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The rewriting of Australia’s nature laws come as a relief, yet I can’t help feel a sense of foreboding | Georgina Woods
The rewriting of Australia’s nature laws come as a relief, yet I can’t help feel a sense of foreboding | Georgina Woods
The minister says quick approvals can happen while protecting the environment, but my experience tells me that haste brings unintended consequences
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November 27, 2025 at 3:46 AM
The rewriting of Australia’s nature laws come as a relief, yet I can’t help feel a sense of foreboding | Georgina Woods
Environmental activist Ben Pennings declares ‘massive victory’ after Adani drops its years-long legal pursuit
Environmental activist Ben Pennings declares ‘massive victory’ after Adani drops its years-long legal pursuit
Queensland supreme court orders Pennings, a campaigner against the Carmichael coalmine, not to seek to acquire Adani’s confidential information
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November 27, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Environmental activist Ben Pennings declares ‘massive victory’ after Adani drops its years-long legal pursuit
Woman killed in shark attack on NSW beach and man taken to hospital in critical condition
Woman killed in shark attack on NSW beach and man taken to hospital in critical condition
Pair aged in their 20s bitten at Kylies beach in Crowdy Bay early on Thursday morning with woman dying at the scene
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November 27, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Woman killed in shark attack on NSW beach and man taken to hospital in critical condition
‘A win for nature and people’: Elizabeth line soil used to create Essex bird haven
‘A win for nature and people’: Elizabeth line soil used to create Essex bird haven
A record 39,000 birds are overwintering on Wallasea island wetlands thanks to soil transported from London tunnels
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November 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM
‘A win for nature and people’: Elizabeth line soil used to create Essex bird haven
Cop30 and the climate fight: inside the 28 November Guardian Weekly
Cop30 and the climate fight: inside the 28 November Guardian Weekly
Turning climate talk into action. Plus: Is Palantir’s Alex Karp the world’s scariest CEO?
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November 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Cop30 and the climate fight: inside the 28 November Guardian Weekly
John Kerry urges Australia to take ‘hard-nosed’ approach with world’s biggest fossil fuel-producing countries at Cop31
John Kerry urges Australia to take ‘hard-nosed’ approach with world’s biggest fossil fuel-producing countries at Cop31
Exclusive: Former US secretary of state calls for more demanding steps from Australia as it takes over presidency of next year’s UN climate summit
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November 26, 2025 at 4:03 PM
John Kerry urges Australia to take ‘hard-nosed’ approach with world’s biggest fossil fuel-producing countries at Cop31
Ed Miliband confirms crackdown on new North Sea oil and gas exploration
Ed Miliband confirms crackdown on new North Sea oil and gas exploration
Strategy paper released alongside budget also rejects lowering taxes to help boost shrinking sector
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November 26, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Ed Miliband confirms crackdown on new North Sea oil and gas exploration
North Sea plan permits new drilling on existing fields and no big shifts to clean energy
North Sea plan permits new drilling on existing fields and no big shifts to clean energy
‘Tie backs’ will permit small amount of new fossil fuel extraction, but campaigners want bolder strategy to ensure job creation
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November 26, 2025 at 3:50 PM
North Sea plan permits new drilling on existing fields and no big shifts to clean energy
Trump’s EPA moves to abandon rule that sets tough standards for deadly soot pollution
Trump’s EPA moves to abandon rule that sets tough standards for deadly soot pollution
EPA had previously said rule reducing fine particle matter from vehicles and industrial sources could prevent thousands of premature deaths a year
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November 26, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Trump’s EPA moves to abandon rule that sets tough standards for deadly soot pollution
Protests, tears and a baby: Five key images that tell the story of Cop30
Protests, tears and a baby: Five key images that tell the story of Cop30
Emotions ran high in Brazil at the Climate Change Conference, which saw its first major protest in four years
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November 26, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Protests, tears and a baby: Five key images that tell the story of Cop30
$10 for a pair of used tongs? When secondhand prices are higher than new
$10 for a pair of used tongs? When secondhand prices are higher than new
For op shops, setting prices is a delicate balance. Too high and they risk pricing out customers, too low and it becomes difficult to cover costs
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November 26, 2025 at 2:02 PM
$10 for a pair of used tongs? When secondhand prices are higher than new
Australia’s emissions from fossil fuels down as electricity from renewables passes 40%
Australia’s emissions from fossil fuels down as electricity from renewables passes 40%
While greenhouse gas emissions fell 2.2% or 9.9m tonnes last financial year, new policies are needed to meet the 2035 target
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November 26, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Australia’s emissions from fossil fuels down as electricity from renewables passes 40%
How to turn the dregs of a jar of Marmite into a brilliant glaze for roast potatoes – recipe | Waste not
How to turn the dregs of a jar of Marmite into a brilliant glaze for roast potatoes – recipe | Waste not
