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Deadly algal bloom in South Australia’s Coorong an environmental ‘eye opener’, ecologist says | South Australia

When South Australia’s algal bloom arrived in the Coorong, it stained the water like strong tea before turning it into…

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Plastics campaigners warn Australia’s pledge at UN needs to be matched with ‘high ambition at home’ | Australian politics

The federal environment minister, Murray Watt, is returning from a UN oceans conference where he pledged to curb the scourge…

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Australia’s critically endangered alpine tree frogs sidestep deadly fungus with sexual plan B | Australia news

The number of critically endangered alpine tree frogs, found only in the Australian alps, has crashed by about 80% since…

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‘Really amazing’: joy as 10 Tasmanian devil joeys emerge from Australia’s biggest mainland breeding program | Tasmanian devils

Ten tiny, egg-like joeys have been confirmed as the newest members of mainland Australia’s largest fleet of Tasmanian devils. It…

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Natural disasters cost Australia’s economy $2.2bn in first half of 2025, new Treasury analysis shows | Australian economy

Six months of natural disasters in 2025 have cost the economy $2.2bn, largely in slower retail and household spending, according…

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Australia’s emissions up slightly in 2024 as Labor faces heat over ‘climate-wrecking’ gas project | Gas

Australia’s climate-heating emissions increased fractionally last year as pollution from fossil fuel power plants rose for the first time in…

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Investment in big batteries booms as Australia’s energy transition gathers pace | Energy

Investment in big batteries hit $2.4bn in the first three months of 2025, making it the second strongest quarter for…

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Researchers puzzled as baby whales spotted in unexpected places along Australia’s ‘humpback highway’ | Whales

Baby humpback whales are turning up in unexpected places. In Australia, humpback mums were assumed to travel north to give…

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Scientists recommend limits on urban beekeeping to protect Australia’s native bees from honeybees | Bees

Scientists have recommended limits on urban beekeeping after a peer-reviewed study found introduced honeybees could be harming Australian native bees…

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Australia’s climate targets are only as good as the action behind them. We need to aim higher | Amanda McKenzie

At its core, the most fundamental duty of any government is to safeguard the security and wellbeing of its people.…

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