Almost 100,000 new electric cars hit Australian roads last year but a new report is calling for faster adoption to meet climate targets.
A Senate inquiry has heard traditional owners feel disrespected by gas firms seeking offshore approvals but the industry says it needs clarity and certainty.
Outer suburbs are becoming hotspots for electric vehicles, with new figures showing the low-emission cars are more popular there than inner-city suburbs.
Car group Volkswagen has become the latest manufacturer to withdraw support for Australia's peak car body but Toyota supports its calls for policy changes.
Businessman and environmental activist Geoff Cousins expects a public campaign to end native forest logging in NSW to be an easy sell.
An inquiry aired serious concerns about efforts to eradicate fire ants - a hyper-aggressive super pest that could change what it's like to live in Australia.
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.
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