A humpback whale breaching in Sydney Harbour in a previous year.

Why the whale watching season started early this year

The beginning of May also marked the official start of the humpback whale migration from Antarctica to warmer waters off NSW and Queensland. But the first sightings were six weeks ago.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons

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Hostility from local communities to offshore wind farms is threatening the government’s renewable energy ambitions.

Most Australians believe wind turbines are not really green. This is what we found

We debunk myths ranging from “there’s no point in acting until China does” to “we need nuclear for baseload power”.

  • Nick O'Malley,Caitlin Fitzsimmons andBianca Hall
The Basin campground in Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park in January this year.

‘Winners and losers’:Hefty (price) hikes to camp in some national parks

The prices would double or even triple for summer camping in popular campgrounds near Sydney,including Cattai in the Hawkesbury and Bonnie Vale in the Royal National Park.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons
The search has resumed for the missing man washed off rocks near Little Bay on Friday.

Four dead in NSW as monster swells claim another life

Dangerous surf conditions have claimed four lives in NSW over the Easter weekend and authorities spent Saturday searching for a 24-year-old washed off the rocks at Little Bay.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Police inspect a police car at Thomas Mitchell Road in Bondi.

Shots fired,police car rammed after high-speed chase in eastern suburbs

A man is in custody and will be questioned over the incident involving a stolen Audi hatchback early on Saturday morning.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Oyster farmer and Shoalhaven Quality Assurance program coordinator Anthony Munn at his oyster shed at Greenwell Point.

It should be the busiest time of year for Shoalhaven oyster farmers. A sewage spill forced them to close

Some businesses were able to remain open this week selling oysters harvested a few weeks ago or reselling oysters from other estuaries.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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Flood-affected areas the prime minister flew over near Longreach,Queensland,on Saturday morning.

The electorates most exposed to climate risk revealed

One in 23 properties in Australia are at high risk of natural disasters fuelled by global warming. In some electorates,it’s one in four. Check the risk where you live with our interactive maps.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Salmon farming in Tasmania.

Fact check:Does the Tasmanian salmon industry pay tax?

In the charged debate over fish farming,independent senator Jacqui Lambie has Tassal Group,Huon Aquaculture and Petuna firmly in her sights.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Tracy Dods outside Katoomba Local Court on an earlier hearing date.

Tracy cared for hundreds of injured kangaroos. One case led to a criminal conviction

A former WIRES volunteer convicted of aggravated animal cruelty over her care of an injured kangaroo has vowed to appeal,saying the decision puts all wildlife carers at risk.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Solar panels on roofs in the outer Melbourne suburb of Sunbury.

Everything you need to know about Labor’s home battery promise

One in three households have solar panels but only one in 40 have a home battery. That could be about to change.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons