Counting the cost major storm events before they happen

Peter Hannam   As coastal councils brace for another hammering of their beaches over the weekend, new research methods are emerging that could help local communities assess the threats from beach erosion.

Major flooding events 'on the increase'

Peter Hannam   New research published as eastern Australia braces for second east coast low in as many weeks.

Warragamba Dam wall to be raised to avoid catastrophic flood event

Sean Nicholls   Three days before Warragamba Dam could spill due to severe storms, the Baird government has committed to raising its wall to prevent a potential flood disaster in western Sydney – but four years later than it was initially advised.

Chinese 'Ivory Queen' in court over 700 smuggled tusks

Neil Connor   She once described herself as the best example of friendship between China and Tanzania, but the Chinese restaurant owner is accused of smuggling tusks from hundreds of elephants.

Canberra weather: Snow expected when rain clears

Clare Colley   The rainy weather may have forced most Canberrans to spend the weekend indoors, but when the clouds clear snow-seekers can look forward to the first big snowfalls of the season thanks to a cool change expected later in the week.

A wet Sunday as flood warnings issued for NSW

Kate Aubusson, Emma Partridge   Sydney's Sunday will remain soggy for most of the day with parts of the city expected to cop up to 50 millimetres of rain.

Mother fights off mountain lion that attacked her five-year-old son

Elahe Izadi   ​The woman was inside of her Colorado home Friday night when she heard the screams.

Sydney weather: Batten down the hatches: second storm on its way

Peter Hannam   Emergency crews expect to be on standby until at least Monday as another east coast low is forecast to bring heavy rain and possible flooding to parts of New South Wales.

Barnaby Joyce warns live cattle exporters after Vietnam abuse revealed

Distressing footage appearing to show Australian cattle being bludgeoned to death with sledgehammers in Vietnam has sparked renewed calls to ban live cattle exports.

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'Increased chance of flooding' as rainy weekend predicted

Clare Colley   Showers on Friday were just a preview for even wetter weather Canberra can expect over the weekend.

The lie that diminishes us all

Peter Martin   We tell ourselves we are compassionate to the people and creatures in our care. But that's not true.

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Australian cattle 'killed with sledgehammers' in Vietnam

Chloe Booker   Distressing footage appearing to show Australian cattle being bludgeoned to death with sledgehammers in Vietnam has sparked renewed calls to ban live cattle exports.

Supermarkets will be scrambling for enough free range eggs

John Thistleton   "Supermarkets want $1-a-litre milk on the supermarket shelves, but don't want $3-a-dozen eggs.''

Pipedream realised: Broken Hill to get water from the Murray in $500m project

Peter Hannam   Water from the Murray River will be pumped all the way to Broken Hill as part of a $500 million investment to provide a "safe and secure water supply" for the outback town, the Baird government said.

The 'giant army' marching across Port Phillip Bay

Darren Gray   It's an annual spectacular underwater show that occurs in the shallow waters off the beaches of Port Phillip Bay. And it's happening right now.

'The hairiest question' to ask

Peter Hannam   Sydney's major dams may spill next week if a forecast storm brings even moderate rainfall to the area.

Flush manufacturers buckle to environmental pressure

Julie Power   Public outrage over wet wipes blocking sewers has prompted giant paper and wipes manufacturer Kimberly Clark to introduce what it claims is a more flushable version of its ripple brand toilet wipes for adults.

Science

Super-coral may take heat off reef bleaching

Peter Spinks   The uncanny ability of Kimberley corals to withstand high levels of heat stress raises hopes for the stricken Great Barrier Reef.

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CFA brigade loses money for fuel reduction works

Darren Gray   A CFA brigade in the Dandenong Ranges has been forced to return about $37,000 of funding amidst allegations that an endangered native plant was bulldozed during works on a project it led.

'Potential for more severe weather'

Peter Hannam   Residents across an arc of eastern Australia stretching from Queensland to Tasmania should be on watch for more potentially severe weather this weekend as another winter storm loom, the Bureau of Meteorology said.

Wind farm boom looms as Andrews looks to boost clean power

Adam Morton   Victoria would have 40 per cent clean electricity in less than a decade - nearly tripling the current level – under an ambitious plan announced by the state government.

Reef's melomys is world's first mammal climate casualty: scientists

A rodent that lived on a low-lying coral cay in the Torres Strait has become the first mammal in the world to vanish as a result of human-induced climate change, researchers say.

Queensland set for another drenching

Forecasters say southern Queensland will cop another drenching.

India puts 18 lions on trial for murder, and the culprit may get a life sentence - in a zoo

Max Bearak   Police have rounded up 18 male suspects wanted for the murder of three in Gujarat, an arid western Indian state.

Labor would grab back enviro controls

Peter Hannam   A Shorten government would consider a national environmental protection authority as part of efforts to grab back key conservation controls devolved by the Coalition from Canberra to the states.