‘The tipping point’:Where does our water come from – and could it run out?
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‘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?

  • byJackson Graham

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From Palm Beach to Cronulla:The health of Sydney’s beaches revealed

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.

  • byAlexandra Smith
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
‘Enormous implications’:Australia’s tap water clean-up could cost billions
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‘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?

  • byCarrie Fellner,Ben Cubby andDaniel Lo Surdo
Australia will dramatically cut ‘forever chemicals’ in tap water – but it will mean a big clean-up
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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.

  • byCarrie Fellner
A new SEQ dam and more bulk-billing GPs:Party pitches go big

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.

  • byMatt Dennien
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Once healthy creeks in the Sydney catchment have become dead zones. Now scientists know why

Once healthy creeks in the Sydney catchment have become dead zones. Now scientists know why

New research provides scientific evidence that longwall mining is draining endangered upland swamps,eroding water quality and creating fire risk.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
Likely cause of neon green water in Sydney Harbour revealed
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Likely cause of neon green water in Sydney Harbour revealed

Council engineers have identified the substance probably behind the sudden appearance of “green cordial” water in Sydney Harbour – but the culprit remains a mystery.

  • byJessica McSweeney
Dramatic turnaround as state backs widespread water testing for forever chemicals

Dramatic turnaround as state backs widespread water testing for forever chemicals

Hours after the Herald published revelations of high levels of “forever chemicals” at a dam this week,NSW Health moved to get all water utilities to screen for PFAS.

  • byBen Cubby andCarrie Fellner
‘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
This iconic Sydney island is sinking – but no one wants to help

This iconic Sydney island is sinking – but no one wants to help

A tiny sandy bar sitting in the creek that flows between Tempe and Wolli Creek has occupied a unique place in the region’s cultural and environmental history. But Fatima Island’s days are numbered.

  • byMaya Lama