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Inside the car industry’s climate lobbying push
The automotive sector’s peak body has been advocating for weaker pollution rules for Australian cars.
- by Ben Cubby
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How investigative reporter Carrie Fellner broke the Wreck Bay story
The two-year investigation uncovers why the cemetery at Wreck Bay, an Indigenous village in the tourist mecca of Jervis Bay, was “filled with young people”.
- by Bevan Shields
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Paradise Poisoned
Paradise Poisoned: How the idyllic town of Wreck Bay was left asking ‘Who’s going to die next?’
A two-year investigation has revealed devastating sickness and death in an Indigenous community located next to a defence base that used toxic firefighting foam.
- by Carrie Fellner
Air pollution linked to ADHD in schoolkids, new study finds
El Niño is poised to worsen Sydney’s air quality, as evidence builds that fine atmospheric particles increase the risk of dementia, depression and ADHD.
- by Angus Dalton
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Poison playground as firefighters recall hosing down kids with toxic foam
Dozens of fire stations across Sydney haven’t been checked for toxic ‘forever chemicals’ as firies recall spraying sporting fields and kids for open days.
- by Carrie Fellner
‘I think they’ll be crying’: Farmer decries $132m deal over firefighting foam
As a deal delivers $4400 payout to residents, the prime minister has acknowledged the health impacts of forever chemicals for the first time.
- by Carrie Fellner
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Analysis
Why a $4400 payout doesn’t scratch the surface in forever chemicals court deal
As residents share in the spoils of a landmark settlement, the prime minister became the first federal official to voice concern about the health impacts of PFAS.
- by Carrie Fellner
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Government to pay $132 million to 30,000 residents in path of toxic foam
The payout to residents of seven communities across Australia brings the Commonwealth’s total liabilities over its use of the foam to $344 million.
- by Carrie Fellner
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Opinion
Dirty old trucks and sick kids. Melbourne, we’ve got a problem in the west
If trucks are continually rumbling down your street, you’re at greater risk of illness. Even low levels of pollution can damage your health, but long-term exposure increases your risks.
- by Marion Terrill
British lab working on synthetic fuel to save old cars from scrap heap
Synthetic fuel could replace petrol – and in the process help Britain implement its net-zero ban on fossil fuels.
- by Howard Mustoe
‘Dangerous impacts’: Sydney Grammar students at risk from construction site
The redevelopment of the White City site in Paddington is creating dangerous impacts for Sydney Grammar students and nearby residents.