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CSIRO chief warns against ‘disparaging science’ after Peter Dutton criticises nuclear energy costings

Douglas Hilton says he will ‘staunchly defend’ scientists as opposition leader repeats incorrect claim that CSIRO report does not accurately represent cost of renewables

The Guardian - AU

NSW government knocks back Inner West Council demerger proposal – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

CSIRO claims new record for energy efficiency in lightweight printed solar cells

Lead researcher says use of machine learning meant over 10,000 cells could be produced and tested in a day

The Guardian - AU

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How many cattle are there in Australia? We may be out by 10 million

Official estimates from the Australian Bureau of Statistics put the national herd at 26 million but a University of Queensland study says there could be up to 35 million

The Guardian - AU

The Coalition wants nuclear power. Could it work – or would it be an economic and logistical disaster?

The prospect of Australia trying to build nuclear reactors at soon-to-be-closed coal plants raises many questions. Here’s what we know

The Guardian - AU

SpaceX launches Aussie satellite with printed solar

A huge satellite powered by flexible, printed solar cells developed by the CSIRO has launched in the US and may help keep others in space.

AAP

Beekeepers to help keep track of invasive species

Beekeepers will play a role in tracking invasive species as part of a multi million dollar investment to protect Australia's biosecurity.

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Ship That Went Missing Over 100 Years Ago Found Near Sydney

The authorities are now trying to locate the family members of the crew who died in the tragic accident.

International Business Times UK

This is what happens when an uncosted Coalition thought-bubble on nuclear power is presented as a concrete proposal

Anyone reading the Australian’s Newspoll survey might think there was an actual proposal in place to build small modular nuclear reactors around Australia – except there isn’t

The Guardian - AU

Screening research boosts disease resistance for crops

A gene-screening platform that can identify diseases within crops is set to boost agricultural productivity and security, the CSIRO says.

AAP

Accidental ocean floor discovery solves 120-year-old mystery of coal ship disappearance

SS Nemesis sank in rough seas with 32 crew off the coast of Wollongong in 1904

The Guardian - AU

Australian red meat industry’s net zero target based on land-clearing data that is ‘not reliable’

Meat and Livestock Australia says it has reduced emissions by 65% on 2005 levels but data analysis suggests figures underpinning claim are ‘erroneous’

The Guardian - AU

Indian Ocean security threats on par with Pacific: Wong

Vast waters to Australia's west present security, climate and conflict threats as serious as those facing the Pacific, the foreign minister told a conference.

AAP

Reckless or reasonable? Factchecking the claims of anti-renewable activists

A protest at Parliament House featured claims about higher bills and dystopian images of disused turbines. But is there any basis for this?

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Australian red meat industry says it doesn’t need to meet its self-imposed net zero target

Meat and Livestock Australia announced a 2030 net zero target in 2017, which experts say is ‘effectively not possible’

Newcastle Herald

What's on the menu for 2024? Bug burgers, trolley service and kindness

Open Pantry's Geoff Philcox shares his hospitality predictions

Newcastle Herald

'New extremes': Newcastle's heat ranking, as world temperature hits high

We won't see 'even warming', but cool and warm fluctuations.

AAP

Australian ag tech is helping save endangered species

Home grown technology designed for cattle is now being used in the fight to protect some of the world's most vulnerable species including the koala and giraffe.

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The Guardian - AU

Swathes of Melbourne could face flooding from rising sea levels, new long-term modelling suggests

Government analysis finds climate change could see a quarter of Port Philip council area facing inundation from a 1.1-metre sea level rise and one-in-100-chance storm

The Conversation

How do I use air conditioning efficiently? Is it better to blast it briefly throughout the day, or just leave it on?

Despite so many people having air conditioning at home now, many are still unsure how to use it efficiently. And air conditioning uses a lot of energy. For example, running all the lights in an average home all day and night consumes about the same energy as one hour of…

Newcastle Herald

Millions of dollars in Hunter's unspent Active Kids vouchers

Despite higher rates of childhood obesity, Hunter families are using fewer sports vouchers.

AAP

Record voyage to uncover Antarctic climate mysteries

Scientists have set off on an almost 10,000km voyage to uncover information about the Southern Ocean that could shed light on the future of climate change.

The Guardian - AU

Ted O’Brien’s fact-free nuclear cheerleading is cover for the same old climate vandalism

In huffing and puffing over renewables while denying the measurable costs of nuclear generation, the Coalition is digging in with the politics of relentless opportunism

The Guardian - AU

Pro-nuclear MP says Labor ‘weaponising’ CSIRO report showing renewables are cheapest

Shadow energy minister Ted O’Brien says report examines costs through an investment lens rather than a consumer lens, but Chris Bowen says nuclear crusade not viable

The Guardian - AU

Solar and on-shore wind provide cheapest electricity and nuclear most expensive, CSIRO analysis shows

Estimates show small modular nuclear reactors would provide most expensive power and will not be available until 2030

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