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abc. net. au > news > 2026-05-16 > fury-over-easements-for-inundation-bill > 106682636

Fury at bill increasing environmental water flows over private property

2+ hour, 58+ min ago  (820+ words) Deb Blackwell is a grazier at Mundarlo, on the Murrumbidgee River upstream of Wagga Wagga. (ABC News: Cara Jeffery) Controversial new legislation has been passed in the New South Wales parliament, allowing the inundation of river-adjacent private land for environmental…...

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abc. net. au > news > 2026-05-16 > water-bank-project-kalgoorlie-boulder-misses-out-federal-budget > 106674432

Kalgoorlie's 'shovel ready' water project misses out in federal budget

1+ hour, 45+ min ago  (1003+ words) A spokesperson for Murray Watt says this week's budget exercised "spending restraint across all policy areas". (ABC News: Keane Bourke) It is called Water Bank and with an estimated total cost of $92 million it has the potential to break the…...

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abc. net. au > news > 2026-05-16 > cloudband-on-satellite-map > 106686782

Cloudband on satellite map

9+ hour, 52+ min ago  (100+ words) VIDEO: Cloudband on satellite map Australian Broadcasting Corporation VIDEO: Cloudband on satellite map Fri 15 May 2026 at 2: 50pm The makings of a north-west cloudband was visible on Friday's satellite imagery with cloud extending over much of Australia. More ABC News video Friday…...

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abc. net. au > news > 2026-04-21 > community-braces-for-murray-darling-basin-plan-review > 106542666

If you think a river is for boaties, that's far from the reality in this region

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (1188+ words) Kamilaroi elders Ron Waters and Sam Saunders. (ABC News: Nathan Morris) The Balonne River is the beating heart of the south-west Queensland town of St George, but here, not all water is created equal." The river provides drinking water, recreation…...

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abc. net. au > news > 2026-03-13 > water-corporation-frustration-alcoa-perth-drinking-water-supply > 106448514

Lack of access to WA mine sites sparks concerns over drinking water

2+ mon, 3+ day ago  (799+ words) Alcoa is facing fresh scrutiny from the Water Corporation." (ABC News: Cason Ho) The Water Corporation flagged a lack of access to Alcoa mine sites and said it "significantly diminished" its ability to monitor the quality of the state's drinking…...

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abc. net. au > news > 2026-02-08 > heat-fires-expose-ancestral-remains-in-victorian-mallee > 106304308

Fires and extreme heat expose ancestral remains in Victoria

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (450+ words) The remains have been found on a mix of private and public land. (ABC News: Wade Stephens) Six plots of ancestral remains have been uncovered by extreme weather and bushfires in Victoria's north-west." The First Peoples of the Millewa Mallee…...

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abc. net. au > science > audio > 11/11/2015 > 4348988. htm

How the Moon was made

7+ mon, 2+ week ago  (453+ words) [an error occurred while processing this directive] News in Science " Star Stuff Solving the last remaining questions about the birth of Earth's Moon. Also: new images of the most powerful explosion since the Big Bang of creation, and confirmation that…...

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abc. net. au > listen > programs > scienceshow > how-rocks-tell-the-history-of-earth > 105932308

How rocks tell the history of Earth

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (145+ words) The Earth writes its own history, and it can be seen in the physical, chemical and biological components of rocks. Program: How rocks tell the history of Earth Brought to you by Many people think the Earth is stable. But…...

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abc. net. au > news > 2025-07-22 > frankston-seawall-tides-costal-erosion-housing-australia > 105555380

Erosion is threatening Australia's coastline. Who decides how to stop it?

9+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1065+ words) The owner of a beachfront home south of Melbourne is continuing work on this seawall to protect his home, despite council attempts to stop the project. (ABC News: Darryl Torpy) Do home owners have a right to protect their home…...

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News in Science - French cave may have oldest lunar calendar - 19/10/2000 - ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

10+ mon, 2+ week ago  (60+ words) French cave may have oldest lunar calendar Thursday, 19 October 2000 A German researcher claims he has identified an ancient prehistoric lunar calendar among the stunning animal paintings in the. .. French cave may have oldest lunar calendar Health & Medical " Environment & Nature " Space…...