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Melbourne roads to cop tripling of trucks as rail freight plans flounder
Australia’s busiest container port is pumping shipping containers onto Melbourne’s roads. And it’s about to get worse.
- Adam Carey and Sophie Aubrey
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It should be the busiest time of year for Shoalhaven oyster farmers. A sewage spill forced them to close
Some businesses were able to remain open this week selling oysters harvested a few weeks ago or reselling oysters from other estuaries.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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State must crack down on Chevron’s toxic soil use in WA, say advocates
The US oil and gas giant is “privileged” to operate its export plant in a biodiversity haven off the WA coast. But the pollution of the site has become a concern.
- Emma Young
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Truck trade-in scheme fails to spend a cent, receives just two failed applications
A $15 million truck trade-in scheme that promised to reduce pollution in Melbourne’s inner-west has not paid a single grant 18 months after it first opened.
- Kieran Rooney
Source of ‘disgusting’ grime balls that closed Sydney beaches revealed
The state’s environmental watchdog has blamed Sydney Water’s ageing sewerage network as the likely source of thousands of the greasy black spheres.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Want to avoid farmed Atlantic salmon? Get hooked on these alternatives instead
Experts advise avoiding the Tasmanian-farmed fish variety following recent catastrophic events. Here are some alternative – and more sustainable – catches to try instead.
- Ardyn Bernoth
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From Coffs Harbour to Noosa, some of our most famous beaches have been lost
Authorities will bring sand to tourist hotspots, but the affected stretches will take months to recover. Environmental experts are more worried about damage to dunes.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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Australia-first study finds ‘forever chemicals’ in human brain tissue
The study is the first to “definitively demonstrate” the chemicals’ presence in the brain, raising questions about how they got there and the potential health risks.
- Fleur Connick
The cleanest and dirtiest beaches in Melbourne
The water quality of urban beaches improved this summer, but some locals worry there’s still too much pollution. See how the beaches near you rate.
- Lachlan Abbott
Where’s George? The missing builder, the dumped waste and the $200,000 fine
George Khouzame came to the spotlight when a home he built suddenly collapsed. But that was only the start of it.
- Jessica McSweeney and Anthony Segaert
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