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A new report has revealed Australia’s second biggest oil and gas company Santos has contributed to quadrupled gas prices on the East coast. The research, conducted by Market Forces, found the company’s fossil fuel expansion strategy is at odds with the Paris agreement, and several financial institutions are funding the projects. The Beetaloo Basin Project …
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The Bob Brown Foundation’s annual ‘March in March 4 Forests’ rallies saw thousands turn out at fourteen locations across the country over the weekend. The protests are aimed at ending native forest logging in Australia and protecting the more than fifteen thousand plant and animal species which depend on forest ecosystems for survival. According to …
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Plans to log part of Glenbog State Forest in southern New South Wales are raising concerns among wildlife advocates. Conservation groups say the forest is a critical habitat for endangered greater gliders and vulnerable yellow-bellied gliders, which rely on hollows in old-growth trees for shelter. Locals and wildlife carers are now urging the Forestry Corporation …
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A breakthrough in cargo screening methods could help combat wildlife trafficking. Researchers at University of Adelaide have found specially trained detection dogs can identify trafficked wildlife hidden inside shipping containers. Using an air-sampling device attached to container vents, their detection dog Stan picked up concealed wildlife products – including animal pelts – with 98 per …
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Agriculture is vital for sustainability, but many farmers face pressures balancing food production, profit, and emissions reduction. The study Tailoring Australian Carbon Farming explored practical, environmentally friendly methods to ease economic stress, finding blanket climate policies often harm rather than help. Over five years, researchers worked with farmers to co-design solutions boosting productivity, profitability, biodiversity, …
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A small town in regional New South Wales is struggling in their water usage. Thanks to an infrastructure problem, the town of Coonamble, around 530kms northwest of Sydney, has water restrictions and the community is unhappy about the situation. Besides this issue, the community is supporting each other in difficult times by supplying drinking water …
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Turkiye will be the official host country for the COP31 climate summit following a highly contested bidding process against Australia and the Pacific Island nations. Australia and the Pacific region will still play important roles for COP31 following a new unique compromise with Turkiye. But without Australia and the Pacific in the drivers’ seat, what …
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The COP30 climate conference held in Brazil has come to an end, prompting many questions around future climate action and Australia’s role in the next COP summit with Adelaide’s hosting opportunity now off the table. Professor Matthew Harrison, Climate Resilience Leader at the University of Tasmania, has also pointed to the summit’s focus on funding …
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