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Exporting coal, owning the damage: a legal reckoning arrives for Australian mining

Exporting coal, owning the damage: a legal reckoning arrives for Australian mining

Governments might stave off the threat to coal from this High Court decision, but the anti-coal cases will keep coming.

07.10.2026 30

WA Today

Nick O'Malley

Exporting coal, owning the damage: A legal reckoning arrives for Australian mining

Exporting coal, owning the damage: A legal reckoning arrives for Australian mining

Governments might stave off the threat to coal from this High Court decision, but the anti-coal cases will keep coming.

07.10.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Nick O'Malley

Exporting coal, owning the damage: A legal reckoning arrives for Australian mining

Exporting coal, owning the damage: A legal reckoning arrives for Australian mining

Governments might stave off the threat to coal from this High Court decision, but the anti-coal cases will keep coming.

07.10.2026 20

The Age

Nick O'Malley

Exporting coal, owning the damage: a legal reckoning arrives for Australian mining

Exporting coal, owning the damage: a legal reckoning arrives for Australian mining

Governments might stave off the threat to coal from this High Court decision, but the anti-coal cases will keep coming.

07.10.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Nick O'Malley

Why Albanese will pay a domestic price for his Pacific diplomacy

Why Albanese will pay a domestic price for his Pacific diplomacy

The climate talks were meant to showcase Australia’s leadership. With major world leaders skipping the event, Labor is left defending the $20...

07.10.2026 60

WA Today

Nick O'Malley

Why Albanese will pay a domestic price for his Pacific diplomacy

Why Albanese will pay a domestic price for his Pacific diplomacy

The climate talks were meant to showcase Australia’s leadership. With major world leaders skipping the event, Labor is left defending the $20...

07.10.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Nick O'Malley

Why Albanese will pay a domestic price for his Pacific diplomacy

Why Albanese will pay a domestic price for his Pacific diplomacy

The climate talks were meant to showcase Australia’s leadership. With major world leaders skipping the event, Labor is left defending the $20...

07.10.2026 20

The Age

Nick O'Malley

Why Albanese will pay a domestic price for his Pacific diplomacy

Why Albanese will pay a domestic price for his Pacific diplomacy

The climate talks were meant to showcase Australia’s leadership. With major world leaders skipping the event, Labor is left defending the $20...

07.10.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Nick O'Malley

Pacific leaders demand an end to fossil fuel addiction

Pacific leaders demand an end to fossil fuel addiction

On the tiny island of Tuvalu, the Albanese government has said the Pacific region was “unified, not uniform” on its response to climate issues.

06.10.2026 20

WA Today

Nick O'Malley

Pacific leaders demand an end to fossil fuel addiction

Pacific leaders demand an end to fossil fuel addiction

On the tiny island of Tuvalu, the Albanese government has said the Pacific region was “unified, not uniform” on its response to climate issues.

06.10.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Nick O'Malley

Pacific leaders demand an end to fossil fuel addiction

Pacific leaders demand an end to fossil fuel addiction

On the tiny island of Tuvalu, the Albanese government has said the Pacific region was “unified, not uniform” on its response to climate issues.

06.10.2026 10

The Age

Nick O'Malley

Pacific leaders demand an end to fossil fuel addiction

Pacific leaders demand an end to fossil fuel addiction

On the tiny island of Tuvalu, the Albanese government has said the Pacific region was “unified, not uniform” on its response to climate issues.

06.10.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Nick O'Malley

Two billionaires, one online bet and a turning point for Australian energy

A mammoth storm in South Australia a decade ago prompted a bet between billionaires that caused a revolution in global grid technology.

28.09.2026 20

WA Today

Nick O'Malley

Two billionaires, one online bet and a turning point for Australian energy

A mammoth storm in South Australia a decade ago prompted a bet between billionaires that caused a revolution in global grid technology.

28.09.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Nick O'Malley

Two billionaires, one online bet and a turning point for Australian energy

A mammoth storm in South Australia a decade ago prompted a bet between billionaires that caused a revolution in global grid technology.

28.09.2026 30

The Age

Nick O'Malley

Two billionaires, one online bet and a turning point for Australian energy

A mammoth storm in South Australia a decade ago prompted a bet between billionaires that caused a revolution in global grid technology.

28.09.2026 30

Brisbane Times

Nick O'Malley

The world made a ‘covenant with the future’ – and we broke it

The UN has finally conceded the world has failed in its bid to hold warming to 1.5 degrees, but our political systems struggle to manage this...

03.09.2026 40

The Sydney Morning Herald

Nick O'Malley

The world made a ‘covenant with the future’ – and we broke it

The UN has finally conceded the world has failed in its bid to hold warming to 1.5 degrees, but our political systems struggle to manage this...

03.09.2026 40

The Age

Nick O'Malley

The world made a ‘covenant with the future’ – and we broke it

The UN has finally conceded the world has failed in its bid to hold warming to 1.5 degrees, but our political systems struggle to manage this...

03.09.2026 40

WA Today

Nick O'Malley

The world made a ‘covenant with the future’ – and we broke it

The UN has finally conceded the world has failed in its bid to hold warming to 1.5 degrees, but our political systems struggle to manage this...

03.09.2026 30

Brisbane Times

Nick O'Malley

Nepal knows only too well the devastating dangers of climate change

Political leaders in Australia and Nepal had very different answers when asked about the role of climate change in the disaster that struck last week.

01.09.2026 40

The Sydney Morning Herald

Nick O'Malley

Nepal knows only too well the devastating dangers of climate change

Political leaders in Australia and Nepal had very different answers when asked about the role of climate change in the disaster that struck last week.

01.09.2026 30

WA Today

Nick O’malley

Nepal knows only too well the devastating dangers of climate change

Political leaders in Australia and Nepal had very different answers when asked about the role of climate change in the disaster that struck last week.

01.09.2026 40

The Age

Nick O’malley

Nepal knows only too well the devastating dangers of climate change

Political leaders in Australia and Nepal had very different answers when asked about the role of climate change in the disaster that struck last week.

01.09.2026 40

Brisbane Times

Nick O’malley

Ferrari has unveiled its first EV. The $900k price tag is only the first problem

Woke brainwashing or petro-nostalgia? The new Ferrari Luce has drawn comparisons to the Nissan Leaf, and is stirring a violent response.

28.05.2026 50

WA Today

Nick O'Malley

Ferrari has unveiled its first EV. The $900k price tag is only the first problem

Woke brainwashing or petro-nostalgia? The new Ferrari Luce has drawn comparisons to the Nissan Leaf, and is stirring a violent response.

28.05.2026 40

The Sydney Morning Herald

Nick O'Malley

Ferrari has unveiled its first EV. The $900k price tag is only the first problem

Woke brainwashing or petro-nostalgia? The new Ferrari Luce has drawn comparisons to the Nissan Leaf, and is stirring a violent response.

28.05.2026 50

The Age

Nick O'Malley

Ferrari has unveiled its first EV. The $900k price tag is only the first problem

Woke brainwashing or petro-nostalgia? The new Ferrari Luce has drawn comparisons to the Nissan Leaf, and is stirring a violent response.

28.05.2026 40

Brisbane Times

Nick O'Malley

NRMA urges drivers to embrace E10 fuel to extend the nation’s reserves

While the debate over the environmental benefits of E10 goes on, few doubt its use during an energy crunch.

24.03.2026 50

WA Today

Nick O'Malley

NRMA urges drivers to embrace E10 fuel to extend the nation’s reserves

While the debate over the environmental benefits of E10 goes on, few doubt its use during an energy crunch.

24.03.2026 70

The Sydney Morning Herald

Nick O'Malley

NRMA urges drivers to embrace E10 fuel to extend the nation’s reserves

While the debate over the environmental benefits of E10 goes on, few doubt its use during an energy crunch.

24.03.2026 60

The Age

Nick O'Malley

NRMA urges drivers to embrace E10 fuel to extend the nation’s reserves

While the debate over the environmental benefits of E10 goes on, few doubt its use during an energy crunch.

24.03.2026 50

Brisbane Times

Nick O'Malley

We’ve survived oil shocks before – by changing our energy use. We must again

For more than 50 years, necessity has been the mother of inventive switches in fuel consumption. But never before has such human ingenuity been so...

