Transforming Australia’s urban rivers
Polluted and neglected, the rivers that run through Australia's biggest cities are being transformed from barren drains to crucial wildlife habitats.
Environmental Issue
Battery recycling scheme powers ahead
A new battery recycling scheme is off to a flying start in Australia in a win for the environment and the reuse of precious resources.
Rescued baby koala now a ‘bossy boots’
A drenched koala joey rescued from the Queensland floods has finally returned to the wild after spending months at a rehabilitation centre.
Noah’s arks plan too narrow for ecologists
Conservationists and ecologists have welcomed a government plan to prevent the loss of any more species but say it's too narrow and won't be enough on its own.
NSW park name ditches blackbirding legacy
NSW has renamed a national park in the state's south to Beowa, replacing its controversial settler namesake with a local Indigenous term for the killer whale.
Sustainability high in Aust minds: Woolies
Australian consumers 'give a damn' about sustainability and even more so than two years ago, a major retailer has warned business leaders.
Stranded pilot whales rescued in Tasmania
Almost 200 stranded pilot whales have died on Tasmania's West Coast, but 32 survivors have been returned to the ocean.
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Tiwi Islanders win landmark court case
A traditional owner has been successful in a legal bid over a regulator's decision to allow Santos to drill eight wells in a gas field off the Tiwi Islands.
Qld poised as nation’s ‘clean engine room’
Australia's vital coal and gas port of Gladstone could become a global hub of clean jobs and investment, served by abundant renewable energy.
Climate change and a patchwork of human factors led to Pakistan floods: Report
There are many ingredients to the ongoing humanitarian crisis - some meteorological, some economic, some societal, some historic and construction oriented.
Queensland at risk of more flooding from another La Nina, government warns
Emergency Management Minister Murray Watt said plans for further mitigation measures had begun in areas at risk of flooding as some communities continued to bounce back from earlier natural disasters.
Sandbagging Brisbane: Authorities prepare for another damaging La Nina
The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) has confirmed a La Niña weather pattern has become established in the tropical Pacific.
Queensland-Japan hydrogen and new energy economy commitment
QUT has continued its investment in clean and green energy in Queensland by renewing its International Cooperation Agreement with the University of Tokyo (UTokyo) to develop joint venture projects and facilitate joint academic and scientific activities.
We pay billions to subsidise Australia’s fossil fuel industry. This makes absolutely no economic sense
Australia spends billions each year giving subsidies to the fossil fuel industry, despite our climate change commitments. The Australia Institute estimates that in the 2021-22 budget period, Australian federal and state governments’ total fossil fuel subsidies cost A$11.6 billion. That’s up $1.3 billion on the previous year.
Fossil fuel subsidies make “no economic sense”
Australian federal and state governments’ total fossil fuel subsidies cost $11.6 billion - up $1.3 billion on the previous year.
Australia is failing to protect threatened species: WWF
Australia got an F for fail, with the report's authors warning the country's grim reputation as a global extinction leader will worsen unless management efforts are radically improved.
Queensland to miss out on 90% of new coal mine royalties
Queensland might be entitled to less than seven per cent of royalties generated by a major thermal coal mine that is one step away from approval.
Europe and China are bone dry and Pakistan is underwater: A climate scientist’s view on what is going on
Yuck factor pushes Premier towards desalination
A battle is brewing in South-East Queensland over water. Despite heavy rains and flooding, the water supply authority, Seqwater, has flagged the need to find more water sources to keep up with urban growth.
Whale freed from Queensland shark net is 10th entanglement of migration season
The danger for humpback whales negotiating Queensland shark nets is far from over as the state records a tenth incident this migration season.
Wuhan lab leak theory is dead says COVID academic
The Huanan market was the pandemic epicentre. From its origin there, the SARS-CoV-2 virus rapidly spread to other locations in Wuhan in early 2020 and then to the rest of the world.
Race to save Antarctica’s sleeping giant
The world's largest ice sheet is called a 'sleeping giant' for good reason and Australian scientists say the race is on to prevent a horrible awakening.
Coral makes comeback on Great Barrier Reef
Coral is making a comeback across much of the Great Barrier Reef but the record resurgence could be quickly undone, scientists warn.
Liberal MP to cross the floor and vote for Labor’s climate change bill
The Greens and a Liberal backbencher have signalled support for the federal government's climate change bill after Labor agreed to a series of amendments.
Parliament to debate climate change bill
The Greens will reveal their stance on the federal government's climate change bill, which will be debated by MPs in the lower house on Wednesday.
Cotton composting to solve clothing crisis
The historical technique may be the solution to Australia's textile waste problem, one scientist says.
Gold Coast, Melbourne lead decade growth
New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows the Gold Coast's population has boomed in the last decade, while outback and mining towns declined.
Salad on menu for whale sharks off WA
Whale sharks have displaced the Kodiak bear as the world's biggest omnivore after Aussie researchers discovered they like a bit of salad with their krill.
Renewable energy agency changes scrapped
Energy Minister Chris Bowen has taken aim at the previous government for trying to use the renewable energy agency to fund fossil fuels.
AUKUS needs to be game changer: US chief
Former US National Security Agency head Michael Rogers wants the trilateral AUKUS alliance to challenge the status quo amid heightened security tensions.
It’s sweltering in the land of the Queen – but what could this mean for Queensland?
Traditionally, temperatures above 30℃ in the UK are considered hot. But to see temperatures already exceeding 40℃ is shocking.