NSW Nationals signal ‘full support’ of coal power and will consider abandoning net zero target
Anne Davies NSW state correspondent
theguardian.com
June 13, 2025
Australia news
Another motion on agenda at party’s state conference calls for withdrawal from Paris agreement
‘There’s faeces everywhere’: Carol’s home regularly floods with sewage. It’s a sign of a ‘neglected’ public housing system
Kate Lyons
theguardian.com
June 13, 2025
Australia news
‘I want them to look at it as a human being and say: what if this was your mum – cleaning up faeces and urine again and again,’ says son
Plastics campaigners warn Australia’s pledge at UN needs to be matched with ‘high ambition at home’
Graham Readfearn Environment and climate correspondent
theguardian.com
June 13, 2025
Australia news
Environment minister Murray Watt is returning from oceans conference where he pledged to curb the scourge of plastics and ratify a treaty to protect the high seas
Minns government backs bill promoting hunting in NSW’s state forests and crown land
Anne Davies and Lisa Cox
theguardian.com
June 13, 2025
Australia news
Critics say history shows recreational shooting is not as effective as evidence-based baiting and aerial shooting programs
Environmentalists worry as Labor seeks consensus on new federal nature laws
Dan Jervis-Bardy and Lisa Cox
theguardian.com
June 13, 2025
Australia news
Environment minister Murray Watt is restarting the process after the government shelved earlier proposed reforms
Remote and accessible: cycling New Zealand’s West Coast Wilderness Trail
Tracey Croke
theguardian.com
June 13, 2025
Travel
Cyclists of varying abilities can tackle the 133km track, which hugs glacial rivers, pebbly beaches and mossy forests
‘That child is not a product’: how IVF big business plays on hope of people desperate for a family
Tory Shepherd
theguardian.com
June 13, 2025
Society
A second embryo bungle in Australia undermines trust in IVF as bioethicists raise concerns about potential conflicts of interest in a system that straddles the boundary between consumer service and healthcare
Footy, rock’n’roll and the PM: how the Community Cup gained a cult following
James Norman
theguardian.com
June 13, 2025
Australia news
The beloved annual event – a ‘music festival interrupted by a fairly average game of Aussie Rules’ – sees ‘cultural athletes’ limber up for a good cause
Air India ordered to carry out ‘additional maintenance actions’ on Boeing 787-8/9 fleet – as it happened
Hayden Vernon (now); Daniel Lavelle, Rebecca Ratcliffe, Jonathan Yerushalmy, Léonie Chao-Fong, Tom Ambrose, Amy Sedghi and Caolán Magee (earlier)
theguardian.com
June 13, 2025
World news
India’s ministry of civil aviation orders airline to carry out safety inspections on fleet with GE Aerospace GEnx engines after crash of flight 171
Middle East countries call for urgent de-escalation after Israel’s strikes on Iran
William Christou in Beirut
theguardian.com
June 13, 2025
World news
Foreign ministers condemn strikes amid fears of wider war, but reaction from Iran’s proxies is relatively measured