Eke out that last stubborn scrape of Marmite and turn it into a dream glaze for crisp roast potatoes
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November 26, 2025 at 11:02 AM
How to turn the dregs of a jar of Marmite into a brilliant glaze for roast potatoes – recipe | Waste not
‘It’s heartbreaking’: how 30 captive beluga whales have become pawns in row over animal cruelty
‘It’s heartbreaking’: how 30 captive beluga whales have become pawns in row over animal cruelty
As the government, Marineland of Canada and activists remain at loggerheads over whales’ fate, health and freedom of beloved animals hangs in balance
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November 26, 2025 at 10:35 AM
‘It’s heartbreaking’: how 30 captive beluga whales have become pawns in row over animal cruelty
Labor’s nature laws risk collapse with deal yet to be struck on eve of parliament’s final sitting day
Labor’s nature laws risk collapse with deal yet to be struck on eve of parliament’s final sitting day
Greens expected to sign on to 11th-hour compromise after Labor offers new concessions
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November 26, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Labor’s nature laws risk collapse with deal yet to be struck on eve of parliament’s final sitting day
A moment that changed me: I adopted a koala – and I remembered something important about myself
A moment that changed me: I adopted a koala – and I remembered something important about myself
As I watched the news about Australia’s devastating bushfires in 2020 I felt compelled to help. It was the start of a new relationship with nature, and a reminder of my childhood joie de vivre
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November 26, 2025 at 6:58 AM
A moment that changed me: I adopted a koala – and I remembered something important about myself
Country diary: Once a plain old field, now a thriving forest garden | Anita Roy
Country diary: Once a plain old field, now a thriving forest garden | Anita Roy
Wellington, Somerset: The five years we’ve spent transforming this patch has been recognised with an RHS award. We’re proud, but we’re not done yet
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November 26, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Country diary: Once a plain old field, now a thriving forest garden | Anita Roy
Plastic nurdles found at 84% of UK sites of special scientific interest
Plastic nurdles found at 84% of UK sites of special scientific interest
Environmental charity Fidra says 168 of 195 SSSIs it surveyed are contaminated with tiny pellets
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November 26, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Plastic nurdles found at 84% of UK sites of special scientific interest
To defeat the global Goliaths devastating our planet, we must raise an army of Davids | Peter Lewis
To defeat the global Goliaths devastating our planet, we must raise an army of Davids | Peter Lewis
As Australians face a maelstrom of interconnected disasters, the climate catastrophe has become just one of many things to doomscroll about
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November 26, 2025 at 12:22 AM
To defeat the global Goliaths devastating our planet, we must raise an army of Davids | Peter Lewis
Guardian Essential poll: only a quarter of older Australians believe climate change can be prevented
Guardian Essential poll: only a quarter of older Australians believe climate change can be prevented
Results show a ‘general sense of gloom’ as fewer Australians now believe climate change is caused by humans compared with March
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November 25, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Guardian Essential poll: only a quarter of older Australians believe climate change can be prevented
‘Taking back the desert’: can Australia’s small marsupials learn how to live alongside their predator, the feral cat?
‘Taking back the desert’: can Australia’s small marsupials learn how to live alongside their predator, the feral cat?
Scientists have entered into a bold project to see if native species can train themselves to survive alongside cats
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November 25, 2025 at 2:02 PM
‘Taking back the desert’: can Australia’s small marsupials learn how to live alongside their predator, the feral cat?
‘A precarious position’: almost 3,000 species at risk of disappearing from Wales, report finds
‘A precarious position’: almost 3,000 species at risk of disappearing from Wales, report finds
Environmental body says modest investment and changes can help preserve long list of animals, fungi and lichen
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November 25, 2025 at 12:41 PM
‘A precarious position’: almost 3,000 species at risk of disappearing from Wales, report finds
US, Russia and Saudi Arabia create axis of obstruction as Cop30 sputters out
US, Russia and Saudi Arabia create axis of obstruction as Cop30 sputters out
Trump puts US in unflattering company as lack of representative at climate talks reveals disdain for climate progress
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November 25, 2025 at 11:01 AM
US, Russia and Saudi Arabia create axis of obstruction as Cop30 sputters out
UK can create 5,400 jobs if it stops plastic waste exports, report finds
UK can create 5,400 jobs if it stops plastic waste exports, report finds
Campaigners say closure of loophole making it cheaper to export rather than recycle will boost circular economy
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November 25, 2025 at 10:30 AM
UK can create 5,400 jobs if it stops plastic waste exports, report finds
One in seven English bathing spots rated as polluted in latest testing
One in seven English bathing spots rated as polluted in latest testing
Scarborough and Bognor Regis among places where water is so polluted it is not recommended for swimming
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November 25, 2025 at 10:21 AM
One in seven English bathing spots rated as polluted in latest testing