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Earthquake shakes Adelaide Hills, tremor also detected in southern suburbs

Early risers in parts of the Adelaide Hills were shaken from their slumber by a small tremor before sunrise, with one resident saying his "cat was running around scared and went and hid".

ABC News

Wheatbelt, Kimberley tremors unrelated to deadly Indonesian earthquake, scientists say

A magnitude-4.3 earthquake close to Derby shook the Kimberley town on Monday evening with reports of homes shaking followed by a "noise like thunder".

ABC News

Earthquake 'swarm' data in Mukinbudin studied to understand seismic activity in WA's Wheatbelt region

Scientists collect data to determine the cause of ongoing seismic activity in the Wheatbelt. It comes following a cluster of at least 13 earthquakes in the Mukinbudin area last week.

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Magnitude-4 earthquake rattles NSW South West Slopes, epicentre located close to Boorowa

A shallow earthquake hits the NSW South West Slopes, with some residents close to the epicentre describing the sound as "like 20 gas bottles exploding at once".

ABC News

Federal government approves two new offshore greenhouse gas storage areas off WA and NT

The federal government issues permits for two new offshore greenhouse gas storage areas, off the coast of Western Australia and the Northern Territory.

ABC News

As EVs drive a mining revolution, will Australia become a battery minerals superpower?

A cocktail of minerals is needed to make EV batteries and Australia has them in abundance. But will the country capitalise on its natural resources advantage?

ABC News

Wheatbelt earthquake could be aftershock of magnitude-6.1 quake from 1979, seismologists say

Seismologists say an earthquake that struck Cadoux on Sunday may be an aftershock from a magnitude-6.1 quake that hit the town in 1979.

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Across outback Queensland, Great Artesian Basin water is surfacing where it has never been seen before

One of the world's largest reservoirs — the Great Artesian Basin — springs back to life, bringing potentially new species with it.

ABC News

Not if, but when: unless Papua New Guinea prepares now, the next big earthquake could wreak havoc in Lae

Earthquakes can be especially devastating for developing countries, where competing priorities can stymie resource allocation towards earthquake resilience.

The Conversation

Investment group set to acquire Geoscience building

The sale price will set a new commercial property record for Canberra.

The Canberra Times

Magnitude 2.9 earthquake detected near Brendale, north of Brisbane, Geoscience Australia reports

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake has struck near Kilcoy, north-west of Brisbane, Geoscience Australia reports.

ABC News

Tapping mineral wealth in mining waste could offset damage from new green economy mines

To go green, the world will need vast quantities of critical minerals such as manganese, lithium, cobalt and rare earth elements. But to some environmentalists, mining to save the planet is a hard pill to swallow if it leads to damage to pristine areas.

The Conversation

Darwin feels tremors of 6.4-magnitude earthquake in Timor-Leste

The earthquake was felt extensively throughout the Top End, with accounts of rattling apartment buildings in the city and shaking across Darwin's northern suburbs.

ABC News

Digging deeper into earthquakes and minerals

Sensors to give insight into the 'potential for discovering new mineral and energy resources'.

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Earthquake rattles Adelaide for second time this month

A magnitude-2.8 tremor has been reported in South Australia with the epicentre around the same location as an earthquake three weeks ago.

The Canberra Times

Nation's pre-eminent geoscience building expected to fetch $360m

The Geoscience Australia building is set to go on sale nearly 25 years after completion.

ABC News

Magnitude 3.9 earthquake strikes off Cairns, Bureau of Meteorology says there is no tsunami threat

Geoscience Australia reports a magnitude 3.9 earthquake off the coast of Cairns in Far North Queensland.

ABC News

Earthquake 'swarm' rattles WA's south with more than than 40 over three weeks

Residents of Arthur River say so far the damage has been minor, even though some of the tremors have been felt hundreds of kilometres away.

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