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• The Coalition’s nuclear costings and their rubbery assumptions take us back to being a climate pariah | Nicki Hutley

  14-12-2024 20:00
  Despite a clever comms strategy, there are significant credibility issues around the assumptions on which the cost estimates are basedFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Coalition has moved a considerable way on climate and energy since Scott Morrisson brought a lump of coal into the parliament and told us not to be afraid. On Friday, the Coalition finally released the long-awaited details of the nuclear plan it wil
  
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• The Coalition’s nuclear costings and their rubbery assumptions take us back to being a climate pariah

  14-12-2024 20:00
  Despite a clever comms strategy, there are significant credibility issues around the assumptions on which the cost estimates are basedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Coalition has moved a considerable way on climate and energy since Scott Morrisson brought a lump of coal into the parliament and told us not to be afraid. On Friday, the Coalition finally released the long-awaited details of the nuclear plan it will take to the election and, once again, asks us not to
  
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• Poodunnit: dear fellow dog owners, why do so many of you bother to bag pet mess then not bin it? | Paul Daley

  14-12-2024 20:00
  
  I’ve seen full bags tied to low-hanging branches and kids’ play equipment. It’s all deeply weirdThis is about dog shit.Dog shit and antisocial behaviour. Continue reading...
  
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• Cozzie livs Chrissy: how to celebrate the festive season without breaking the bank

  14-12-2024 20:00
  
  From Secret Santa to DIY and tips for affordable wrapping paper, here’s our guide to a thrifty and environmentally conscious ChristmasGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailThe Australia Institute recently found that while people like buying gifts for others, just over half of Australians prefer not to receive them.This year, more than one in four people expect to receive a present they will never use. The institute estimates more than $1bn in unwanted gifts will end up in landfill.Sig
  
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• Sold-out farm shops, smuggled deliveries and safety warnings: US battle over raw milk grows

  14-12-2024 18:26
  
  Unpasteurised milk, seen as both anti-government and anti-corporate, soars in popularity among conspiracy theorists and new agersIt’s 8am, and Redmond, an 11-year-old Brown Swiss dairy cow and designated matriarch of the Churchtown Dairy herd, has been milked in her designated stall. She is concentrating on munching hay; her seventh calf is hovering nearby.The herd’s production of milk, sold unpasteurised in half-gallon and quart glass bottles in an adjacent farm store, sells out eac
  
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• World's biggest iceberg heads north after escaping vortex

  14-12-2024 16:43 via bbc.com
  
  The world's biggest iceberg is drifting towards the Atlantic Ocean after being stuck near Antarctica.
  
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• Highland beaver release planned for Glen Affric

  14-12-2024 10:22 via bbc.com
  
  Forestry and Land Scotland has applied for a licence to release the animals on a loch.
  
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• A life-changing device for diabetics

  14-12-2024 09:02 via bbc.com
  
  Read the winning essay from the Young Science Writer of the Year 2024 award
  
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• Homes for sale with an air source heat pump – in pictures

  14-12-2024 08:00
  From a futuristic home in London to a barn conversion in the heart of the country Continue reading...
  
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• Experience: I was viciously attacked by a group of otters

  14-12-2024 01:00
  
  The attack was relentless – there were 10 otters in all, tearing my arms, my legs, even the back of my scalpI started running three years ago as part of my daily fitness routine. After dropping my son off at school each morning, I’d head to Perdana Park, near my home in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, for a warmup. The park offered a perfect space for peaceful reflection at the start of the day.One morning in early September, just after my run, I was surprised to spot a group of otters
  
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