The race to deliver Australia's most affordable electric car has roared to life again, with one manufacturer offering a significant discount to win the title.
A parliamentary committee wants the government to put school meals on the menu across Australia in a bid to improve the health of the nation's school children.
Sea level rises forced a group of Torres Strait Islanders to mount a legal challenge to Australia and their story has sparked a new dance work.
A seven-year-old girl is the latest victim in a string of dingo incidents on a popular tourist island, with authorities working to identify the animal.
The King has praised the "selfless army" of volunteers serving others, describing them as the "essential backbone of our society," in his Christmas address.
With bushfires raging across some parts of the nation, Aboriginal land management techniques are showing how to reduce the severity of the damage.
Double the number of electric vehicle makers will be racing into Sydney in 2024 after demand for the low-emission rides tripled.
A specially trained squad of sniffer dogs has been recruited to protect the Northern Territory's unique environment from invasive, aggressive browsing ants.
Major brands are preparing to launch electric cars in Australia for the first time, in a move experts say will see some motorists question their brand loyalty.
As storms, floods and bushfires wreak havoc on Australia, a little-known company owned by the nation's governments is in demand for its digital intelligence.
Crop contamination from herbicides can cost growers millions of dollars in damage - but a warning system is helping to avoid it.
Fancy crackers, chocolates and lollies shared during the holidays are increasingly being made from local ingredients in high-tech manufacturing hubs onshore.
Melburnians have been urged to look out for the deadly Asian black-spined toad after a resident found one while taking an afternoon walk on Boxing Day.
The addition of 17 native animals to the threatened species list has increased calls for the federal government to strengthen environmental laws.
A 12-year-old boy is the latest victim in a string of dingo bites on a popular tourist island, with authorities working to identify the dog.
Experts predict electric vehicle purchases could double again next year after Australia's public charging network surged by 70 per cent in 2023.
Australia could see twice as many electric cars hit the road this holiday season and experts are urging drivers to plan ahead to avoid charging queues.
The Queensland government has banned new oil and gas developments in the Lake Eyre basin's rivers and floodplains, almost a decade after an election promise.
New vehicles will have to create less pollution to be sold in Australia under new rules to come into effect in 2025.
A push to add nuclear to Australia's energy mix may be silenced by a steep upward revision of the cost of small reactors by the national science agency.
A Brisbane company has revealed plans to retrofit and fly a hydrogen-powered light aircraft, in a development that could reduce pollution from air travel.
Auto manufacturer Toyota will fit new tyres on hundreds of Yaris hybrid vehicles in a recall over claims about fuel consumption.
Areas hit by flooding from ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper are also some of Australia's richest in wildlife diversity and natural beauty.
Expect to see more electric vehicle chargers on the street and in households after a significant investment in a Sydney charging firm.
Scorching temperatures could place pressure on the energy grid as households and businesses are asked to reduce non-essential power use as much as possible.
An Australian mine has deployed the nation's first electric-powered excavator, created as part of a plan to decarbonise mining operations.
Energy market tsars are out of step with the "rooftop revolution" and other household energy that could be harnessed in a clean, low-cost system, critics say.
Shareholders have grilled NAB's chairman over the banking giant's commitment to climate change at a heated annual general meeting.
Superior climate and energy policies have become a vote winner as well as an economic and security imperative, British High Commissioner Vicki Treadell says.
Santos has marked a key regulatory win for its $5.8bn Timor Sea Barossa project, but other court battles are threatening to derail the project.
High-end vehicles will need to become more fuel-efficient to avoid a 33 per cent tax under changes in a federal budget update.
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