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Asia’s Harry Potter obsession poses threat to owls
From Indonesia to India, wild birds are being sold as pets to families who want their own Hedwig. Ecologists call for protection to help species survive
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Climate change to cause humid heatwaves that will kill even healthy people
If warming is not tackled, levels of humid heat that can kill within hours will affect millions across south Asia within decades, analysis finds
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The wider effects of ending farm subsidies | Letters
Letters: Huw Jones charts the impact on faming of cuts in support and Michael McLoughlin looks at the causes of suicide among Indian farmers
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Suicides of nearly 60,000 Indian farmers linked to climate change, study claims
Rising temperatures and the resultant stress on India’s agricultural sector may have contributed to increase in suicides over the past 30 years, research shows
Michael Safi in Delhi
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Heavy rain brings flooding and loss of life
From New Zealand to India and North America, wet weather has brought misery to tens of thousands of people
John Lee
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The dark side of wildlife tourism: thousands of Asian elephants held in cruel conditions
Elephants are being exploited to entertain tourists in south-east Asia, and kept in harsh conditions, says a new report from an animal rights NGO
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Loan to Adani by infrastructure fund could be unlawful, says former clean energy head
Oliver Yates says any taxpayer funds facilitating the proposed Carmichael coalmine carry reputational risks for the government
Michael Slezak
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Farmers join fight against Adani coalmine over environmental concerns
More than 2,000 farmers and agriculture leaders express concern proposed Carmichael coalmine could affect groundwater, biodiversity and climate change
Michael Slezak
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India has enough coal without Adani mine, yet must keep importing, minister says
India’s energy minister, Piyush Goyal, says the country would be self-sufficient in coal, except that power plants had been designed to run only on imports
Michael Safi in Delhi
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Queensland says it won't play any role in funding for Adani project
Annastacia Palaszczuk says the Indian mining group will have to pay ‘every dollar’ of state royalties for the proposed mine
Christopher Knaus and AAP
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Adani Carmichael mine to get six-year holiday on royalties, report says
Activist groups warn that swathes of farmland are at risk since the holiday would cover the Galilee basin and two other undeveloped mining regions
Joshua Robertson
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Most Queensland voters oppose taxpayer support for Adani coalmine – poll
59% give thumbs down to state or federal assistance for Carmichael mine as state government faces factional fight over whether to give project a royalties holiday
Katharine Murphy Political editor
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New coalmines will worsen poverty and escalate climate change, report finds
Oxfam attacks Australia’s ‘climate policy paralysis’ and urges it to promise no new coalmines and end public subsidies
Ben Doherty
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Adani may be forced to revamp Carmichael coalmine clean-up plans
Reforms touted by Queensland government would mandate targets and ratios for progressive rehabilitation of land
Joshua Robertson
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Indian solar power prices hit record low, undercutting fossil fuels
Plummeting wholesale prices put the country on track to meet renewable energy targets set out in the Paris agreement
Michael Safi
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Australia doesn't need Adani's Carmichael coalmine, Westpac chief says
Defending decision not to finance mine, Brian Hartzer says coal needed for economy to 2050 can be met by existing mines
Paul Karp
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The ice stupas of Ladakh: solving water crisis in the high desert of Himalaya
An ingenious idea to build artificial glaciers at lower altitudes using pipes, gravity and night temperatures could transform an arid landscape into an oasis
Michael Safi in Delhi
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Malcolm Turnbull tells Indian billionaire native title will not stop Adani coalmine
Prime minister also confirmed company would seek $1bn government loan to fund rail line for $16bn project, after meeting Gautam Adani in New Delhi
Michael Safi in Delhi and Gabrielle Chan in Canberra
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Coalition backbencher breaks ranks with colleagues over $1bn Adani rail loan
Bert Van Manen opposes federal loan to Indian miner for Carmichael coalmine, saying government or rail company should build the link instead
Joshua Robertson
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Malcolm Turnbull talks up coal in Delhi, despite India's aim to stop imports
Glut in Indian coal market, plans to phase out imports and lower than forecast energy demands cast doubt on future for exports from proposed Adani mine
Michael Safi in Delhi
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'Irreversible consequences': Adani coalmine granted unlimited water access for 60 years
Environmental and legal groups fear impact on groundwater and accuse Queensland government of giving Indian mining company special treatment
Helen Davidson
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‘Disaster alley’: Australia could be set to receive new wave of climate refugees
US defence expert warns people fleeing low-lying Pacific islands a precursor to ‘climate-exacerbated water insecurities’ that could trigger wider conflict
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Brenda the Civil Disobedience Penguin v the Adani mine. Democracy is fatally compromised! | First Dog on the Moon
This terrible mine is much more than the sum of its poisonous venal parts. It represents the searing contempt in which voters are held
First Dog on the Moon
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Need for transparency as 'slush fund' allegations get bandied about | Lenore Taylor
If the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility hasn’t got a risk policy yet, how can it be considering a $1bn loan for the Adani project?
Lenore Taylor