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Renewables and battery storage stable amid global uncertainty

Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, in partnership with the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) today released the GenCost 2025–26 Final Report, finding renewable energy supported by storage is helping to protect Australia against global energy shocks and continues to provide the lowest cost pathway for Australia’s electricity system to achieve net zero emissions.
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Here she comes

Tiffany Grace is a 22-year-old Brisbane-based singer/songwriter/guitarist. Her original songs are deep, uplifting, and relatable, with an acoustic, pop-country feel that are getting attention worldwide.
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Articles & ColumnsWalaa Allaham - 0

From refugee to community contributor – a personal story

When I first arrived in Australia from Syria, I carried many emotions with me. Like many refugees and newcomers, I was grateful to be safe, but I was also overwhelmed by the challenges of starting over in a completely new country.
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Community responds to detention dams proposal

More than 110 residents gathered at Rock Valley Hall on Sunday 12 July and rejected claims that the recently released CSIRO report on flood mitigation was informed by strong community consultation.
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No Bones: new seasonal menu captures the relaxed spirit of Byron dining

As the cooler months settle over Byron Bay, No Bones is embracing the season with a fresh menu designed for long lunches that roll into dinner, shared plates and evenings spent lingering over good food and cocktails.
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Winter is no time for complacency, Marine Rescue NSW warns

Demand for assistance from Marine Rescue NSW remains high, says the volunteer organisation, with their latest data from last month showing 24 search and rescue missions for the North Coast, including 16 emergency responses.
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Mullum community calls for car park DA issues to be addressed, not ignored

Residents packed the Mullumbimby Ex-Services Club on Monday night to get an understanding of the changes, or lack thereof, to the 57 Station Street, Mullumbimby DA.
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Stories about "Extinction":

Experts question government claims on nature

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The Australian government has just submitted a report to the United Nations on its progress to stop biodiversity loss by 2030. The Biodiversity Council has reviewed the 261 page report and says Australia is not on track to meet key commitments, including preventing extinctions, restoring degraded land and stopping government funding for activities that harm nature.
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Choosing extinction over science?

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Bob Brown Foundation says newly-released freedom of information documents show that the Albanese government chose to ignore the science relating to the threatened Maugean Skate and other species.
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Are we any closer to animal justice?

Articles & Columns David Lowe - 0
If you think it's been a tough year to be a human, consider our fellow earthlings for a moment.
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Murray Watt’s EPBC Bill will sink swift parrots, says Bob Brown Foundation

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Bob Brown Foundation has recorded critically endangered swift parrots across their Tasmanian breeding territory, in multiple forests on the logging schedule, including two nesting pairs of the critically endangered parrots in a forest behind Dover.
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Minns leaves koalas out in the cold as logging in Great Koala National Park continues

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The Forest Alliance NSW has strongly criticised the Minns’ government budget for failing to allocate the money needed to deliver its promised Great Koala National Park and future forest industry reform.
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Leadbeater’s Possum discovered in NSW

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The NSW Government say its threatened species team has discovered a variety of possum thought to be extinct in the state.
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Conservation groups say it’s time to deliver the Great Koala National Park

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Conservation groups have published an open letter calling on NSW Premier Chris Minns to declare the full 176,000 hectares assessed as the Great Koala National Park.
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Australia’s threatened species in crisis

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The Albanese government, which committed to ‘no new extinctions’ in 2022, approved more than 25,000 hectares of threatened species habitat to be destroyed in 2024 – more than twice as much as the previous year, according to new analysis by the Australian Conservation Foundation.
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Report: overfishing threatens world’s sharks and rays

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A new report has discovered that one third of shark and ray species are endangered, and two thirds of the endangered species are at risk of extinction by overfishing.
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Australian Koala Foundation bringing back Democracy Booklet

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The non-profit NGO Australian Koala Foundation (AKF) are preparing to re-launch a refreshed version of their Democracy Booklet initiative, ahead of the federal election this year.
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Local News

Lismore Boulevard Project announced

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Design concept plans for the Lismore Boulevard – Shared User Path project are now available for community consultation, following Lismore City Council securing $2,383,030 in funding through the NSW Government’s Get NSW Active 2025–2026 program, administered by Transport for NSW (TfNSW).
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Community responds to detention dams proposal

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More than 110 residents gathered at Rock Valley Hall on Sunday 12 July and rejected claims that the recently released CSIRO report on flood mitigation was informed by strong community consultation.
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Data shows biggest danger to wildlife is people, not cats

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Human-created hazards are responsible for most wildlife rescues in New South Wales, and researchers are calling for more prevention strategies to save threatened species.
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Try pickleball and support a great cause

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Northern Rivers Pickleball Club are holding a marathon day of pickleball on Sunday, 19 July at the Goonellabah Tennis and Pickleball Club on Reserve Street, Goonellabah.
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