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The 21-year-old was charged as NSW police investigate a spate of drug-related shootings in Sydney

With non-target species such as turtles, rays and dolphins being ensnared, conservation groups renew calls to ‘ditch the nets’

Most Australian food waste ends up in landfill. Rotting in the absence of oxygen produces methane, a potent greenhouse gas. While some facilities capture this “landfill gas” to produce energy, or burn it off to release carbon dioxide instead, it’s a major contributor to climate change. Valuable resources such as…

Exclusive: Bill seeks to combat breaches of government information, with maximum penalty of $1.1m for individuals and $5.5m for corporations

Gas connections for all new housing and sub-divisions will be banned in Victoria from January 1 next year. The long-term result of the state government’s significant change to planning approvals will be all-electric housing. The ACT made similar changes early this year, in line with a shift away from gas…

Internal police data has shown that New South Wales police used force against Indigenous Australians at drastically disproportionate rates over the last three years. Internal police records obtained by the Redfern Legal Centre show Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were significantly overrepresented when it came to police use of…

North East Forest Alliance say its surveys confirm populations of endangered species in state forests on north coast marked for logging

Opposition leader says members should be re-endorsed by Liberal party despite challenges facing Ley and colleagues

Chris Minns rules out following Victoria in banning new gas connections, saying state has enough serious energy challenges

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Exclusive: Redfern Legal Centre obtained records which show First Nations people were involved in about 45% of the incidents