Has Victoria's moment in the sun finally arrived?

Tom Arup   Phil Galloway stands in an open field between vast stretches of almond trees. The empty land is marginal and the sun above it bright.

The heat is on as record temperatures spark fears for future

Peter Hannam   The recent spike in global temperatures have brought a two-degree warming world a bit closer, placing in sharper focus what needs to be done to avoid dangerous climate change.

Cans, bottles, now shells? Mussel recycling gives Port Phillip a boost

Tom Arup   These days bottles, cans, newspapers, printer cartridges, even mobile phones, can be recycled. Now it seems shells can be added to the list.

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.

Reef in grip of worst bleaching event

4000km flight reveals only four reefs not affected.

Qld lists contaminated defence base as investigation continues

Amy Remeikis   Queensland acts as investigations into contamination stemming from chemicals used on defence sites continues.

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Baby wombat's miraculous survival

Clare Sibthorpe   He survived the force of a car, a brain injury, a misaligned spine and severe shock, all while weighing just 400 grams.

Rain threatens Easter Sunday lunches

Eryk Bagshaw   Rain will threaten Easter Sunday lunches around Sydney on Sunday, as the long-weekend's run of perfect weather looks to come to an end. 

Easter no excuse for ignoring dogs' fatal chocolate threat

Matthew Raggatt   Lauren Grey had done almost everything right – the 200 grams of dark chocolate was inside its own bag, inside a bigger shopping bag, stored one metre off the ground in a wardrobe in her bedroom.

Court rules Japanese aquarium had no right to stop Australian activist from entering

Activist says she hopes the win will help get the albino dolphin Angel out of her 'tiny tank'.

Hazard reduction burns harm wildlife

Clare Sibthorpe   An 11-year study has found burns to protect humans could be stopping our four-legged friends from making babies.

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.

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.

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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.

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.

'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.

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.

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.