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AGL Energy abandons plans to demerge coal generation business ABC News
AGL implodes as switch from coal to green energy gathers pace Business Review
Labor will cut EV taxes and try to legislate 2030 emissions target, Chris Bowen says The Guardian
$350 million Mole River Dam near Tenterfield scrapped amid doubt about NSW dam projects ABC News
Victorian senator says she will risk her seat to protest native logging ABC News
Legal first as Queensland Land Court travels to Gimuy (Cairns) to hear First Nations Cultural evidence given On-Country in historic case against Clive Palmer’s Waratah Coal Environmental Defenders Office
Koala population discovered in NSW Kosciuszko National Park shows signs of climate change resilience ABC News
Private water donations may help restore Australian wetlands – and prove collaboration possible The Guardian
NT government referred to ICAC over its handling of fracking research contract in Beetaloo Basin ABC News
Giant deep ocean turbine trial in Japan offers hope of endless green power Bloomberg
New climate policy provides ‘huge opportunities’ for banks to finance the energy transition Financial Review
Woolworths racks up 150th supermarket solar installation SolarQuotes Blog
SA’s Ghost Mushroom Lane begins to flourish after heavy rainfall ABC News
Victorian cattle farmer sells land to Trust for Nature to help save helmeted honeyeater, Leadbeater’s possum ABC News
Shepparton plants largest number of trees for One Tree Per Child initiative, in global milestone ABC News
Germany looks to North Queensland for secure energy partnership Courier Mail