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Jan 4, 2025 | 
theguardian.com | Graham Readfearn
Australia has suffered another death from a shark after a surfer was bitten in the country’s south, the fourth fatal incident in the region in 18 months. Authorities were still searching for the body of 28-year-old Lance Appleby, who witnesses saw being taken by a shark on 2 January, according to police. Shark bites are often traumatic incidents and in an ocean-loving nation such as Australia, each new one can stoke fears of the marine predators.
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Dec 13, 2024 | 
theguardian.com | Graham Readfearn |Josh Butler
The Coalition has revealed further details of its plan to build nuclear reactors in Australia, claiming it could deliver an electricity system costing $263bn less than the Albanese government’s plans to power Australia on renewables backed by storage and gas. The Coalition is relying on Frontier Economics modelling to argue its nuclear vision for seven reactors across the country would be 44% cheaper than the government’s renewables-led plan.
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Dec 12, 2024 | 
theguardian.com | Karen Middleton |Graham Readfearn
Peter Dutton claims his plan to introduce nuclear energy in Australia will “keep the lights on” at a lower cost than the Labor government’s renewables-reliant transition. “This is a plan which will underpin the economic success of our country for the next century,” Dutton said in Brisbane on Friday. “This will make electricity reliable. It will make it more consistent.
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Dec 12, 2024 | 
theguardian.com | Graham Readfearn
Australia’s industry group for electricity retailers and generators told a nuclear inquiry the country should focus on policies that will drive a faster rollout of renewable energy and storage, saying nuclear is unlikely to be a viable coal-fired power replacement.
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Dec 9, 2024 | 
msn.com | Ariel Bogle |Graham Readfearn
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Dec 9, 2024 | 
aol.co.uk | Ariel Bogle |Graham Readfearn
The entrance is marked by an AI-generated image of a dead whale, floating among wind turbines. On the first floor of the East Maitland Bowling Club, dire warnings are being shared about how offshore wind may impact the Hunter region – but also a feeling of not being consulted, of being steamrolled. “Environment and energy forums” like this one in late November have been held up and down the east of Australia, aiming to build a resistance to the country’s renewable energy transition.
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
msn.com | Graham Readfearn
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Nov 11, 2024 | 
nationalobserver.com | Graham Readfearn |Max Fawcett
This story was originally published by The Guardian and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. China and Russia are working together to block new Antarctic marine parks and loosen krill fishing restrictions, undermining a major international convention designed to protect the region from overexploitation, according to analysts and conservationists.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
msn.com | Graham Readfearn
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Nov 1, 2024 | 
msn.com | Graham Readfearn
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