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Pollution
Cooking oil, poo and drugs: Mystery of grime balls on Sydney beaches solved
Testing has revealed thousands of balls washed up on Sydney’s beaches are a “disgusting” mix of cooking oil, soap scum, faeces and drugs, including cannabis and ice.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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Emperor penguin swims to Australia in longest recorded journey
The young male emperor penguin probably swam from eastern Antarctica and was malnourished on arrival. It will need to make its own way home.
- by Kieran Kelly
Rural Queensland town evacuated due to bushfire threat
Bushfire danger forces evacuation of Queensland rural town.
National weather forecast for Wednesday November 6
National weather forecast for Wednesday November 6.
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Victorian environment
Virus lurking in Merri Creek is a slick superbug killer that could save millions
The virus – given an Indigenous name that translates to “dangerous Merri lurker” in English – has the potential to save patients who develop pneumonia and infections in hospitals.
- by Bianca Hall
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Global warming
Spanish floods yet another reminder of the climate battle we’re losing
Everyone knows both the solution to climate disasters and what’s causing them, but our leaders remain unwilling or unable to take corrective action.
- by Nick O'Malley