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A handout photo made available on July 17, 2020 by Polar Bears International shows a polar bear with its cubs in the Sea Ice, northeast of Prudhoe Bay in Alaska in 1985. - Climate change is starving polar bears into extinction, according to research published on July 20, 2020 that predicts the apex carnivores could all but disappear within the span of a human lifetime. In some regions they are already caught in a vicious downward spiral, with shrinking sea ice cutting short the time bears have for hunting seals, while dwindling body weight undermines their chances of surviving Arctic winters without food, scientists reported in Nature Climate Change. The study calculates

Almost no Arctic sea ice loss seen in 20 years

Scientists say a dramatic slowdown in Arctic sea ice loss over the past 20 years is “surprising” but consistent with global warming trends.

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Rain onslaught to bring another drenching

Flood-weary residents are bracing for rivers to rise dangerously as a weather system threatens days of more relentless rain across several states.

Anthony Albanese on Kangaroo Island. Picture: X

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Albo acts on algae crisis – but won’t apologise for response timing

The Prime Minister has pledged $8.5m in new funding for South Australia’s algal bloom crisis but stopped short of declaring it a natural disaster.

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New detail as ‘catastrophic’ outbreak spreads

An invasive species responsible for hundreds of deaths in the US has spread into Queensland, with new details on what sparked the “catastrophic” outbreak.

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Paraglider nearly freezes to death

Paraglider nearly freezes to death

This paraglider nearly froze to death after he was sucked nearly 9000 metres into the clouds. Liu Ge took off from a mountain spot around 3000…

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Rock art pictured at Murujuga where Woodside want to expand its North West Shelf gas project for another 40 years. Picture: Save Our Songlines

Major decision made on gas project

A decision six years in the making has finally been made on one of the world’s largest and most controversial natural gas projects.

Industrial development in the Burrup Peninsula, Western Australia which is home to the world's largest collection of rock art, as well as a recently lodged application to have the area listed as a UNESCO world heritage site. Save Our Songlines, the activist group is opposed to more industrial developments on the Burrup. Picture: Supplied

Major blow to ancient Aboriginal rock art

Australia’s bid to list an area abundant in ancient Aboriginal rock art believed to be up to 50,000 years old hasn’t gone according to plan.

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New Qantas rule after turbulence shock

Qantas has promised an expansion of its staff safety procedures following a shock turbulence event that injured three cabin crew. Here’s what happened.

Experts have scoured hundreds of kilometres of salt flats deep in the West Australian outback to find pieces of meteorite that lit up the night sky over Perth and other parts of the state., Researchers from Curtin University used advanced weather modelling to predict the meteorite had landed in Lake Hope – about a seven hour drive east of Perth – after its Mother's Day night light show. Picture: 9News

Incredible find in Aussie outback

Two fragments of a four-billion-year-old meteorite have been recovered from a remote salt lake, just days after a fireball blazed across the night sky.

Supplied image show one of seven bin fires linked to battery disposal on the Gold Coast. Picture: Facebook

City’s rubbish trucks catch fire 7 times

A major Australian city has issued a stern warning after its rubbish trucks caught fire seven times in just one month.

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Millionaire’s brutal sledge to Gen Z

The boss of Australia’s largest gas producer has slammed young people for what she described as a massive double standard.

Rock art pictured at Murujuga where Woodside want to expand its North West Shelf gas project for another 40 years. Picture: Save Our Songlines

Professor accuses government of lying

A professor of archaeology has accused a state government of lying in a report about the impact of industrial emissions on Aboriginal rock art.

Recovery efforts ramp up in NSW after deadly floods

Recovery efforts ramp up in NSW after deadly floods

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews are continuing to provide specialist assistance to aid communities on the state’s north and mid-north coast….

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TAREE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos MAY 27, 2025: Taree and Wingham Floods . River st Cundletown. Picture: NewsWire / Scott Calvin

Heartbreaking images after floods

About 800 homes have been deemed uninhabitable, and five people have died in the floods that hit the NSW mid-north coast last week.

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