Diehard explorer sets sail on two-year climate crusade
Australian explorer Geoff Wilson and his son are about to begin a two-year, net-zero odyssey to record how climate change is hurting the world's wildest areas.
Australian explorer Geoff Wilson and his son are about to begin a two-year, net-zero odyssey to record how climate change is hurting the world's wildest areas.
An environment group is suing two government finance agencies, arguing they must tell taxpayers about climate and other harms caused by projects they funded.
Climate activists say a court's decision to dismiss their bid to stop Whitehaven's Narrabri coal mine expansion was "out of step with community expectations".
Mining regions will need support from governments to diversify their economies as the demand for fossil fuels declines, a report shows.
Torres Strait Islander elders Pabai Pabai and Paul Kabai have joined a global campaign to have climate change addressed by the International Court of Justice.
The Federal Court has wrapped up on-country hearings in the Torres Strait Islands and Cairns for the Australian Climate Case, hearing stories of destruction.
The Australian climate case has moved to Saibai, where the Federal Court has heard evidence from Torres Strait Islanders about the effects of rising seas.
Torres Strait Islander people from the island of Saibai will give evidence in an on-country hearing in the Australian climate case on Monday.
Scientist and climate campaigner Tim Flannery says there are several decades of deterioration ahead before the world will see the benefit of climate action.
A research station on the Great Barrier Reef is celebrating its profound impact on global marine science, at a time when coral reefs are in the crosshairs.
A huge surge of investment will be needed for the government to achieve its green energy ambitions, senators have been told.
The environment minister personally killed off Clive Palmer's coal mine but trusted a delegate to decide on another Queensland mine that got the green light.
Australia must think bigger if it's serious about morphing into a renewable energy superpower, economist Ross Garnaut says.
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.
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.
With its vast landmass and history of skilled industry, regional Australia is shaping up to be the launch pad for a new era in technology and manufacturing.
A cashed-up competition is underway to transform how fires are detected, managed and fought, and Aussie firefighters will help decide who wins.
A study has delivered more bad news for a globally important green turtle nesting site off Queensland, with climate change predicted to flood all nests by 2050.
Queensland Scientist Olaf Meynecke says a recent trip to study chubby whales in Antarctica has left him with a odd mix of trepidation and determination.
A life-sustaining circulatory system for the deep ocean will quickly slow and may collapse entirely without emissions cuts this decade, Australian experts say.
The Queensland government is being urged to take over a troubled coal-fired power plant amid uncertainty about compensation for price caps.
Australia's environmental health has improved after a few very wet years but it's unlikely to last in the face of climate change and relentless habitat loss.
More than half of the most common species on the reefs that ring Australia have suffered population declines over the past decade, a new study has revealed.
The UN secretary-general says developed nations like Australia must bring forward their net-zero timelines by a decade, given the latest climate change report.
The emissions Queensland sends offshore have been targeted by the Greens who have a plan to phase out coal and gas exports by 2030.
The Queensland government has promised to give households and small businesses in the state's southeast bigger electricity bill rebates in 2023/24.
New Zealand PM Chris Hipkins has scrapped several climate policies of his predecessor Jacinda Ardern, saying he can achieve emissions cuts more efficiently.
Leading climate scientists have delved into some of the most extreme weather events Australians endured last year, and there were plenty to choose from.
Scientists believe they now understand how megafires such as Australia's Black Summer blazes deplete the ozone layer that shields humanity from the sun.
Queensland state-owned CleanCo is calling for expressions of interest to design a clean energy hub after a public coal plant delayed its return to the grid.
Scientists say Australia must pour effort into scaling up new technologies that can suck emissions out of the atmosphere, while it also works to cut them.