'Gearing up': Anti-Adani action to expand and spread, green groups say
Adani's controversial Carmichael mine and the governments that support it face widespread and growing protests, environmental groups say.
- by Peter Hannam and Tony Moore
Latest
Adani's Carmichael mine 'just' viable, other Galilee ventures less so
Adani's Carmichael mine is barely economic and other projects in the Galilee Basin may be less so, analysts say.
- by Peter Hannam and Tony Moore
Exclusive
'Exceptional' Indigenous burial site in Sydney set to secure state protection
A chance discovery on a 177 year-old surveyor's map of a rare Indigenous burial ground is expected soon to lead to the area's protection by the Berejiklian government.
- by Peter Hannam
Exclusive
Land-clearing rates rocketed in year before NSW laws were loosened
Some 20,200 hectares were cleared for crops, pasture or thinning - or about 70 times the size of Sydney's central business district.
- by Peter Hannam
National electricity market becoming riskier as stresses mount: report
Australia's main electricity grid is 'facing an escalation of risk' as operational challenges increase and policymakers struggle to develop a coherent response to climate change.
- by Peter Hannam
Investigation
Sydney councils move to ban Roundup weedkiller over cancer fears
Australian law firms are investigating legal action on behalf of people suffering from cancers linked with exposure to Roundup, as Sydney councils move to ban use of the popular weedkiller.
- by Carrie Fellner and Peter Hannam
Milder than normal winter expected after record hot start to 2019
Australia will post one of its warmest autumns on record and faces a milder and drier than usual winter ahead as the country endures its hottest start to any year.
- by Peter Hannam
Australia's greenhouse gas emissions up for four years in a row
The increase, according to a government submission to the United Nations, is at odds with the country's Paris climate pledge.
- by Peter Hannam
Sydney's water restrictions to kick in from June 1 as big dry worsens
Sydneysiders will have their first water restrictions imposed in almost a decade to help stem a rapid decline in the city's reservoirs amid the state's ongoing drought.
- by Peter Hannam
'Death blow': Corals, algae don't acclimatise to more acidic seas
The new study's results suggest vulnerable reefs may not be able adapt fast enough to cope with climate change.
- by Peter Hannam
'Low-hanging fruit have gone': Big dry could trigger desal expansion
The Berejiklian government is facing calls to accelerate the shift to water restrictions to slow the decline in Sydney's dam levels rather than flicking the switch to expand the city's $2.3 billion desalination plant.
- by Peter Hannam