Queensland braces for cyclone Kirrily

Tropical Cyclone Kirrily is expected to hit the Queensland coast this week. Before the cyclone makes landfall, crews will be pre-positioned to provide emergency support to at-risk communities and allow essential services to be restored as soon as possible. The cyclone is expected to cause flooding for a week.

Takeaway coffee cups could be made to be recyclable or compostable in New South Wales amid the Environmental Protection Authority’s continuing crackdown on single-use plastics. Meanwhile WA's ban on single-use plastic coffee cups is set to begin in March this year.

Nearly 5,000 people died in the UK last winter due to living in cold and damp homes as they could not afford the rising energy costs, the latest report from the End Fuel Poverty Coalition has claimed. The surge in excess deaths highlights the need to upgrade the UK’s housing stock and implement measures to bring down energy bills.

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Queensland prepares as cyclone Kirrily brews
Tropical Cyclone Kirrily is expected to hit the Queensland coast this week. Before the cyclone makes landfall, crews will be pre-positioned to provide emergency support to at-risk communities and allow essential services to be restored as soon as possible. The cyclone is expected to cause flooding for a week.

Takeaway coffee cups could be next single-use plastics to be banned
Takeaway coffee cups could be made to be recyclable or compostable in New South Wales amid the Environmental Protection Authority’s continuing crackdown on single-use plastics. Meanwhile WA's ban on single-use plastic coffee cups is set to begin in March this year.

Nearly 5,000 Brits froze to death last year due to heating costs
Nearly 5,000 people died in the UK last winter due to living in cold and damp homes as they could not afford the rising energy costs, the latest report from the End Fuel Poverty Coalition has claimed. The surge in excess deaths highlights the need to upgrade the UK’s housing stock and implement measures to bring down energy bills.

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Tropical Cyclone Kirrily poses threat to endangered mahogany glider’s coastal habitat
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