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Woman in Tasmania wins ‘World’s Ugliest Lawn’ contest
The “World’s Ugliest Lawn” winner Kathleen Murray, a 53-year-old who lives in Tasmania, has not watered her yard in years.
Eastern Australia faces wet weather and flooding with 70% chance of third consecutive La Niña
Australia could be lashed with more rain and possible floods for the next three months with La Niña conditions predicted to return for a rare third consecutive year.
Earth is getting a 'black box' because of climate change
When a plane crashes, its flight recorder is critical to piecing together the missteps that led to calamity. Now the planet is getting its own in case it self-destructs.
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Climate change is about to change everything we knew about tiger sharks
Globally, marine animal distributions are shifting in response to a changing climate.
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Study: Which countries will best survive a collapse?
A pair of English researchers found that New Zealand is best poised to stay up and running as climate change continues to wreak global havoc. Other scientists found flaws in their model.
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Windfarm plan could threaten disease-free Tasmanian devil colony, documents reveal
A proposed new windfarm on Robbins Island off north-west Tasmania could threaten a disease-free Tasmanian devil population, according to federal environment officials, who say the damage to habitat could be difficult to offset.
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Where mining meets rainforest: the battle for Tasmania’s Tarkine
Campaigners say plans for a new tailings dam threatens wilderness that should be declared a heritage area
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