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A photo of the orange-coloured pollution.

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
Platypus swimming at Eungella

Cod hotels and 200,000 trees: The $30m plan to clean up our waterways

The funding package, one of the single biggest investments in Queensland’s waterways, will kickstart more than 30 rehabilitation projects.

  • Josh Bavas
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
Water industry experts say boil water notices could become common if a price decision means Sydney Water cannot invest in infrastructure upgrades.

Pay more for your water or boil it? The unpalatable choice behind Sydney’s water woes

Sydneysiders narrowly avoided having to boil their drinking water in 2021. After a draft bill increase was slashed, some are warning it could become common.

  • Penry Buckley and Max Maddison
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Tony Waller, governor of the Coogee Surf Life Saving Club, said polluted stormwater has been a perennial problem at Coogee Beach

The pipe that could clean up ‘Poogee’ for good

A solution to Coogee Beach’s long-running water quality woes could finally be on the way.

  • David Barwell
Big 4 Apollo Bay Pisces Holiday Park manager Adrian Davidson.

The desalination plant is running, but these Victorian towns are on water restrictions

Limits on how much water can be used are increasingly being introduced across the state even with the desalination plant switched on.

  • Benjamin Preiss
The neon green waters of Edithburgh in South Australia, last week.

South Australia’s algal bloom has spread. Here’s why the rest of Australia should be worried

Sharks, rays, octopus and penguins are among more than 330 species killed by the mass algal bloom washing across South Australia’s coasts. It won’t end there.

  • Bianca Hall
Damage to the hull of the MV Cape Don , currently berthed at the former coal loading wharf in Balls Head Bay, Waverton, New South Wales, Wednesday, 28 May 2025. The expected sinking of the ship any minute could cause untold environmental damage and taxpayer expense. Picture - Sam Mooy / The Sydney Morning Herald

The 2000-tonne ship at risk of sinking and causing chaos on harbour and across the city

The Cape Don has deteriorated to such a state that there are doubts about whether it can be towed without breaking up and jeopardising the city’s fuel supply.

  • Harriet Alexander

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