Australians have been promised a radical overhaul of environmental laws after a shocking report on the state of the country's natural assets.
Australia's environment is in poor condition and will deteriorate further as climate change compounds pollution, land clearing and other threats, a report says.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has told global finance ministers climate change is the single greatest threat to Australia's Pacific partners.
Logging is continuing in state forests that are home to koalas and greater gliders despite the animals being added to the nation's endangered species list.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been meeting Pacific island leaders after landing in Fiji for a regional forum.
Campaigners have persuaded Australia and New Zealand to back Vanuatu's bid to have climate change commitments underscored by international law.
A pair of spectacular glossy black-cockatoos have been spotted in northern NSW after a three-month hunt for the threatened birds by conservationists.
A study on the impact of climate change in five countries has found fisheries are more at risk than agriculture or farming.
The world must match the scale of emissions cuts caused by COVID-19 lockdowns if it wants to limit warming to 1.5°C, a new report suggests.
Conservationists say land is being cleared in NSW at an alarming rate and the government must apply the brakes to protect wildlife and fight climate change.
A new eradication zone has been established in NSW as hundreds of beehives are destroyed in the battle to contain an outbreak of the deadly varroa mite.
Nor-for-profit group Rural Aid is dropping hay to dozens of South Australian farmers doing it tough and trying to feed stock in parts of the state.
Without a way to avoid consigning used wind turbine blades to landfill, they may prove no more sustainable than non-renewables, says a leading academic.
Tanya Plibersek will have her first chance to demonstrate Australia's green leadership ambitions at a UN conference on ocean conservation in Portugal.
Scientists are looking to see if insect-based cookies, muesli bars, pastas and - for all the gym bros out there - protein powders set off your bug allergies.
The Australian Energy Market Operator has lifted the suspension of the national energy market after more than a week.
Farmers say consumers should see an end to the fruit and vegetable shortage by early September.
Shoppers rate reducing the use of plastics as the top action businesses can take on sustainability and climate change to win trust, loyalty and dollars.
Scientists warn expanding Wyangala Dam in central western NSW will have detrimental impacts on farmers and the environment, and want dam projects abandoned.
The Australian Energy Market Operator has outlined a staged approach to restoring the national energy market following its intervention last week.
Australians are more concerned about the severity and frequency of disasters, and a majority want greater investment in disaster mitigation, the NRMA says.
Seven people face charges after police raided a rural property northwest of Sydney where they allege illegal climate change protests were being planned.
A 'reheated' proposal by regulators to pay coal plants and renewable generators to guarantee supply to the struggling electricity grid has come under fire.
Australia has "turned the climate corner", according to the federal government, after the prime minister updated the country's climate submission to the UN.
Australian oil and gas producers have had to shell out 40% of their profits in tax, in addition to 30% company tax on profits, for years. And yet the amount collected is tiny: $2.4 billion.
About 1200 workers will be affected by the West Australian government's decision to close its last remaining coal-fired power stations in coming years.
Murray Watt says he's committed to listening to farmers while conceding he doesn't have immediate answers to all the challenges facing the agricultural sector.
Anthony Albanese says Australia will update its nationally determined contribution to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
The world's largest plant has been found in Western Australia's Shark Bay, covering hundreds of square kilometres with scientists ageing it at 4500 years old.
A school boy cyclone survivor has challenged a bank boss to do more on climate change, interrupting an elite business summit to call out "ridiculous" lending.
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