The boss of Santos has backed Opposition Leader Peter Dutton's calls for the gas industry to stand up for itself as a key player in the energy transition.
Zero-emission trucks will go on show in Brisbane this week in an event where green prime movers may outnumber their diesel counterparts.
The oil and gas industry is refusing to be a casualty of a net-zero world, insisting it is part of the solution in a "realistic" national strategy on supply.
One Australian bank is making a $2 million pledge to replace its petrol cars with electric models by 2027 in a move experts say could change our roads.
Researchers are sounding the alarm over Tasmania's maugean skate, warning one extreme weather event could decimate its already-vulnerable population.
Environmentalists have launched a fresh legal challenge against Queensland's New Acland coalmine expansion on the Darling Downs.
A scientific inquiry into a massive fish kill in western NSW will try to prevent the next one but faces a challenging lack of data, the chief scientist says.
Simplistic concerns about cost trumped outcomes for imperilled species under a high-profile program to plant 20 million trees across Australia, researchers say.
Nine industrial zones to "carpool" emissions and give gas a long-term role in the economy have been mapped by the industry with help from CSIRO scientists.
Fire has struck Western Australia's Kimberley region a few short months after record floods, but careful management should give nature a leg up.
A new watchdog for Australia's natural environment has been given just one-third of the cash it needs in the federal budget, an independent MP says.
Australia's biggest car brand is being urged to reveal its climate lobbying efforts amid claims the company is missing opportunities with electric cars.
Plans for renewable hydrogen produced with Australian-made electrolysers are closer to commercial reality after the federal budget chipped in $2 billion.
Hybrid car buyers have less than two years to secure a tax discount, according to the federal budget which revealed further investments in electric vehicles.
One in four new vehicles sold in Australia could be electric by 2025 but a group of energy experts says a ban on petrol cars would speed up the move.
Coles says its decision to phase out soft-plastic shopping bags nationwide will remove 230 million of them from circulation within a year.
Australia's energy future will include green hydrogen as the federal budget bets $2 billion on the hero fuel and helps homes and businesses save on power bills.
The federal government has set aside hundreds of millions of dollars in the 2023/24 budget to shore up efforts to deal with the consequences of climate change.
Animals and plants at risk of extinction will be overseen by two powerful agencies as the federal budget outlines funding for a range of environmental measures.
Tonnes of soft plastic waste unsafely stockpiled by collapsed recycler REDcycle are now being moved, supermarket giants Coles and Woolworths say.
Permanent energy bill relief through access to rooftop solar is a priority most households want to see in the budget, including those who don't own a roof.
A new advertising campaign for electric vehicles makes fun of former prime minister Scott Morrison's election claim that Labor's policy would "end the weekend".
Australia has a plan to fit pollution filters to domestic washing machines by 2030 but experts say the rise in fast, plastic fashion demands urgent action.
A frog that makes a farting noise and another that keeps its tadpoles in "pockets" are amongst the Aussie amphibians hit hard by the Black Summer fires.
Tuesday's federal budget will include a rescue and repair package for crumbling and dangerous Sydney Harbour sites, including Cockatoo Island.
The federal budget will fund a national authority to manage the job losses and opportunities in switching from coal-fired power to widespread renewable energy.
The China Stone Coal and Range Coal projects have been cancelled because the companies involved have not being willing to show how they would protect nature.
Toyota will showcase a collection of hydrogen-powered cars, buses and vans throughout Australia to garner support for a different type of green technology.
Action is needed to get more electric trucks on Australian roads, according to a new report and industry groups who say heavy vehicles are missing out.
Record taxpayer dollars paid to traditional energy firms are "cooking the climate" when budgets should be funding action to stop climate change, research shows.
The King's looming coronation has given a leg-up to a critically endangered Australian parrot with killer camouflage skills.
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