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May 19, 2024 | 
theaustralian.com.au | Rachel Baxendale
Six people have been arrested following a clash between pro-Palestinian protesters and a pro-Israeli rally in Melbourne’s CBD. It’s estimated about 7000 people attended the separate Nakba Sunday Rally, and a Never Again is Now Rally organised by the Christian Zionist group International Christian Embassy Jerusalem.
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Apr 30, 2024 | 
theaustralian.com.au | Greg Bearup |Jessica Halloran |Rachel Baxendale |Richard Spencer
The famous cherry blossoms may be fading for another year but demand from Aussies wanting to visit Japan is brighter than ever. This year’s “sakura” season saw a surge in the number of Australians heading to the Land of the Rising Sun. The Japan National Tourism Organisation said there has been a 46 per cent jump in Australian visitors in the first quarter of 2024, compared with the same period in 2019.
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Mar 14, 2024 | 
wind-watch.org | Rachel Baxendale
Farmers and communities objecting to massive solar or wind farms would be forced to go to the Supreme Court under a radical Victorian plan to fast track renewable projects across the state, which the energy industry wants adopted nationwide.
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Mar 14, 2024 | 
theaustralian.com.au | Rachel Baxendale |Colin Packham |Graham Lloyd |Liam Beatty
A serial climate activist jailed after a bridge stunt caused traffic chaos in Melbourne will be released as she seeks to have a 21-day jail sentence overturned. Deanna “Violet” Coco, 33, appeared in the Magistrates’ Court on Thursday afternoon wearing a plain white T-shirt, where she was granted bail ahead of her appeal hearing next week.
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Feb 13, 2024 | 
kidsnews.com.au | Colin Packham |Rachel Baxendale
READING LEVEL: GREEN Victorians could be left without power for “days, if not weeks” after hundreds of thousands of homes lost power and large industrial* users were ordered to shut down after the state’s largest electricity power station* suffered an outage*, forcing the country’s energy market operator to execute emergency measures to safeguard the stability of the grid*.
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Jan 14, 2024 | 
energycentral.com | Rachel Baxendale
Offline tower fuels power risks Jan 15, 2024Jan 15, 2024 11:56 am GMT1 view Victoria's electricity grid still relies on brown coal-fired power for over 60 per cent of its generation, with one of the towers at the Loy Yang power station offline four times in the week ending 12 January. One of four at Loy Yang, it provides between five and seven per cent of the state's power.
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Jan 14, 2024 | 
theaustralian.com.au | Jack Quail |Rachel Baxendale |Lydia Lynch
A $10,000 donation will be made by the federal government to help save the Tasmanian devil from extinction in honour of Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary’s proclamation as the King and Queen of Denmark. On behalf of the Australian people, Mr Albanese announced the endowment to Wildcare Tasmania to support the conservation of the Tasmanian devil, ahead of the proclamation on Sunday night (AEST).
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Jan 13, 2024 | 
theaustralian.com.au | Lauren Ferri |Jess Malcolm |Alexi Demetriadi |Rachel Baxendale
Child Abuse: ‘Ease of access’ to smartphones behind riseVideo paused due to user inactivityContinue watching? A man returning from the Philippines has been arrested at Sydney airport after police allegedly uncovered evidence of overseas child grooming. The 59-year-old, from Lurnea in Sydney’s southwest, was stopped for a baggage examination on Friday, according to the Australian Federal Police (AFP).
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Jan 7, 2024 | 
wind-watch.org | Rachel Baxendale
Labor’s renewable energy target has been thrown into jeopardy after Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek vetoed its lynchpin, Victoria’s offshore wind strategy, over a “clearly unacceptable” risk to local wetlands. Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan’s green energy plan centres on a terminal at the Port of Hastings, where wind turbines will be assembled together and sent to an array of offshore energy farms.
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Jan 6, 2024 | 
theaustralian.com.au | Shayne O’Cass |Rachel Baxendale |Robyn Ironside |Angie Raphael
The days of working from home may soon be numbered for some people, with many employers expecting a full-time return to the office in 2024. An estimated 60 per cent of workers cannot do their job from home because they need to be physically present to perform their duties, such as medical staff and tradies. But the Covid-19 pandemic showed working from home was doable for desk-bound workers and had many benefits.
