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The NSW Opposition says the state is unprepared for a major oil spill and has proposed a plan to better protect the environment and wildlife in case it happens. Opposition environment spokesman Luke Foley on Monday said NSW would be unable to deal with catastrophic oil spills like those in th...

Six Melbourne dock workers have been treated at hospital after a corrosive chemical spill. The workers had been unloading a cargo ship on Friday evening in the city's industrial ports when a release valve on a giant cylinder was damaged, a fire department spokesman says. About 200 litres...

Oil and phosphate fertiliser are spilling into the sea at Christmas Island after a cargo ship sank in the island's port on Sunday.Poor weather conditions and clouds have prevented the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) from assessing the extent of the leaks in waters at the island, i...