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Sydney’s ‘green and clean council’ sends orange pollution into national park

A north shore council is under fire after causing pollution to leak into a national park watercourse.

  • David Barwell

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A a “once in a generation” under river infrastructure project is forcing officials to dump millions of litres of raw sewage and stormwater directly into the Brisbane River.

The big stink: This is how much raw sewage is being dumped into the Brisbane River

Complications with a “once in a generation” under-river infrastructure project are forcing officials to dump millions of litres of raw sewage and stormwater directly into the Brisbane River.

  • Josh Bavas
A creek has turned bright blue.

Workers clean up Banyule Creek after chemical from North East Link works turns it bright blue

The creek’s fluorescent hue has alarmed locals, who have been urged to steer clear.

  • Hannah Hammoud and Alexander Darling
Fats including what’s found in oil and grease, but also milk, can clog household pipes, and contribute to wider ‘fatberg’ sewer blockages.

Is milk bad now? No, but it is contributing to a $12 million plumbing problem

We know not to pour oil down our sinks, but what about milk? The new request from Australia’s water management retailers has not just sparked shock – it’s become a weapon in class warfare.

  • Bronte Gossling

The growing problem electric vehicles are fuelling

Australians’ love affair with big cars and the rising uptake of heavier electric vehicles are creating a “micro” pollution problem of macro proportions.

  • Bianca Hall
The Buccaneer Archipelago is the site of a proposed barramundi fish farm expansion from global business Tassal.

Tarnished Tassal brand targets WA barramundi

Canadian giant Tassal is at the centre of a raging debate over salmon farming in Tasmania. Now it plans to grow a major operation in a Kimberley marine park.

  • Emma Young
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Sara Borowiak with children Freddie, 5, and Luna, 8, near their home in Yarraville.

Cement facility fights to expand just 85 metres from Yarraville homes

Residents say their health will be at risk from dust and truck traffic if a cement manufacturer is allowed to boost production despite contravening usual buffer-zone rules.

  • Sophie Aubrey
Bottom trawling footage from David Attenborough documentary Ocean.

Forrest calls for global fishing overhaul as Australia backs major treaties at UN summit

The mining billionaire says “the ocean is in freefall” following a UN conference, where Australia backed a global commitment to marine protection and ending plastic pollution.

  • Alex Condon
North West Shelf protesters outside Perth MP Patrick Gorman’s office on Friday morning.

Woodside secures extension to respond to North West Shelf conditions

The government had set conditions understood to be around the potential impact on ancient nearby Aboriginal rock art. Woodside had until Friday to respond.

  • Hamish Hastie
James Dorney, chief executive of Tomra Cleanaway, which manages the NSW container return scheme, at a sorting plant at Eastern Creek.

Australian container return schemes are a booming good news story

Unlike efforts to recycle soft plastics, container deposit schemes have been a success across Australia, with billions of bottles recycled.

  • Nick O'Malley and Bianca Hall

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