Emotional traditional owners see 150-year-old artefact for the first time

Emotional traditional owners see 150-year-old artefact for the first time

A rarely seen smoked bark etching dating back to the 1800s has been briefly displayed as part of a bid to secure Commonwealth heritage protection for Victoria’s largest inland saltwater lake.

  • byJack Latimore

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Andrew Forrest is flying the flag for wind farms,but they face stiff headwinds

Andrew Forrest is flying the flag for wind farms,but they face stiff headwinds

More than other renewables,wind projects and the transmission lines needed to carry their power impose themselves on the landscape.

  • byNick O'Malley
Wind farm fight blows up as Victoria accuses federal government of failing to back state projects
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Wind farm fight blows up as Victoria accuses federal government of failing to back state projects

Victoria’s climate minister Lily D’Ambrosio says the federal government rejected her pitch to join forces to develop a critical wind turbine facility.

  • byMike Foley
‘What were they thinking?’ Victoria lashed over failed port project

‘What were they thinking?’ Victoria lashed over failed port project

Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan says the government is confident it can successfully mitigate the environmental impacts of the terminal.

  • byMike Foley
Victoria’s energy transition in strife as ‘essential’ offshore wind hub refused

Victoria’s energy transition in strife as ‘essential’ offshore wind hub refused

Victoria has been sent scrambling to meet its offshore wind targets after the rejection of a project that was critical to building nine gigawatts of power by 2040.

  • byOlivia Ireland andKieran Rooney
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From politics and private affairs to court battles,culture wars and more:reader favourites from Good Weekend in 2023.

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Renewables surge,but higher coal exports fuel Greens’ ire

Renewables surge,but higher coal exports fuel Greens’ ire

Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek says a boom in wind and solar farms will transform Australia into a clean energy superpower.

  • byMike Foley
‘Breakthrough’ deal set to resuscitate Murray-Darling plan

‘Breakthrough’ deal set to resuscitate Murray-Darling plan

The Albanese government is lining up with the Greens against farmers to deliver landmark national water reforms.

  • byMike Foley
The perilous future facing Australia’s secretive ‘flying koalas’

The perilous future facing Australia’s secretive ‘flying koalas’

Greater gliders were once a common feature of our forests,but experts say only urgent action can save them.

  • byMike Foley
Plibersek’s last gasp effort to stop Murray-Darling plan from sinking

Plibersek’s last gasp effort to stop Murray-Darling plan from sinking

The water minister has just two weeks to save the Murray-Darling Basin Plan. She must cut a deal with the Greens or Coalition,who are demanding concessions.

  • byMike Foley
Want your fruit and veg without the plastic? You’ll have to pay more

Want your fruit and veg without the plastic? You’ll have to pay more

Supermarkets are charging more by the kilo for fruits and vegetables sold without plastic,prompting green groups to challenge shops to meet their own standards.

  • byMike Foley