No extra fuel security measures after refinery inferno An increase in Australia's fuel security level is not being considered, despite a major fire at an oil refinery disrupting 40 per cent of petrol production. AAP · Apr 16
Microplastics pose invisible danger, study reveals A study has revealed microplastics suspended in the air of cars and homes can penetrate the lungs, increasing the risk of multiple diseases. AAP · Jul 31, 2025
Water at Yarrabah Aboriginal community health precinct found to have elevated copper levels Staff have been offered blood testing after tap water at an Aboriginal community clinic was found to have elevated levels of copper. ABC News · May 22, 2023
These five ozone-depleting CFCs have been increasing in the atmosphere Despite being banned since 2010, five different types of ozone-eating chlorofluorocarbons have increased in our atmosphere, and are thousands of times more potent greenhouse gases than carbon dioxide. ABC News · Apr 3, 2023
How the Black Summer bushfires depleted the ozone layer Australia's Black Summer bushfires damaged the ozone layer so badly that 50 years of improvements achieved by banning substances that destroyed ozone were temporarily wiped out, new research says. ABC News · Mar 9, 2023
Cough syrups, lozenges containing pholcodine recalled by Therapeutic Goods Administration over anaphylaxis risk The recall affects 44 products, including cough syrup and lozenges manufactured by Gold Benadryl, Bisolvon, Codral, TerryWhite, Difflam, Duro-Tuss and others. ABC News · Feb 28, 2023