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Australia can hit an 85% emissions cut by 2035 – if government and business seize the moment

Australia's 2035 targets are due in september. What we action we commit to now will be felt in the near future.

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‘Complete elation’ greeted Plibersek’s big plans to protect nature - but hurdles litter the path

Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has announced a much-anticipated overhaul of Australia’s national environment law. The plan is rich with welcome new policies – but the path to change is littered with hurdles.

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Biden’s Senate Majority Doesn’t Just Super-Charge US Climate Action, It Blazes A Trail For Australia

An aggressive US climate policy rollout could provide a much needed dose of reality to the climate discourse in Canberra. It may also prompt Australia’s major parties to acknowledge the inevitability of a transition to a zero carbon economy.

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What Solar Rebates Are Available In Australia?

Here’s how to get the most of your panels with subsidies.

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These Aussie Teens Have Launched A Landmark Climate Case Against The Government. Win Or Lose, It’ll Make A Difference

Such an approach to a climate change case has not been tested before in Australia, and would chart new territory if successful.

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Need A Mood Lift? We’ve Tracked 4 Ways Australia’s Environment Has Repaired Itself In 2020

Most of the country has started to bounce back from drought and fire. Here are four ways that’s happening.

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A Contentious NSW Gas Project Is Weeks Away From Approval. Here Are 3 Reasons It Should Be Rejected

The Narrabri Gas Project is unsustainable, unviable and not in the public interest.

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In A World First, Australian University Builds Own Solar Farm To Offset 100% Of Its Electricity Use

It’s the first major university in the world to offset 100% of its electricity use with renewable power produced from its own assets.

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These Young Queenslanders Are Taking On Clive Palmer's Coal Company And Making History For Human Rights

In a landmark case, 25 young people aged 13 to 30 are mounting a legal challenge to the massive, Clive Palmer-owned Galilee Basin coal project.

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