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What happened to Paddle Pop's trampolines?

The play equipment was up for grabs in the Lick-A-Prize competition.

Wittenoom: The Australian town they erased from the map

How a mining company and a government turned a Western Australian town into a no-go zone.

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Fossil fuel donors back nuclear, to buy 15 more years for coal

Estimates show nuclear power wouldn't reach Australia's grid until at least 2040 – but that hasn’t stopped big coal and gas from backing its proponents.

Labor members want to tax gas giants. The government doesn't have to listen.

Two proposals worth billions are on the table at this week's Labor conference, but even if members vote yes, nothing has to change.

Politics

Newsletter: Australia's Chernobyl?

Plus: Will Labor listen to its members?

Newsletter

Some want the speed of this road increased, but evidence suggests it'll prove deadly

There's been a long debate on the speed of Victoria's Princes Highway, with a new election promise to increase its speed leaving safety experts concerned.

Newsletter: Make it make sense

Why do fossil fuel companies support nuclear energy?

Newsletter: What's her deal?

Plus: Peter Whish-Wilson on 14 years in the system.

Sunshine State tells data centres to set up shop, no matter where the power comes from

The Queensland Premier wants to let tech companies use whatever electricity is “best placed”.