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BikeGetting to the bottom of the cycling animosity

Sara Phillips |

I've never ridden my bicycle naked. Personally, I find clothes to be preferable when commuting to work en velo. If for no other reason, they save your skin if you take a tumble.

But I tip my hat (or helmet, as the case may be) to those brave men and women who took part or will take part in this year's World Naked Bike Ride.

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Trouble at Mill    

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Almost a year and a half has passed since Landline reported on a world-first green energy development that was all set to revolutionise the New South Wales sugar-cane industry. However the project that promised to cement the financial future and environmental credentials of the s ...

Dr Megan Clark says there is not doubt humans have caused a change in the climate

CSIRO boss says climate change is real    

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Environmentalists, credit union buy basin water

Environmentalists, credit union buy basin water  

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Lawyers are squaring up for the climate change fights in the courts

Lawyers gear up for climate court work    

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The president of REIWA Alan Bourke says speculators are sitting on land in the expectation prices will rise  

The president of REIWA Alan Bourke says speculators are sitting on land in the expectation prices will rise
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The Urban Development Institute's Deborah Goostrey says more land should be released as the population jumps in Perth and demand increases  

The Urban Development Institute's Deborah Goostrey says more land should be released as the population jumps in Perth and demand increases
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Bligh tours St George flood zone  

Premier Anna Bligh speaks about the St George floods in southern inland Qld to the ABCs Craig Zonca.
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Balonne Shire Mayor Donna Stewart speaks about St George floods  

Balonne Shire Mayor Donna Stewart speaks to the ABCs Craig Zonca about the St George floods in southern inland Qld
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Toodyay fire survivor Laurie Biggs says there are still many unanswered questions about December's devastating blaze.  

Toodyay fire survivor Laurie Biggs says there are still many unanswered questions about December's devastating blaze.
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Volunteer fire fighter James Knapp tells reporters the investigation into December's devastating Toodyay fire should be re-opened  

Volunteer fire fighter James Knapp tells reporters the investigation into December's devastating Toodyay fire should be re-opened
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Adelaide Ladder project helps young  

Andrew Crowell talks about the Adelaide Ladder project, which involves restoring the Black Diamond Hotel at Port Adelaide.
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Testing appears to confirm that crude oil from the Montara spill went into Indonesian waters as Dave Weber reports  

Testing appears to confirm that crude oil from the Montara spill went into Indonesian waters as Dave Weber reports
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Japan accused of scare tactics at tuna talks 

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6.0 aftershock jolts Chile 

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Iraqi witness denies putting pressure on Indonesian fisherman  

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Petrol prices to keep rising  

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The parable of the wise ones 

Ockham's Razor |

A new shade of radioactive green  

ABC Environment |

Arsenic Toenails 

Catalyst |

Nuclear power in Sweden 

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Arrow Energy coy over takeover bid

Lateline Business |

Arrow Energy is yet to reveal whether it will accept a $3.3 billion takeover bid from Royal Dutch Shell and Petro China.

Arrow Energy coy over takeover bid

Arrow Energy coy over takeover bid  

Arrow Energy is yet to reveal whether it will accept a $3.3 billion takeover bid from Royal Dutch Shell and Petro China.
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Sheikh appeals deportation order

Sheikh appeals deportation order  

An Iranian sheikh facing deportation from Australia has appealed to the Immigration Minister not to split up his family.
Lateline |
CSIRO backs global warming science

CSIRO backs global warming science  

CSIRO and the Bureau of Meteorology have backed the 'unquestionable' science behind global warming.
Lateline |
Volunteers needed to conduct bat survey

Volunteers needed to conduct bat survey  

A group of Melbourne scientists is calling for volunteers to help conduct the world's largest survey of its type. They will be searching the suburbs of Melbourne for a number of species of tiny bats, which are far more numerous than most of us think. But which, anecdotally, are f ...
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