, not less

Why Brisbane needs more green space, not less

As climate change intensifies the severity of flooding across the city, our green spaces play a major role in safeguarding the community.

  • by Ali Cheshmehzangi
The secret facility extracting gold from electronic waste
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The secret facility extracting gold from electronic waste

Metallurgists are extracting gold, silver and copper as they hunt through your e-waste for precious metals.

  • by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Harnessed waste heat from cremations, sewage sludge could soon power our homes
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Harnessed waste heat from cremations, sewage sludge could soon power our homes

Waste heat generated from piggeries, kilns and even crematoriums is being touted to power homes under a trial that has developed a commercially viable engine.

  • by Bianca Hall

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