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Residents have expressed the anger of many rural communities over plans for a nuclear waste dump.
SA coal going cold
Giant furnaces at Alinta Energy's Port Augusta power station will fire for the last time today.
Experts want clear green goals
Climate scientists say green targets set at COP21 in Paris are too ambiguous.
Budget baulks at green goals
Authorities say the Federal Government has missed the opportunity to show leadership on nature and climate action.
Experts react to gas leak claim
Anti-CSG arguments were stoked by recent footage of a river on fire, but experts say the video is not all as it seems.
Slight rise welcomed in Tassie dams
Tasmania's water storages have risen for the first time this year.
Bold claims at May Day rallies
There were loud assertions from unions at May Day rallies over the weekend as they pledged to maintain their various fights.
Cactus skins for future cars
Engineers have taken design tips from the humble cactus to transform electric vehicle technology.
Linc unlucky in UCG ban
The Queensland Government’s ban on underground coal gasification (UCG) is being felt already.
Sweet studies for new sugar fuel
Australian engineers are developing and testing new technologies in a three-year project to get fossil fuels out of the sugar industry.
Local Gov launches $7b election plan
The Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) has launched an election plan ahead of the upcoming Federal poll.
Climate cuts land at CSIRO
The CSIRO has unveiled its formal restructuring plans, which include more than 275 job cuts.
CO2's leafy effects assessed
Over the last 30 years, increased carbon dioxide has boosted plant growth by an amount equal to twice the size of Australia.
SA work plan aims at baby-boomers
South Australia is looking to get the most out of the $3 trillion baby boomer market in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region.
Beaconsfield review calls for more
Nearly 10 years after the Beaconsfield mine collapse left one worker dead and two others trapped underground, safety laws are still not strong enough.
Dramatic gas clip in QLD call to action
International attention has been drawn to the CSG industry in Queensland on the back of a YouTube video.
PNG urges coal mine cooling
The Papua New Guinea Government wants Australia to slow down its rampant coal mining operations in the face of the Paris Agreement on carbon emissions.
QLD closing costly loopholes
The Queensland Government has passed laws to avoid having to pick up the tab when big firms fail.
Solar plane crosses Pacific
Solar Impulse 2 (SI2) has completed the latest leg of its journey around the world without consuming a drop of fuel.
State makes bigger coal claim
The Victorian Government will take more royalties from some of the least efficient power stations in the country.