Pocock wants veto for new coal mines to consider harm to future children

Pocock wants veto for new coal mines to consider harm to future children

Crossbench senator David Pocock is tabling a private member’s bill that would block new projects that drive global warming.

  • byMike Foley

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How Australian coral and an unremarkable lake will help usher in a new epoch

How Australian coral and an unremarkable lake will help usher in a new epoch

Scientists are on the verge of formally declaring a new geological epoch based on evidence from a remote body of water in Canada,and Flinders Reef in Queensland.

  • byAngus Dalton
Return of El Nino spells trouble for Great Barrier Reef coral-bleaching risk

Return of El Nino spells trouble for Great Barrier Reef coral-bleaching risk

Fears of further damage to Australia’s living underwater wonder are rising due to looming weather conditions and the underlying trend of global warming.

  • byMike Foley
Need a cure for the winter blues? Where to eat,drink and find great coffee in sunny Port Douglas

Need a cure for the winter blues? Where to eat,drink and find great coffee in sunny Port Douglas

Tropical North Queensland is basking in a reinvigorated dining scene thanks to a burst of exciting arrivals.

  • byLarissa Dubecki
‘Not a chance in heaven’ to save Great Barrier Reef,but botanic garden will keep corals

‘Not a chance in heaven’ to save Great Barrier Reef,but botanic garden will keep corals

Coral samples from the Great Barrier Reef under threat from climate change will be preserved as part of a world-first project devised by scientists and conservationists.

  • byMike Foley
Coral reefs are dying. Desperate scientists are turning to high-risk strategies

Coral reefs are dying. Desperate scientists are turning to high-risk strategies

Nearly all tropical reefs will become extinct even if global warming is kept to 1.5 degrees. That urgency has prompted a new effort to save the Great Barrier Reef – with probiotics.

  • byLiam Mannix
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The $1.5 million trial aiming to purify NSW’s sewage water
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The $1.5 million trial aiming to purify NSW’s sewage water

Macroalgae is being used by Sydney Water as a way to cleanse the sewage water in NSW.

  • byAngus Dalton
Six of the best honeymoon destinations in Australia

Six of the best honeymoon destinations in Australia

Whatever your type of honeymoon,Australia is like a giant catering platter full of delicious choice. Here are six of the best places to choose from.

  • byJulietta Jameson
Floating through the dreamscape of Victoria’s underwater forests

Floating through the dreamscape of Victoria’s underwater forests

Twenty years ago,Victoria created its network of marine national parks and sanctuaries. New research finds it’s working,but the pressure of climate change is increasing.

  • byMiki Perkins
Landmark decision sees Clive Palmer’s Queensland coal project rejected

Landmark decision sees Clive Palmer’s Queensland coal project rejected

The proposal for another central Queensland mine is the first to be knocked back under new federal environment laws.

  • byTess Ikonomou
Meet the WA families quitting the nine-to-five for life on the road

Meet the WA families quitting the nine-to-five for life on the road

More Perth parents are opting out of the rat race in favour of travelling around Australia indefinitely with their kids.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt