Another electric car maker has resigned from Australia's peak automotive industry group amid accusations it "cherry-picked" data to mislead consumers.
Electric car maker Tesla has slammed Australia's peak automotive body for spreading misleading claims about a proposed fuel-efficiency standard.
Analysts have offered a staggering new assessment of what Australia could lose to fire ants.
More than 40 health groups have called on the government to make climate and health funding a priority after services were challenged by extreme weather.
A zero-tolerance approach to feral horses in Kosciuszko National Park has been flagged by the federal government if culling fails to stop environmental harm.
Expect to see more politicians behind the wheel of a small electric car in a show of support for new vehicle efficiency rules.
A farming lobby says Labor leaders whose states need the Great Artesian Basin should be fighting a carbon capture and storage trial in Queensland.
Australian ute drivers are paying hundreds of dollars more for fuel than their American and European counterparts, according to a new fuel-efficiency study.
Large Australian corporations are failing to meet global best practice when it comes to reducing their carbon dioxide emissions, according to a new study.
A logging protest in defence of some of Tasmania's tallest trees has resulted in former Greens leader Bob Brown being charged and banned from all state forests.
Scientists and conservation groups say a backflip by the NSW environmental watchdog will do little to shield greater gliders from the effects of logging.
Hundreds of sites are due to be tested for contaminated mulch including some outside Sydney as an expert group is formed to speed up the investigation.
A study shows more Australian drivers are keen on electric cars but the group behind the research says it also shows bad news for a fuel-efficiency standard.
Asbestos-tainted mulch is to blame for the closure of a primary school in Sydney's southwest and the cancellation of a major Mardi Gras festival event.
A taxpayer-funded legal unit that fights environmental cases faces a federal government review amid claims it confected evidence in litigation against Santos.
Australia's first climate risk assessment will be based on a scenario that does not reflect reality, the Greens say.
Florence, the troubled tunnel boring machine, is back on solid ground and hard at work on the Snowy Hydro 2.0 project, but it's slow going.
NSW is shutting the door on offshore drilling and mining operations in its waters, sabotaging PEP-11 and other projects.
Giving motorists more options for cheaper cars is at the heart of proposed fuel efficiency standards, the federal government says.
A review of consultation over renewable energy projects has called for improved complaints handling after finding a "lack of trust" in the community.
Australians will be able to breathe easier, spend less on fuel and have more choice at the car yard under proposed new efficiency standards for cars and utes.
Environmental groups warn almost 800 hectares of koala habitat will be cleared if a proposed coal mine in central Queensland goes ahead.
A corporation that logs native forests says it's not required to do a perfect job when looking for den trees of an endangered marsupial.
An environmental group is calling on Australia's consumer watchdog to investigate Toyota over the way it advertises hybrid vehicles.
Australia's second richest person, mining magnate Andrew 'Twiggy' Forrest, has renewed his attack on the fossil fuel industry and Woodside Energy.
Scientists from the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service say 2023 was the hottest year in global temperature records since 1850.
The premier says NSW's forestry industry can't remain static and change is coming after environmentalists lost a court battle over forest protections.
Record heat across the world impacted the global water cycle in 2023, scientists have found, contributing to severe storms, floods, droughts and fires.
Experts predict electric vehicle purchases could double again next year after Australia's public charging network surged by 70 per cent in 2023.
New vehicles will have to create less pollution to be sold in Australia under new rules to come into effect in 2025.
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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