Climate crisis
Slash your energy bills: Suburbs with the most energy-efficient houses
Homes built after 2010 have higher star ratings than older homes, but some homes don’t manage to reach their rating at all.
- by Jim Malo
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Opinion
Climate policy
ALP desperately needs Gen Z voters. Too bad Albanese just drove us further away
The PM will spend much of his time on the campaign trail arguing his government has served young Australians well – a statement that was largely true until last week.
- by Daniel Cash
Analysis
Endangered species
Plibersek made a vow on environmental reforms. Albanese has put that at risk
It appears the prime minister has put Labor’s political survival ahead of the survival of Australia’s endangered species
- by Nick O'Malley and Bianca Hall
Big BESS: State’s largest power bank to be built in WA’s South West
A $400 million Battery Energy Storage System will use lithium-ion battery technology to support the WA power grid through wind and solar energy.
- by Claire Ottaviano
Panic over additive in cattle feed sparks milk and meat furore
Consumers are dumping milk down toilets in protest at a supplement fed to cattle that’s approved for use in Australia.
- by Angus Dalton
Trump’s not a ‘fascist’, but the world is in trouble
As topics go, few are more incendiary: the war in Gaza, the incoming US president and the counter-revolution that may cost the planet. Robert Manne steps up again to take the heat from the culture warriors.
- by Cassidy Knowlton
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Bushfires
The maps that could predict your bushfire risk
If you could predict how a bushfire was moving and whether it was likely to come in your direction, would it convince you to leave your home earlier?
- by Bianca Hall
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AI
Every time you use ChatGPT, half a litre of water goes to waste
Tech giants including OpenAI, Meta and Google are being urged to tackle AI’s dirty secret – its massive power problem.
- by David Swan
Despite ‘smell issues’, NSW plans to mandate household food scraps collection
Australia is unlikely to meet national goals like halving the amount of organic waste going to landfill by 2030. But efforts are stepping up.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Expansion of coal will come at a cost. A new report says it won’t be mining that pays
The NSW Net Zero Commission has warned the state is not on track to meet legislated emission reduction targets and that any expansion of coal mining will force other industries to make deeper cuts.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Spring rains do little to quench WA soils as we head into another hot summer
Cooler than last summer but still hotter than average - WA braces for more heatwaves.
- by Claire Ottaviano