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  • Attenborough 'overwhelmed' by 100th birthday greetings

    Entertainment

    Naturalist David Attenborough has thanked his legion of fans for their messages as the world's most famous wildlife presenter celebrates his 100th birthday.

    Australian Associated Press
    / 08 May 2026
    David Attenborough poses with a Southeast Asian great Mormon butterfly
  • Pacific island nation charts path to diesel freedom

    Climate

    A major renewables partnership is in the works for Nauru as the diesel-dependent nation seeks emancipation from energy markets while cutting emissions.

    Australian Associated Press
    / 07 May 2026
    nauru
  • Supermarket brings back soft plastics collection points

    Australian General News

    A supermarket giant says its scheme to collect and recycle soft plastic packaging from consumers is available in 700 of its stores across five states.

    Australian Associated Press
    / 06 May 2026
    Shopper
  • Investors left guessing on corporate climate costs

    Climate

    Investors are largely being kept in the dark about the financial impact of climate threats and little is being done to shield companies from looming risks.

    Australian Associated Press
    / 05 May 2026
    Emissions from industrial plant
  • Electric car sales surge ahead amid fuel uncertainty

    Future Economies

    Australian drivers have broken the record for electric car sales again, as petrol and diesel-powered vehicle sales stall.

    Australian Associated Press
    / 05 May 2026
    Electric and hybrid vehicles from Volkswagen, BYD, Geely and GWM
  • Stalled methane fight risks climate, energy security

    Climate

    Concerted efforts to curb methane from fossil fuel production in Australia and around the world could benefit both the climate and energy security.

    Australian Associated Press
    / 04 May 2026
    methane
  • Garbage to glass: larvae helps turn waste into wine

    Climate

    Waiter, there's bugs in my wine ... in a unique circular endeavour, hotel food scraps are being processed into fertiliser by larvae to nourish local vineyards.

    Australian Associated Press
    / 01 May 2026
    Four Winds Vineyard's Sarah Collingwood and Goterra CEO Olympia Yarger
  • Australia's data centre dilemma: energy boom or bust?

    Future Economies

    Tech giants are spending billions of dollars to make Australia an artificial intelligence destination but its impact on the nation is up for debate.

    Australian Associated Press
    / 30 April 2026
    A Microsoft data centre (file)
  • Push for leaders to see climate as gender issue

    Gender

    Global leaders are urged to consider the climate and gender equality crises as one and the same as women and girls bear the brunt of climate change impacts.

    Australian Associated Press
    / 29 April 2026
    Pacific
  • Competition puts Australia's green iron edge at risk

    Future Economies

    Australia's renewable energy and rich iron ore deposits make it a potential leader in green iron and steel but other nations may be closing the gap.

    Australian Associated Press
    / 29 April 2026
    BlueScope Steelworks in Port Kembla, Wollongong, NSW
  • 'Like charging a phone': $1.5m boost for EV network

    Future Economies

    More than 400 apartment buildings could get access to electric vehicle chargers as part of a push to remove a speed bump to their adoption.

    Australian Associated Press
    / 28 April 2026
    Electric cars
  • Trial could boost Australia's bid to be battery leader

    Future Economies

    A multimillion-dollar pilot program will test whether Australia can produce more materials for electric vehicle batteries with less impact on the environment.

    Australian Associated Press
    / 24 April 2026
    batteries
  • Midnight Oil frontman leads 'great Australian mission'

    Indigenous Affairs

    Musician, activist and former politician Peter Garrett is hoping to usher in the next generation of Australians to care for the land as he begins a new role.

    Australian Associated Press
    / 24 April 2026
    Musician and former politician Peter Garrett
  • Fort Denison pics no indicator of sea level rise

    Climate

    Images of an Australian island are being used to falsely claim on social media that sea levels haven't changed since the 19th century.

    Australian Associated Press
    / 23 April 2026
    A photo of Fort Denison
  • 'Elvis of birds': clue found in hunt for elusive parrot

    Australian General News

    Researchers are racing against time to find and protect a critically endangered parrot after a decade-long search led to audio of the rare bird's call.

    Australian Associated Press
    / 23 April 2026
    Ecologist Steve Murphy and a night parrot.
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Image credit: gadigal yilimung (shield) made by Uncle Charles Chicka Madden