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How do you decarbonise an economy? Line by line, says Matt Kean
The Liberal Party true believer finds himself at the centre of one of the Albanese Labor government’s most confounding policy challenges.
- by Nick O'Malley and Caitlin Fitzsimmons
The lifecycle of plastics, a modern wonder that is choking the planet
Recycling is billed as the holy grail of a circular economy, but experts agree: we can’t recycle our way out of the plastics crisis we’re creating.
- by Bianca Hall and Illustrations by Matt Willis
Once classified as extinct in the wild, these tiny marsupials are running free on three islands
In 1989, rescue workers scooped the last known colony of eastern barred bandicoots out of a rubbish tip and into the protective custody of a breeding program.
- by Bianca Hall
As South Australia’s toxic bloom lingers, politicians ramp up response
The algal bloom that has devastated multiple marine species shows no signs of dissipating.
- by Nick O'Malley
US and Saudi Arabia try to stymie global plastics deal
At least 234 fossil fuel and chemical industry lobbyists are attending the discussions on reducing plastic waste, outnumbering countries represented.
- by Bianca Hall
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How To Poison a Planet
More than 20 new ‘forever chemicals’ found in Sydney tap water
The study comes as NSW Health accepted the recommendations of an expert panel that concluded that PFAS is low risk to human health, putting the state at odds with emerging international best practice.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Play time for whales and dolphins
It was previously thought that dolphins harassed whales. A new study finds that in fact they often play together and the interaction is mutual.