The High Court has ruled the Victorian government unlawfully imposed electric, hydrogen and plug-in hybrid vehicle owners a fee for each kilometre they travel.
The High Court has ruled the Victorian government unlawfully charged electric, hydrogen and plug-in hybrid vehicle owners a fee for each kilometre they travel.
Australia's winter crop production is expected to fall by almost a quarter, after three consecutive years of bumper harvests.
A futuristic electric sports car and SUV will be unveiled by Toyota next week in a move that could signal a change for the brand.
A federal inquiry says NSW must allow the aerial culling of brumbies in the Australian Alps, saying they pose an immediate extinction risk for native species.
A federal inquiry says NSW must allow the aerial culling of brumbies in the Australian Alps, saying they pose an immediate extinction risk for native species.
Recent changes to allow bigger and heavier trucks on Australian roads will see more electric truck trials but experts say permanent reforms are necessary.
A UN investigator has taken aim at Australia's crackdown on the right to protest as aging climate activists await a court ruling on 'scary' new laws.
With the effects of El Nino already being felt a leading rural charity says they're already seeing a marked increase in demand for their services.
Swedish furniture giant IKEA is deploying both hydrogen and electric trucks in its operations in a bid to cut vehicle emissions.
Just 15 per cent of Australians say climate change is an extremely serious problem right now, with many viewing it as a future peril, a survey has found.
Suburban areas of several Australian capital cities are at an increased risk this fire season, new research has revealed.
Plans to offer charging stations for a monthly fee and without installation costs is hoped to put thousands more electric vehicles on Australian roads.
The Federal Court has found the federal environment minister isn't obliged to act on evidence that coal mines will harm natural wonders such as the reef.
Most of the endangered greater glider's habitat in Queensland is not protected, a new study reveals.
A national soils summit has been told government policy around the ecological improvements made by holistic farming needs to be brought into focus.
Forestry authorities say they met all necessary requirements when they held daytime searches for an endangered nocturnal glider before logging a NSW forest.
Yet another serious threat to the Great Barrier Reef has emerged - invisible flows of groundwater that are dumping harmful nutrients into the fragile ecosystem.
Australia is doing a very poor job of working out if its unique plants are in danger of extinction, scientists warn.
A record amount of funding is being offered to Australia's renewable hydrogen producers in a bid to ensure the country leads the world in 2030.
Australia's biggest gas supplier Santos faces many months of costly wrangling with shareholder activists in the federal court over allegations of greenwashing.
A harvesting ban has been extended in a NSW forest after authorities said the Forestry Corporation failed to identify den trees for an endangered glider.
Australians with disabilities are being urged to have their say on electric car chargers and what needs to change to ensure more drivers can use them.
Australians purchasing electric cars are being rewarded with higher-grade entertainment technology featuring as standard in their vehicles.
More than 40 per cent of the world's amphibians are threatened with extinction and Australia's once bountiful frogs are among those in strife, scientists warn.
Australian researchers have shown that for the air-breathing, milk-producing, live-birthing mammals of the world, glowing under ultraviolet light is common.
Carbon offsets should be used as a last resort and limited to Australia's heaviest polluters, conservationists warn the federal government.
A group of 45 nations with authority over three quarters of the world's coral reefs have agreed to raise A$18.9 billion in funds to protect the ecosystems.
Global electric car sales rose by almost 50 per cent this year and while Australian sales are increasing they are still well below the world average.
Fire season is under way as blazes burn across the country driven by volatile conditions with total fire bans in parts of WA, South Australia, Victoria and NSW.
The mercury is expected to soar in multiple cities as special provisions are put in place for a scorching NRL grand final.
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