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Leave the gas on: Company offers cash to plug electric exodus
A bid to have customers dump electric appliances for new gas ones is like propping up the tobacco industry by handing out free cigarettes, says one critic.
- by Nick O'Malley
Latest
Winter is calming: Warmer, drier weather is forecast for this season
Winter across most of Australia is likely to be warmer than average during the day, and the BOM says there is a 50 per cent chance of it being an El Nino year.
- by Miki Perkins
Shy, reclusive and now quiet: Why we might not hear whales this season
As whale migration season approaches, experts are expecting the sound of whale songs to be less frequent this year.
- by Laura Chung
From the Archives: Atmospheric oddity reveals its secrets over Port Phillip
Melbourne physicists cracked the secret of an eerie cloud formation that rolls across north Queensland’s gulf country on moist spring mornings and occurs occasionally on Port Phillip Bay.
- by Graeme O'Neill
Opinion
Five Minutes with Fitz
Penny for her thoughts? When an activist joins the establishment to ‘cause trouble’
Penny Sharpe’s political journey has taken her from street protests to Macquarie Street. Now she is responsible for climate change action and saving the koalas.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Can snow resorts survive climate change? It depends how much money you have
Rising electricity costs could have a severe impact on ski centres, which rely on man-made snow to keep their cover deep and even.Â
- by Laura Chung