Wind farm commissioner insists he's providing good value for taxpayers

Tom Arup   Australia's wind farm commissioner insists taxpayers are getting good value for money out of his $200,000 a year salary.

Plenty sleight of hand in Malcolm Turnbull's clean power play

Tom Arup   Whatever they are paying the spinners in the Turnbull government it is not enough.

New CSIRO document reveals scale of planned cuts to climate programs

Peter Hannam   One of CSIRO's main climate science units planned to slash four out of five researchers, all but eliminating its monitoring and climate modelling research, a new document reveals.

Stop CSIRO cuts until after election: Labor

Adam Morton and Tom Arup   Labor has demanded the government stop the CSIRO axing 350 science jobs until after the election, and pledged to investigate the management and culture of the century-old organisation if it wins power.

Startling images reveal devastating coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef

Tom Arup   Startling images have emerged of the devastating coral bleaching unfolding across parts of the Great Barrier Reef, as the marine park authority overseeing the prized environmental icon raised its response to the highest level possible.

Japan's whaling fleet returns from Antarctic hunt with 333 whales

Japan's whaling fleet returned on Thursday from its Antarctic hunt after a year-long suspension with a take of more than 300 whales, including pregnant females.

Ten things you should not feed your dog

Kim Arlington   It's a time of year kids love: Hunting down chocolate Easter eggs. But for your pooch, it can be fatal.

Have you seen this quoll?

Katie Burgess   Having arrived only a few weeks ago, a number of quolls have already escaped.

Prime suspect in koala's murder had the means and motive

Ian Lovett   The murder was grisly. A koala disappeared from the Los Angeles Zoo one night this month. Its body, mangled and bloody, was found the next morning on a nearby hillside.

'Stupid' omission from water inquiry

Peter Hannam   The Coalition and Shooters and Fishers joined forces to keep two words quiet in the terms of a water inquiry.

Activists stop traffic to scale Coke sign

Lucy Cormack   Two Greenpeace activists have been arrested after causing a road closure when they attempted to cover the Kings Cross Coca-Cola sign with a banner calling on the NSW government to reject an industry-backed container deposit scheme supported by Coca-Cola Amatil.

Green power projects to falter under Coalition plan, critics say

Nicole Hasham   New ideas and innovation in renewable energy may "wither" if the Turnbull government forces vulnerable new ventures to borrow funds rather than receive grants, green power advocates say.

Canberra blanketed by smog

Katie Burgess   Flights in and out of Canberra delayed after smoke and fog blanketed the capital.

PM's green shift defies Abbott claim of no change

Mark Kenny   Malcolm Turnbull has added to the growing differences between his administration and the previous Abbott government by reversing Coalition hostility to forward-leaning climate change policy through the creation of a new $1 billion clean energy innovation fund.

$3.3m study is 'money down the drain'

Peter Hannam   A leading public health researcher says a study to investigate the effects of wind farms on human health is a waste of time and money.

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Environmentalists call for coal mines to 'pay to pollute'

Anne Davies   Environmentalists are calling for the NSW government to include coal mining in its "pay to pollute" scheme after analysis revealed the industry is responsible for high levels of pollutants in the waterways including arsenic, lead, and selenium.

Wet and mild Easter long weekend

Peter Hannam   A senior forecaster with the Bureau of Meteorology says Easter holidaymakers can expect showers and sun over the long weekend break.

Funding for further surveys of Great Barrier Reef bleaching

Francesca Wallace   The federal government will help fund ongoing surveying of the bleaching at the Great Barrier Reef, in measures announced on Sunday by Environment Minister Greg Hunt.

Homo sapiens' sex with extinct species was no one-night stand

Will Dunham   Our species, Homo sapiens, has a more adventurous sexual history than previously realised, and all that bed-hopping long ago has left an indelible mark on the human genome.

Plants' response to heatwaves will make events 3-5 degrees hotter

Peter Hannam   Heatwaves in the northern hemisphere may become as much as 5 degrees warmer than previously estimated by mid-century because plants' response has been miscalculated, according to new research by Australian scientists.

$78m lost in six years

Peter Hannam   And the result for this state body would have been worse without subsidies, according to The Australia Institute.

Cat burgles homes for undies

Caroline Zielinski   A New Zealand cat with a fetish for men's socks and jocks has been stealing underwear from unsuspecting neighbours during her nightly prowls.

Five cheetahs born in rare caesarean at US zoo

Five cheetah cubs are getting around-the-clock care after being delivered in a rare caesarean section at a US zoo.

Sydney weather: Showers to continue before heating up before Easter long weekend

Megan Levy   It has been a tale of two cities across Sydney, as parts of the coastal fringe recorded their wettest 24-hour period in months while barely a shower washed over some western suburbs.

Program could predict climate resilience of lizards

Bennet Nichol   James Cook University researchers have devised a breakthrough method of understanding lizard behaviour, which may have a significant impact on modelling the effects of global warming on earth's cold-blooded critters. 

Record temperatures for March a warning of what's to come, say experts

Caitlin Guilfoyle   Record-breaking autumn heat is just a warning of what's to come if Australia doesn't act immediately to combat climate change.

Ten everyday products with hidden costs

Think your life is made easier by throwaway goods? Someone else's isn't. Here are 10 everyday items that come with a hefty environmental price tag.