Malcolm Turnbull's new Environment and Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg has signalled a declining role for coal in Australia's energy mix in the future, in a marked change from the aggressively pro-coal stance of the Abbott government.
First it was dead birds, then noise. Now wind farms are being blamed for destroying the electricity market and pushing prices as high as $14,000 per megawatt hour.
The oil and gas industry has the potential to drive climate change action but only if it makes a clear break with its coal cousins.
Air pollution would cause the deaths of at least 2500 people across Sydney and Melbourne in the year 2030 even if the federal government swiftly clamped down on poisonous car fuels, a government-commissioned report has found.
Penny Wong has been appointed Labor's foreign affairs spokeswoman as Tanya Plibersek moves to head up the party's 'education dream team'.
Clouds play an important role in the climate. New US-led data shows how minor cloud change impacts the Earth.
WA's South West is preparing to be hit by damaging winds predicted to reach up to 125 km/h on Friday.
One day apparently is a long time in climate change politics.
A seven-year-old girl has died in a freak accident at a Moroccan zoo when an elephant threw a rock that struck the child in the head, the zoo has confirmed.
Honeycomb the alpaca, famous for riding in the back of his owner's little red Mazda 121, but more importantly offering some joy and comfort to the sick, dying and lonely, has passed away.
Chuffing noises, scent marking and smooches through the fence are signs Canberra zoo's latest matchmaking operation is going to plan.
New wind farm guidelines are expected to impose tough requirements on developers to limit their visual impact.
"I know a lot of things I don't want to know": Inside the world of marine scientist Professor Emma Johnston.
It's time for the Baird government to link national carbon goals to NSW's planning rules, the EDO says.
Possums, long considered a pest in New Zealand, now face eradication in the country by 2050, along with with other foreign predators such as rats and stoats.
Vigorous winds will persist across southeastern NSW tonight after a severe weather warning was issued by the Bureau of Meteorology earlier today.
Gusty winds set to sweep across peaks surrounding the capital sparked a severe weather warning for parts of the ACT and Snowy Mountains on Monday night.
Are Tasmanian devils doomed? Monday's suspenseful ANU seminar on this worrying subject was given some dramatic qualities.
The wild weather of Saturday morning might be gone, but it's not about to warm up any time soon.
Lake George's inspiring return: "It's coming back, it's coming back.''
Sydney shivered through another chilly Sunday, as the mercury struggled to rise to the heights of Friday's near-record July temperatures.
Friday night's gusts and rain brought trees down across Canberra, with the SES called out on 81 jobs.
Fear of extinction is beginning to give way to hope for survival in the wild as a Barrington Tops refuge for Tassie Devils offers hope for a cancer-stricken population.
Reverse Gorilla Nipple" and "Tutti Frutti" are just two of the names you'll come across if you take up this colourful hobby.
Sydney is bracing for a cold and windy weekend after a warm and sunny Friday that could set new records.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is considering nominating Oklahoma oil and gas mogul Harold Hamm as energy secretary if elected to the White House on November 8, according to four sources close to Trump's campaign.
Sydney could be on track to record its hottest ever July day on Friday, with the mercury possibly soaring to an unseasonal high of 26 degrees in the middle of winter.
It is a tiny parasitic mite the size of a pinhead, which lives its life attached to the body of an Asian honey bee.
Britain has sweltered through the hottest day of the year so far, with temperatures soaring to 35C in parts of the country.
This June has joined every other month of this year so far in setting an all-time monthly record for global temperatures, according to two separate US science agencies - although the globe was not as warm last month as it was earlier in the year.
Trouble is, there aren't any off-leash wallaby parks - yet.
We know the ethical issues around free range eggs, but how about the mass killings of millions of male chicks?
Ferries were brought to a halt and flights in and out of Sydney Airport were cancelled or delayed by a thick fog blanketing the city.
Being seen to be a responsible company has become big business, both financially and reputation-wise.
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