Smelly, noisy and messy, Australia’s native white ibis is a bird with a bad reputation. Now a research project in Moreton Bay is trying to better understand how these ‘bin chickens’ breed, feed and move around urban areas – and if rubbish tips are the key to their survival.
Australia's caravan parks could become electric car hotspots, with an industry body proposing their use as a fast-charging network.
The world's largest battery-powered ferry is being built in Australia in what its makers say could change water transport across the globe.
Rats are causing serious problems for cane growers in a far north Queensland town while flooding may help NSW farmers deal with a destructive mouse plague.
Thousands of diesel utes will be converted to electric in a deal worth almost $1 billion which experts say underlines incredibly high demand in Australia.
The holiday season revealed a new speed bump for electric car drivers – long queues to recharge. But the record demand could help to pinpoint hot spots.
The automotive industry is failing to move to electric vehicles fast enough to freeze climate change, a leading car executive has warned.
Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has made a series of appointments to an Indigenous advisory committee that provides feedback on land and sea management.
Australia was warmer and wetter than historical averages last year as La Nina and climate change hit the country, causing widespread flooding and heatwaves.
Thousands of dollars have been cut from the price of Australia's two most popular electric vehicles as competition in the market grows.
Queensland scientists have developed an environmentally friendly RNA-based spray to help combat myrtle rust, which has wiped out many Australian plants.
A rescue mission is underway to pluck workers from a flooded conservation property in the Kimberley after record floods.
While Melburnians left in their droves during the pandemic, its population growth is expected to bounce back quickly over the next decade.
A young girl and a man in his 40s have died in Australian waterways, bringing the drowning toll to 11 since Christmas Day.
More road trips are set to be taken in electric and hybrid vehicles this holiday season as rental firms roll out eco-friendly cars.
Climate groups have welcomed the decision by the NSW government to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 70 per cent by 2035 on 2005 levels.
Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has lauded Australia's progress from environmental "laggard to leader" as nations agree on a nature protection framework.
Electric vehicle owners will be able to recharge in more places after a major electricity firm pledged to install chargers on power poles around the country.
Colonies of ibis, egrets, herons, swans and ducks have been observed breeding in wetlands across eastern Australia after record-breaking floods.
With just six minutes to spare, an Australian solar and battery-powered race car has set a world record for distance covered on a single charge.
Australians can expect to ride more electric buses with one state announcing $3 billion towards electrifying its fleet and others moving in the same direction.
Eight renewable energy batteries will be built to support the National Energy Market and increase storage capacity by about tenfold.
The Greens are expected to vote against a plan to compensate coal and gas companies for temporary price caps, as the industry wants to meet the prime minister.
An EV for Christmas? There are still ways to secure an electric car in time for a holiday road trip but they might not come from the places you expect.
Back-to-back bleaching events have highlighted the critical threat that climate change poses to the Great Barrier Reef. But few people are aware of the network of gullies pumping out about half the sediment that is polluting reef water quality and threatening its World Heritage status
Picture this. You’re in government for the first time in more than a decade. And within six months, you’re facing a diabolical problem: skyrocketing energy prices. To your constituents, it doesn’t matter that the root cause is a war in Europe. What they’ll see is pain – electricity and gas bills climbing and climbing.
Australia's electric vehicle charging network is about to get an extension with one state funding up to 180 ultra-fast chargers to fuel cars in quick time.
The crown-of-thorns starfish could go from villain to victim as climate change kills off its food source - the Great Barrier Reef.
A parcel delivery service will create Australia's largest electric truck fleet after a $20.1 million investment in the quiet, green transport technology.
Australian roads will look different by 2030, according to a new report into the country's climate change policies that found new policies are making an impact.
The environment minister is about to tell Australians how she'll fix laws that have failed the nation's ailing environment, two years on from a major review.
