New ‘forever chemical’ tests zero in on contamination source
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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.

  • byBen Cubby andCarrie Fellner

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‘We are way behind’:Race against time to reduce fire risk in Sydney suburbs
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‘We are way behind’:Race against time to reduce fire risk in Sydney suburbs

Sydney’s northern beaches are having another smoky day as firefighters battle to keep a wild hazard reduction burn under control.

  • byAngus Thomson
‘White hot’:Cancer-linked chemicals flowing into dam at 50 times safe level
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‘White hot’:Cancer-linked chemicals flowing into dam at 50 times safe level

Independent tests near Medlow Dam in the Blue Mountains show contamination at far higher levels than the government has admitted.

  • byBen Cubby andCarrie Fellner
Blue Mountains dam shut after discovery of cancer-linked forever chemicals

Blue Mountains dam shut after discovery of cancer-linked forever chemicals

Forever chemicals had been found at high levels in the dam which feeds into the drinking water supply to around 41,000 residents. Now authorities have stepped in.

  • byCarrie Fellner
Man in critical condition after drowning at remote Ku-ring-gai beach

Man in critical condition after drowning at remote Ku-ring-gai beach

Rescuers had to use a boat to retrieve the man from the beach,which can only be accessed by a steep bushland track.

  • byCarrie Fellner
Groundhog Day:A stubborn bout of rain is coming to Sydney

Groundhog Day:A stubborn bout of rain is coming to Sydney

Monday will cap off a glorious run of sunny weather before a week of rain sets in,with the potential for heavy downpours by the weekend.

  • byAngus Dalton
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One in 10 emergency workers experience the same mental health condition

One in 10 emergency workers experience the same mental health condition

New world-first guidelines seek to tackle the human cost to first responders and the high rates of PTSD.

  • bySarah Berry
Strategic backburns that run wild should be referred to coroner,inquiry finds

Strategic backburns that run wild should be referred to coroner,inquiry finds

A backburn escaped containment lines within hours of ignition during the Black Summer bushfires but the NSW Rural Fire Service never investigated the cause.

  • byHarriet Alexander
‘Millions’ in unpaid overtime:Rural Fire Service workers take claim to court

‘Millions’ in unpaid overtime:Rural Fire Service workers take claim to court

Five employees of the RFS will head to the Supreme Court in a case that will have an impact for hundreds of their colleagues.

  • byMax Maddison
‘We could not hold it’:Can you fight fire with fire?

‘We could not hold it’:Can you fight fire with fire?

In the age of global warming,how are firefighting agencies learning from past catastrophes to combat bushfires?

  • byHarriet Alexander
‘Not something we just accept’:Firefighter killed in Hawkesbury house blaze farewelled

‘Not something we just accept’:Firefighter killed in Hawkesbury house blaze farewelled

The death of Michael Kidd at a home north-west of Sydney will not become a “cliche”,the Fire and Rescue NSW commissioner vowed in an emotional funeral on Friday.

  • byJessica McSweeney