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States urged to back 'nation-leading' data centre plan

One state's plan to act on the water and energy use of fast-tracked data centres could be a blueprint for national reform, a climate group says.

AAP · Aug 16

Grapes of math: how solar plus sheep equals good wine

Renewable energy is one of the biggest opportunities for Australian farmers in a generation, according to a winemaker who also produces solar power.

AAP · Aug 12

National park offers more green space for growing city

A major new national park is being created to protect dozens of native species and preserve Aboriginal rock art and artefacts.

AAP · Jul 26

Booted ministers back at work as secrecy scrutinised

Two ministers suspended from parliament for failing to provide documents have returned to NSW's upper house as the government defends remaining tight-lipped.

AAP · Jun 1

Expulsions, allegations and ‘poison pills’: behind the drama holding up NSW parliament

Labor’s leader in the upper house, Penny Sharpe, and deputy leader, John Graham, have been suspended after the government’s refusal to release documents

The Guardian - AU · May 28

Feral horse numbers surge in Kosciuszko national park after pause in aerial culling, survey shows

Conservationists say population rebound demands rethink of retention zones that allow thousands of the animals to remain in the park

The Guardian - AU · May 21

New round of culling after brumby population explodes

Brumby numbers have rebounded despite efforts to cull the feral horses from a famous alpine national park, coinciding with a break in aerial shooting efforts.

AAP · May 21

Cabinet minister suspended from parliament for a week

Having refused to produce documents relating to a premier's comments to police, a state parliament has taken the extraordinary step of suspending a minister.

AAP · May 5

'Bait and bash' laws welcomed but more action wanted

Perpetrators of violence towards the queer community are being put on notice with laws on the books to punish offenders who boast about their crimes online.

AAP · Mar 16

Australia’s largest coal power plant to operate for an additional two years which green groups say is a ‘disaster’

Life of Eraring power station in Lake Macquarie extended to April 2029, Origin Energy says

The Guardian - AU · Jan 19