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Renewables v nuclear: the facts point to one clear winner
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Renewables

Renewables v nuclear: the facts point to one clear winner

Australia’s huge natural advantage of best-in-world solar and wind make renewables the clearly superior option. So why the debate?

  • by Rod Sims

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Common product banned around the world is killing our owls

Common product banned around the world is killing our owls

Powerful owls predate on possums, snatching as many as 250 a year. But those possums are increasingly falling prey to another predator: rat poison.

  • by Bianca Hall
Should Australia house a giant vacuum cleaner to suck carbon from the sky?

Should Australia house a giant vacuum cleaner to suck carbon from the sky?

Removing carbon from the atmosphere to save us from climate change is a controversial notion, but faith is growing in some new technologies.

  • by Nick O'Malley
‘Absolutely incorrect’: The evidence is in on whales and offshore wind farms

‘Absolutely incorrect’: The evidence is in on whales and offshore wind farms

Those who hold doubts about offshore wind farms may not be aware that their misgivings have been deliberately planted.

  • by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
The world’s toughest lion broke an epic record. Australians were filming

The world’s toughest lion broke an epic record. Australians were filming

Jacob the lion has survived being mauled, trapped and gored. Now his life – charted by an Australian biologist – has a dramatic new chapter.

  • by Angus Dalton
National weather forecast for Thursday July 11
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National weather forecast for Thursday July 11

National weather forecast for Thursday July 11.

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In 2022, I left court in tears. Standing in parliament felt like deja vu

In 2022, I left court in tears. Standing in parliament felt like deja vu

Protecting current and future young Australians from the impacts of climate change is all we ask from our politicians. But still, they refuse to safeguard us.

  • by Anjali Sharma
National weather forecast for Wednesday July 10
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National weather forecast for Wednesday July 10

National weather forecast for Wednesday July 10.

The dirty history of ‘Nukey Poo’, the reactor that soiled the Antarctic

The dirty history of ‘Nukey Poo’, the reactor that soiled the Antarctic

At an American base on NZ-claimed Antarctic territory, a small nuclear reactor was once installed to provide energy and save money. The after-effects are still being felt.

  • by Nick O'Malley
Bone found at Balmoral Beach reveals origins of Australia’s apex predator

Bone found at Balmoral Beach reveals origins of Australia’s apex predator

When Sally Wasef sent a bone found in an exclusive Sydney enclave off for carbon testing, she thought it would be a couple of hundred years old. She was wrong.

  • by Catherine Naylor
Two stars out of 10: Why most Australian homes are poorly heated

Two stars out of 10: Why most Australian homes are poorly heated

Homes built before 2003 are typically inefficient, leading to higher energy bills and increased greenhouse emissions. But experts say there are simple things you can do.

  • by Bianca Hall