Water
‘This is a great win’: Forever chemicals to be filtered from tap water
A mobile filtration plant will clean up tap-water supplies tainted by a plume of cancer-linked “forever chemicals” in the Blue Mountains.
- by Carrie Fellner
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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
Deadly algae detected in popular NSW river
A rare toxic algae that can prove fatal to humans has been detected just weeks after a catastrophic industrial accident.
- by Catherine Naylor
Analysis
Government
The test results Seqwater tried to keep secret, and how they came out
Brisbane residents were asking the government-owned water authority for information on “forever chemicals” in order to protect themselves. Seqwater kept quiet.
- by William Davis
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How To Poison a Planet
‘It’s hot data’: Alarm over ‘forever chemical’ found in Brisbane drinking water
Previously unreleased water test results reveal a cancer-causing chemical has been detected at seven times the level deemed dangerous by US authorities.
- by William Davis
Explainer
Science
‘The tipping point’: Where does our water come from – and could it run out?
In cities, we tend to take our water for granted. How does it get to us – and how do you put a price on it?
- by Jackson Graham
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State Parliament
From Palm Beach to Cronulla: The health of Sydney’s beaches revealed
NSW can boast almost-perfect water quality at the vast majority of its beaches, but two of Sydney’s most famous swimming spots have received damning rankings.
- by Alexandra Smith
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Pollution
New ‘forever chemical’ tests zero in on contamination source
Independent tests have linked PFAS contamination in the Blue Mountains to the site of a 1992 petrol tanker crash.
- by Ben Cubby and Carrie Fellner
Investigation
Pollution
‘Enormous implications’: Australia’s tap water clean-up could cost billions
Authorities have proposed much lower safe limits for cancer-linked “forever chemicals” in drinking water. What does it mean for you?
- by Carrie Fellner, Ben Cubby and Daniel Lo Surdo
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Pollution
Australia will dramatically cut ‘forever chemicals’ in tap water – but it will mean a big clean-up
The new thresholds are likely to force the clean-up of tap water supplied to hundreds of thousands of people across the country.
- by Carrie Fellner
A new SEQ dam and more bulk-billing GPs: Party pitches go big
The high-profile pledges land with early voting set to open Monday, and LNP efforts to beat the third-term Labor government to only its third win in 35 years.
- by Matt Dennien