Dodgy developers to face crackdown as government tries to woo farmers on renewables

Dodgy developers to face crackdown as government tries to woo farmers on renewables

The Albanese government has promised to address complaints about clean energy projects “running roughshod” over communities.

  • byMike Foley

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You probably haven’t noticed it. But there’s something different – and cooler – about this path

You probably haven’t noticed it. But there’s something different – and cooler – about this path

Look closely and you’ll notice that the tram stop platform at the Australian Open is painted light grey. Experts say the “sunscreen for footpaths” can cool the commute for Melburnians.

  • byCara Waters
‘Drill,baby,drill!’ Trump 2.0 wouldn’t just kill the political climate

‘Drill,baby,drill!’ Trump 2.0 wouldn’t just kill the political climate

Donald Trump’s second-term battle plan outlines moves to encourage allies to use more fossil fuels and scrap curbs on drilling in the Arctic.

  • byNick O'Malley
Meet the young Australians using their inheritance to save the planet

Meet the young Australians using their inheritance to save the planet

What would you do if you had millions of dollars in family wealth at your disposal? The answer for some is obvious:tackle the climate crisis.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
Australians love beach living,but we’re pushing our coastline to the point of no return

Australians love beach living,but we’re pushing our coastline to the point of no return

The hazard assessment for Port Phillip Bay paints a stark reality of our city’s future. It’s time to discuss erosion,climate change and how Melburnians live.

  • byDavid Kennedy
Infrastructure boss wants state government to choose when the sea takes suburbs

Infrastructure boss wants state government to choose when the sea takes suburbs

Victoria’s own in-house infrastructure agency is calling on the state government to decide when suburbs around Port Phillip Bay will be allowed to sink into the sea.

  • byRoyce Millar
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Climate change threatens to swamp suburbs. Now comes the brawl over what to do about it

Climate change threatens to swamp suburbs. Now comes the brawl over what to do about it

Councils are demanding the state government drive an urgent response after a new study laid bare the danger to homes,infrastructure and beaches around Port Phillip Bay from sea-level rise.

  • byRoyce Millar
Meet Melbourne’s residents living in their fortress by the water

Meet Melbourne’s residents living in their fortress by the water

In Patterson Lakes,residents living along the marinas and tidal waterways feel protected by the tidal gates which shield them from the rises and falls of the river.

  • byKieran Rooney
The suburbs most under threat from rising seas revealed

The suburbs most under threat from rising seas revealed

Detailed confidential government studies could rewrite the planning rule book right around Port Phillip Bay.

  • byRoyce Millar andBenjamin Preiss
Coal companies to reap up to $1 billion compensation before price cap winds up
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Coal companies to reap up to $1 billion compensation before price cap winds up

Chris Bowen is ready to lift the cap on the coal price,but he has not yet made the final call.

  • byPaul Sakkal
Victoria’s energy transition in strife as ‘essential’ offshore wind hub refused

Victoria’s energy transition in strife as ‘essential’ offshore wind hub refused

Victoria has been sent scrambling to meet its offshore wind targets after the rejection of a project that was critical to building nine gigawatts of power by 2040.

  • byOlivia Ireland andKieran Rooney