'Constant worry': Ukraine endures bitterest winter as Russia targets energy sites
The war-ravaged country has been plunged into an energy crisis as temperatures plummet below freezing, leaving millions unable to heat their homes.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-22/energy-crisis-kyiv-winter-ukraine-russia-blackouts/106255468
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The day Roosevelt approved the Manhattan Project
On December 28, 1942, a US president formally approved an investment in the top-secret project to create nuclear weapons.
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Japan prepares to restart world's biggest nuclear plant, 15 years after Fukushima
Japan has taken the final step to allow the world's largest nuclear power plant to resume operations with a regional vote in Niigata prefecture.
Nuclear stations taken offline as Russian drones bombard Ukraine
A large-scale Russian drone and missile attack damages power facilities in eight Ukrainian regions, causing blackouts and forcing nuclear power plants to cut output.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-07/russia-attacks-ukrainian-energy-infrastructure/106111570
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Rare look at family, country and culture on the remote APY Lands
By Stephanie Boltje and Che Chorley
The stark beauty of Australia's protected APY Lands is alive with ancient songlines and culture. But Elders see a need for change to secure the future of today's children.
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O'Brien 'supremely confident' Liberal nuclear policy has a future
By Bridget McArthur and Madigan Landry
As the federal Coalition looks to resurrect a nuclear policy, an energy analyst and a workers' union fear the impacts of parliament's inability to agree on Australia's energy future.
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Ukraine accuses Russia of raising nuclear risk after Chernobyl power cut
Volodymyr Zelenskyy said more than 20 Russian drones had been deployed in the attack on the town of Slavutych that cut power to the nearby Chernobyl plant for three hours.
Iran fails to avoid 'unfair, unjust and illegal' UN sanctions
The UN Security Council rejects another last-ditch effort to delay the reimposition of sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-27/iran-says-un-security-council-sanctions-unfair/105823898
Submarine agency lobbies Fremantle locals amid protest over defence hub
By Cason Ho
The agency in charge of arming the nation with nuclear submarines takes its self-described first steps towards earning the public's trust with a community meeting in WA, as protesters voice their opposition outside.
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Cormann urges open mind about nuclear power amid climate target debate
By Jacob Greber
Secretary-General of the OECD and former Coalition finance minister Mathias Cormann suggests Australians keep an open mind to nuclear power, saying there isn't "anything inherently partisan" about the energy source.
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Farm family buys back land it sold for scrapped nuclear waste site
By Arj Ganesan and Brooke Neindorf
A family that sold SA land to the federal government for a nuclear waste dump has bought it back.
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As Iran-Australia relations fracture, Tehran faces a fresh diplomatic setback
By Thomas Morgan
Tehran's nuclear ambitions are no secret, and that could lead it to another round of crippling sanctions.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-29/europe-countries-to-reimpose-sanctions-on-iran/105710530
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UK, France and Germany willing to reinstate sanctions on Iran
The Iranian government didn't immediately respond to the development, but parliament member Manouchehr Mottaki warned of a swift reaction to any move to trigger the sanctions.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-14/european-nations-threaten-to-sanction-iran/105650576
After 80 years, Hiroshima nuclear bomb survivors remember the day the 'world went dark'
By James Oaten
Thousands of people are set to gather to commemorate the 80th anniversary and the catastrophic impacts of the nuclear bombing of Japan's Hiroshima during World War II, including survivors who are calling for the world to be free of atomic weapons.
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UK and Australia deepen AUKUS submarine pact with 50-year treaty
By Stephen Dziedzic
Britain says it will deepen its AUKUS nuclear submarine partnership with Australia through a new 50-year treaty that it expects to create jobs and boost British exports.
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