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Crop failures, water insecurity and disease outbreaks are among the possible global climate risks. (Nsw Drought Stock/AAP PHOTOS)

EnvironmentPremiumCalls to end climate security secrecy as UK fesses up

The Australian government has been urged to come clean on security threats posed by climate change following the release of a troubling UK assessment.

Poppy Johnston

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Letter to the Editor Letter to the Editor: Infrastructure not meeting local needs

Investment in local infrastructure is not keeping up with Albany’s population and tourism growth, writes Spencer Park resident Judith Hendriksen.

Judith Hendriksen

Greenland is warming at a rate four times faster than the ?global average. (AP PHOTO)

EnvironmentPremiumGreenland shatters temperature record for January

Greenland experienced its warmest January on record this year, as a rate of warming four times faster than the ​global average.

Fedja Grulovic

The Fitzgerald River National Park blaze.

Letter to the Editor Letter to the Editor: Better management can slow bushfires

High bushfire risk areas like the Fitzgerald River National Park need better management, including rotating controlled burns, writes Little Grove resident Andrew Duncan. 

Andrew Duncan

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WeatherScorching heat and storms sweep across Aus

Australia is set for a day of weather extremes on Friday, with heatwaves in the south and a tropical low sparking severe storms in the north.

Alexandra Feiam and Andrew Hedgman

Albany mayor Greg Stocks and Water Minister Don Punch at a press conference confirming Nanarup as the site for a desalination plant.

Water markPremium‘Do no harm’ says mayor as Nanarup confirmed as desal site

City of Albany mayor Greg Stocks challenged the Water Corporation to “do no harm” as Nanarup was formally announced as the venue for Albany’s desalination plant on Tuesday.

Claire Middleton

The Esplanade Hotel was demolished in 2007.

Letter to the Editor Letter to the Editor: Updates needed on Esplanade Hotel site

Albany residents are interested in updates on progress at the old Esplanade Hotel site at Middleton Beach, and the City of Albany should keep people in the loop, writes former resident Shane Sadler. 

Shane Sadler

A truck pulls into Coca-Cola's Kewdale factory.

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REVEALED: Where Coca-Cola still takes truckloads of WA water

Coca-Cola continues to take truckloads of WA’s water — at little to no cost — to bottle up and sell, two years after the government declared the arrangement ‘didn’t pass the pub test’.

Adrian Rauso

Cigarette butts have unseated soft plastics as the most prevalent item tossed on the ground. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

EnvironmentPremiumButt it out: cigarettes dominate yearly litter count

Australians have been urged to bin their butts as the plastic ends of cigarettes rank as the most pervasive source of discarded pollution.

Poppy Johnston

Severe weather conditions have been forecast across Australia. Gaye Gerard /NewsWire

nationalPremiumSevere warning for millions of Aussies

A severe fire danger is on the cards for Australia’s south east, while Queenslanders are being warned of tropical storms.

Rhiannon Lewin

Nanarup has been confirmed as the site of the desalination plant in Albany.

Salty issuePremiumNanarup announced as venue for Albany desalination plant

Nanarup has been chosen as the venue for a “small-scale” desalination plant aimed at meeting Albany’s growing demand for water.

Claire Middleton

Water shortages during the recent heatwave highlight the need for improved rural infrastructure. (Con Chronis/AAP PHOTOS)

EnvironmentPremiumRural water supplies struggling to cope after heatwave

Locals in one rural town are lining up in a pub car park to receive free bottled water, as parts of country Australia get a reprieve from an intense heatwave.

Stephanie Gardiner

Communities in South Australia have been urged to 'leave now' after an uncontrolled bushfire that 'may threaten safety' erupted. Supplied.

NEWSPremium‘Leave now’: Warning over ‘dangerous’ blaze

Fire crews have issued a dire warning for multiple communities as an uncontrolled bushfire rages across an Australian peninsula.

Clareese Packer

Queensland is in for a ‘week of rain and storms’. Supplied

NEWSPremiumAussies brace for ‘week of rain and storms’

Australians have been warned to brace for a “week of rain and storms”, with potential flooding threatening to leave communities “isolated”.

Clareese Packer

Disaster victims need to be prepared to move their pets in a hurry. (Tracey Nearmy/AAP PHOTOS)

EnvironmentPremiumFire, floods and fur: keeping pets safe in a disaster

Pet owners are being urged to plan ahead for weather extremes to avoid putting themselves, their furry friends and emergency services in danger.

Poppy Johnston

Parts of Australia will once again sweat through 40 degree days. BOM

WeatherHeat, monsoon: Nation braces for wild weather

Millions of Australians will face another brutal 40 degree day as a heatwave continues, but experts have predicted when the country may get some relief.

Cameron Micallef

Residents of a rural area have failed in their court appeal against a solar farm development. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

EnvironmentPremiumContentious solar farm green lit, as locals fight on

A solar farm that will power 40,000 homes has been given the go-ahead, with a court ruling it is not "inconsistent" with a region's rural character.

Stephanie Gardiner

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WeatherNew threat to towns cut off by floods

Residents in one Aussie state already smashed by floods and heavy rain are getting no respite as a new threat heads their way.

Alexandra Feiam

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UPDATEDState on high alert amid heatwave chaos

Multiple emergency alerts have been issued for one Aussie state as an insufferable and record-smashing heatwave continues to drag its heels across much of the country.

Alexandra Feiam and Phoebe Griffiths

Proceeds from a tax on fossil fuel companies could be shared with consumers, a report suggests. (Dave Hunt/AAP PHOTOS)

EnergyCommentsPremiumHouseholds could get paid under plan to price pollution

Australia could raise $35 billion a year by putting a price on pollution and help households and businesses by sharing the revenue, a report has found.

Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Foxes Lair conservationist Doug Sawkins received Narrogin’s senior citizen of the year award at the Australia Day ceremony.

SENIOR CITIZEN AWARDFoxes Lair conservationist accepts Narrogin’s senior award

A top senior citizen has been recognised for dedicating three decades to conservation efforts in Narrogin and establishing the shire’s famous Foxes Lair Reserve.

Hannah Whitehead

Roadkill may allow scientists to test for disease, track populations and study animal diets. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

EnvironmentPremiumRoadkill has unexpected upside for conservation efforts

The carcasses of animals struck by cars are a tragic sight on the nation's roads, but scientists say they could be used to bolster conservation research.

Stephanie Gardiner

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NewsFury as Sydney bin crisis dumped on towns

There is outrage over plans to develop waste-to-energy incinerators in four small towns to deal with Sydney’s rubbish problem.

Alexandra Feiam

Towns across Victoria have been evacuated as fires tear through the state. Camperdown Fire Brigade/Facebook

UPDATED‘Not safe’: Small town cut off from water

A small town in the midst of a raging bushfire has lost its water supply and what’s left has been deemed unsafe to drink.

Alexandra Feiam