‘Absolutely incorrect’: The evidence is in on whales and offshore wind farms
Those who hold doubts about offshore wind farms may not be aware that their misgivings have been deliberately planted.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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Heritage shacks of Era Beach: Preserving history in the Royal National Park
In Royal National Park, 50km south of Sydney, the heritage-protected shacks of Era Beach are accessible only by a 2km trail. Meet owners preserving Australian history.
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Heritage
Ray of hope for beach shack owners in the Royal National Park
The beach communities at Little Garie, Era and Burning Palms in Australia’s oldest national park are heritage listed. Their licences expire in March 2027, and the government is yet to decide what happens after that.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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Electric vehicles
The one thing that made Eddy hold off on buying an electric vehicle
Eddy Blaxell and his partner wanted to buy an EV two years ago. The problem was that they lived in the inner city with no off-street parking and had nowhere to charge it.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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Charity
Admin costs soar as wildlife charity yet to spend bushfire money
The biggest wildlife rescue organisation in Australia, WIRES, raised more than $100 million during the Black Summer bushfires. It wants to reduce oversight of the remaining $69 million.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Political fight sparks as electricity network axes timber power poles
Essential Energy, the electricity distributor that covers 95 per cent of NSW, is switching to composite poles to make its network more resilient in bushfires.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
‘Why can’t they put them off Sydney Heads?’ Inside a community divided on its future
Wollongong locals are wary about plans to build a wind farm off their beaches, but open to persuasion.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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Cooking
Why the stovetop is the last front in war on household gas
A growing number of chefs are backing induction cooking over gas, including for the legendary “wok hei” of Asian cuisine.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons and Bianca Hall
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Climate policy
The accounting trick at the heart of the world’s climate goals
On paper we can offset our way to net zero. In the real world, we cannot.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Massive offshore wind zone for Illawarra coast gets green light
Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen will announce the creation of the zone on Saturday, but has pushed it further off shore and reduced the size in response to a polarised community consultation.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Telstra ditches carbon credits to push harder on direct emissions
The telco giant, one of Australia’s largest electricity users, has beefed up its 2030 emissions reduction targets and won’t use carbon offsets to get there.
- by David Swan and Caitlin Fitzsimmons