Environment
Money is flowing into renewables. So why is it so hard to switch off the lights at Eraring?
Even as NSW considers keeping the Hunter Valley power station open, critics say one department is standing in the way of alternatives.
- by Nick O'Malley
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Mining
‘A battery in a rock’: the ancient treasures kilometres under the sea
As scientists find wonders on the deepest seabeds, miners and governments are looking at other riches – metals used in green technologies. What’s at stake way down beneath the waves?
- by Sherryn Groch
Storm season makes dramatic comeback
Storm season has made dramatic comeback, with wild winds pummeling several suburbs, uprooting trees and ripping off roofs.
Wild winds causing delays at Sydney airport
Dozens of flights cancelled as a wild weather system wreaks havoc across Sydney.
‘Climate breakdown has begun’: Earth’s hottest three-month span
So far, this year is the second-warmest on record behind 2016, when global temperatures soared during an El Nino event.
- by Laura Chung
National weather forecast for Thursday September 7
National weather forecast for Thursday September 7.
Wildlife sniffer dogs teach platypus experts new tricks
Despite the platypus having an iconic status in Australia, much remains unknown about this unique egg-laying duck-billed monotreme. That’s where the dogs come in.
- by Miki Perkins
National weather forecast for Wednesday September 6
National weather forecast for Wednesday September 6.
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Energy
Where there’s smoke there’s ... NSW Labor preparing us for coalkeeper
The only thing that upsets climate and energy ministers more than the risk of climate change is the threat of blackouts, so get used to more coal.
- by Nick O'Malley