19.03.2026 60

WA Today

Nick O’malley

We’ve survived oil shocks before – by changing our energy use. We must again

For more than 50 years, necessity has been the mother of inventive switches in fuel consumption. But never before has such human ingenuity been so...

19.03.2026 70

The Sydney Morning Herald

Nick O’malley

We’ve survived oil shocks before – by changing our energy use. We must again

For more than 50 years, necessity has been the mother of inventive switches in fuel consumption. But never before has such human ingenuity been so...

19.03.2026 70

The Age

Nick O’malley

We’ve survived oil shocks before – by changing our energy use. We must again

For more than 50 years, necessity has been the mother of inventive switches in fuel consumption. But never before has such human ingenuity been so...

19.03.2026 70

Brisbane Times

Nick O’malley

Murky warm water, full beaches a ‘perfect storm’ for shark attack

After an unprecedented spate of shark attacks, experts beg bathers to avoid muddy waters after rains.

20.01.2026 60

The Sydney Morning Herald

Nick O’malley

Global warning: Trump’s war on the planet heats up

The impacts of the US president’s attack on climate science are profound but as yet unquantifiable. But his language of denial has now bled into...

16.01.2026 60

WA Today

Nick O’malley

Global warning: Trump’s war on the planet heats up

The impacts of the US president’s attack on climate science are profound but as yet unquantifiable. But his language of denial has now bled into...

16.01.2026 60

The Sydney Morning Herald

Nick O’malley

Global warning: Trump’s war on the planet heats up

The impacts of the US president’s attack on climate science are profound but as yet unquantifiable. But his language of denial has now bled into...

16.01.2026 60

The Age

Nick O’malley

Global warning: Trump’s war on the planet heats up

The impacts of the US president’s attack on climate science are profound but as yet unquantifiable. But his language of denial has now bled into...

16.01.2026 60

Brisbane Times

Nick O’malley

Ugly final hours of talks highlight just how difficult Chris Bowen’s new gig will be

The COP climate talks have slowed heating, but as Chris Bowen prepares to lead the next negotiations, they are becoming ever more brutal.

23.11.2025 50

WA Today

Nick O’malley

Ugly final hours of talks highlight just how difficult Chris Bowen’s new gig will be

The COP climate talks have slowed heating, but as Chris Bowen prepares to lead the next negotiations, they are becoming ever more brutal.

23.11.2025 50

The Sydney Morning Herald

Nick O’malley

Ugly final hours of talks highlight just how difficult Chris Bowen’s new gig will be

The COP climate talks have slowed heating, but as Chris Bowen prepares to lead the next negotiations, they are becoming ever more brutal.

23.11.2025 50

The Age

Nick O’malley

Ugly final hours of talks highlight just how difficult Chris Bowen’s new gig will be

The COP climate talks have slowed heating, but as Chris Bowen prepares to lead the next negotiations, they are becoming ever more brutal.

23.11.2025 50

Brisbane Times

Nick O’malley

Australia can win big international bids when it wants. This was an omnishambles

There are many authors of Australia’s failure to win the right to host a COP for the Pacific. They are not all in Canberra.

20.11.2025 60

WA Today

Nick O’malley

Australia can win big international bids when it wants. This was an omnishambles

There are many authors of Australia’s failure to win the right to host a COP for the Pacific. They are not all in Canberra.

20.11.2025 50

The Sydney Morning Herald

Nick O’malley

Australia can win big international bids when it wants. This was an omnishambles

There are many authors of Australia’s failure to win the right to host a COP for the Pacific. They are not all in Canberra.

20.11.2025 50

The Age

Nick O’malley

Australia can win big international bids when it wants. This was an omnishambles

There are many authors of Australia’s failure to win the right to host a COP for the Pacific. They are not all in Canberra.

20.11.2025 50

Brisbane Times

Nick O’malley

Albanese has cut Australia’s COP bid off at the knees; has anyone told Bowen?

Mixed messages from Australia are not making Bowen’s job any easier. But walking away from this fight will weaken the government and harm our links...

19.11.2025 70

WA Today

Nick O’malley