Well-connected residents in last-ditch fight to stop sewage works at harbour’s ‘hidden gem’

Well-connected residents in last-ditch fight to stop sewage works at harbour’s ‘hidden gem’

The project was supposed to be finished last year,but is yet to start,as politicians and locals join forces against a development they say will disturb the natural environment and threaten endangered species.

  • byMichael Koziol

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Underwater cyclones off Sydney are giant floating laboratory’s next mission

Underwater cyclones off Sydney are giant floating laboratory’s next mission

Massive heated whirlpools that occur off the Australian coast are the focus of a fascinating new multimillion-dollar mission.

  • byAngus Dalton
Perth waste plant leaches toxic PFAS into groundwater

Perth waste plant leaches toxic PFAS into groundwater

Damaged concrete has resulted in water contaminated with toxic chemicals leaching into groundwater,according to the state’s environmental regulator.

  • byHamish Hastie
Plum water board jobs put focus back on Labor appointments

Plum water board jobs put focus back on Labor appointments

Months after Victorian Labor was criticised for appointing former ministers to key board positions,a raft of party affiliates have been selected to join water boards across the state.

  • byKieran Rooney,Annika Smethurst andBroede Carmody
‘Scare tactics’:Govt decries lord mayor’s warning over Brisbane water supply
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‘Scare tactics’:Govt decries lord mayor’s warning over Brisbane water supply

Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner wants the state government to decide whether Brisbane’s water should be supplemented by a new dam,desalination plant or recycling.

  • bySean Parnell
Wildlife sniffer dogs teach platypus experts new tricks

Wildlife sniffer dogs teach platypus experts new tricks

Despite the platypus having an iconic status in Australia,much remains unknown about this unique egg-laying duck-billed monotreme. That’s where the dogs come in.

  • byMiki Perkins
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Think only the US is a basket case? I have three words for you:Murray-Darling Basin

Think only the US is a basket case? I have three words for you:Murray-Darling Basin

How can it be so hard to ensure the continued survival of such an important river system which underpins the livelihoods of 2.6 million people?

  • byRoss Gittins
Eastern suburbs plan to create pop-up pools on car parks and sports fields

Eastern suburbs plan to create pop-up pools on car parks and sports fields

Pop-up swimming spots could be built in harbour parks and playing fields in the eastern suburbs this summer.

  • byAndrew Taylor
Sydney beats rival bids to host global nature summit
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Sydney beats rival bids to host global nature summit

Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has confirmed that Sydney had beaten rival bids from Victoria,Queensland and Western Australia to host the first Global Nature Positive Summit.

  • byLisa Visentin
Victoria shuns revamped Murray-Darling Basin rescue plan

Victoria shuns revamped Murray-Darling Basin rescue plan

Environment and Water Minister Tanya Plibersek has struck a deal with all states along Australia’s largest river system bar Victoria that will extend the deadline to return water to the environment from irrigation.

  • byMike Foley andPaul Sakkal
Mesopotamia,home to the gardens of Babylon and Eden,is running dry

Mesopotamia,home to the gardens of Babylon and Eden,is running dry

The cradle of civilisation,the land between rivers where the wheel was invented,irrigation flourished and writing emerged,is turning to dust.

  • byAlissa J. Rubin