Govt vows to fight in-danger reef listing
A United Nations monitoring mission released its long-awaited report on the Great Barrier Reef, saying it should be listed as a World Heritage site in danger.
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Qld coal exports omitted from climate plan
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is open to more ambitious emissions targets, but says the future of the state's coal mines depends on market demand.
Reef should join in-danger list: UN report
A United Nations monitoring mission released its long-awaited report on the Great Barrier Reef, saying it should be listed as a World Heritage site in danger.
Queensland court rejects coal over climate
A Queensland thermal coal mine should be refused because it will contribute to climate change, damaging the environment and impact human rights, a court says.
Habitat destruction lacks oversight in Qld
A likely threatened species habitat the size of the Gold Coast may have been illegally cleared in Queensland without any consequence, a report says.
Critics lament COP27 deal lack of ambition
The COP27 climate summit has agreed to a landmark fund to help poor countries but has done little to boost efforts to curb the emissions causing global warming.
COP27 deadline in Egypt extended by a day
The global climate conference COP27 will be extended by one day, the Egyptian government says.
Australia basks in climate ‘good guy’ glow
Australia is elated after the warm welcome it received at the COP27 climate summit in Egypt, but observers say the global goodwill will only last so long.
Australia to push for cleaner fuel rules
New rules about fuel quality in Australia could ban the sale of some vehicles but see a new generation of green cars hit local roads.
Climate myths thrive in Australia: survey
Climate change myths are alive and well in the minds of Australians, including what's causing it, a new survey suggests.
Australia still flunks on climate: report
Australia is at the bottom of the class on climate protection, behind the world's biggest emitters, a new index shows.
‘Carbon capital’ plots transition road map
Australia's "carbon capital" Gladstone has developed a detailed plan for 10 years of change so no one gets left behind in the race to net zero emissions.
COP27 not ready to back compo fund: EU
A European Union representative says COP27 negotiations are not ready to agree on a fund to compensate countries vulnerable to climate change.
COP27 half-way through, issues unresolved
COP27 negotiators are working hard to draft deals on a wide range of issues as the summit reaches the half-way mark.
No peak in sight for carbon emissions
Carbon emissions are at record levels and the task of warding off catastrophic climate change has never been greater, a global stocktake report warns.
Batteries, baby vows as Vic deficit rises
Victoria's budget deficit forecast has blown out by $500 million in 10 days as the major parties earmark more election cash for batteries and babies.
China to support climate, not with cash
China has told the COP27 climate summit it will support developing countries tackling climate damage, but that won't involve contributing financially.
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Qld urged to speed up Lake Eyre protection
Activists are calling on the Queensland government to publicly release its assessment of plans to protect the Lake Eyre Basin before Christmas.
Forrest wants seabed mining moratorium
Australian mining magnate Andrew Forrest says the world's seabeds must not be exploited without the same protections as land-based mining.
New UN plan to stop corporate greenwashing
A United Nations panel tasked with shutting down down greenwashing has released a plan to hold the corporate world to account on their climate action promises.
UN chief warns of ‘climate hell’ at COP27
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres says the world is on "a highway to climate hell with our foot on the accelerator."
Snowy chief upset ministers with surprises
Performance and termination payments went to former Snowy Hydro chief Paul Broad, despite ministerial concerns about his conduct.
Qld changes concern coal, gas producers
Changes to Queensland's environmental laws have been criticised by gas and coal producers as a costly imposition of more "green tape".
Australia not off climate hook – yet
Australia heads to this year's climate summit having ditched its climate laggard tag but observers say the reputational repair task has only just begun.
COP27 puts climate compensation on agenda
Delegates from more than 190 countries have kicked off the United Nations climate summit in Egypt with a deal to discuss compensating poor countries.
Extreme weather smashes global records
Extreme weather records have been smashed on every continent in the year since world leaders last met to tackle climate change.
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oil and gas - upstream activities
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Rusting Qld gas wells leaked: activists
Queensland activists have obtained documents showing some coal seam gas wells have been leaking due to rust, which they say could be a widespread problem.
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Climate bill $30b in first carbon budget
Australia's first carbon budget comes with a hefty price tag for climate spending to meet national and international pledges.
Crunch time for Labor’s green pledges
The new federal government has made some very big environmental promises. Tuesday's budget will be where the rubber meets the road.
Drink deposit schemes need overhaul
Environment ministers are under pressure to expand container deposit schemes and eliminate baffling rules about what's in and what's out.
New funding to ‘turn around’ reef health
The Albanese government has outlined $1.2 billion of funding for the Great Barrier Reef ahead of the federal budget.