At first, Michelle Hunt thought her complaint seemed clear-cut, after a neighbouring solar farm had burnt down the boundary fence and erected their own monstrosity. After frustrating delays, locals took matters into their own hands.
Families of Israeli hostages in Gaza have been let down before, but the new ceasefire deal is bringing fresh hope that their living nightmare may soon be over.
New energy infrastructure commissioner Tony Mahar knows all about community unrest in renewables hotspots. What will he do about it?
Farmers along a new ‘energy superhighway’ say they have been thrust into a world of pain as Victorian landholders vow to lock their gates.
The peaceful suburb of Woollahra has twice been targeted in anti-Semitic attacks. Amid a sense of weary anxiety, locals say they are trying to stay strong.
Rocked by years of crises, the beautiful island nation – with a population of about 22 million – is undergoing a revival. For travellers, exploration offers deep rewards.
Anti-Jewish incidents have quadrupled in a year – and Victorians are the biggest offenders, a new report shows.
The tiny towns of the Amalfi Coast are a delight and a reminder that you don’t have to go far to lose the crowds.
Farmer Ed Suttle still chokes up when he talks about the start of a grassroots plan to turn an old gravel pit into a solar farm. ‘Within an hour, we had $500,000 committed. It was just stunning.’
A subterranean treasure of ancient caves and lakes beneath the Nullarbor Plain is too precious to lose, scientists say. Can this fragile, hidden world coexist with an enormous renewables hub?
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