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Electric vehicles
The one thing that made Eddy hold off on buying an electric vehicle
Eddy Blaxell and his partner wanted to buy an EV two years ago. The problem was that they lived in the inner city with no off-street parking and had nowhere to charge it.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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Admin costs soar as wildlife charity yet to spend bushfire money
The biggest wildlife rescue organisation in Australia, WIRES, raised more than $100 million during the Black Summer bushfires. It wants to reduce oversight of the remaining $69 million.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Only the lonely: How regent honeyeaters are learning to sing again
The critically endangered birds made worldwide headlines when researchers discovered they were losing their songs. Now, there are signs efforts to teach them are working.
- by Bianca Hall
The endangered songbird learning its song again
Regent honeyeaters made worldwide headlines when researchers discovered they were losing their songs. Now, there are signs efforts to teach them are working.
Political fight sparks as electricity network axes timber power poles
Essential Energy, the electricity distributor that covers 95 per cent of NSW, is switching to composite poles to make its network more resilient in bushfires.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Feral pig makes a dash across river as numbers explode
As the state government tries to bring exploding pig numbers under control, a fisherman and his wife have caught on camera one of the animals swimming across the Clyde River. CREDIT: Wendy Alford