The South Australian Premier's plans for a nuclear waste dump could be very profitable, but the scheme is based on questionable economics and would see hazardous materials kept in "interim" storage for 109 years.
Canadian author and social activist Naomi Klein hits out at Australia's climate change policy on Q&A, while also comparing the Government's proposed refugee policies to Donald Trump.
Business SA criticises the report into whether the state should store nuclear waste, saying it was an "extraordinarily complex undertaking" that a citizens' jury with limited time had no way of making an informed decision about.
As India's capital deals with the crippling effects of air pollution, the people who live there are reaching out to the world on social media by posting smog selfies.
Asbestos-contaminated soil is being removed from around the Leslie Harrison Dam on Brisbane's bayside by dam operator Seqwater, which insists there is no threat to local drinking water.
Defence will launch a detailed study into the effects of toxic chemical leaks at three NT military bases early next year after some test sites returned positive readings in preliminary tests.
Recent legal and diplomatic wins over Japan's whaling stance have done little to help the whales themselves while threatening to strain relations between pro-and anti-whaling nations.
Meet the scientists on board the CSIRO research ship the RV Investigator. The scientists reveal their passions, fears, and all you need to know about the future of climate science.
Two thirds of a citizens' jury deliberating the Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission findings does not want South Australia to store high-level nuclear waste "under any circumstances".
Western Queensland is becoming a major hub for solar energy, with state's largest solar power farm soon to go online near Barcaldine and construction starting on another major project at Longreach.
Hundreds of people braved sweltering temperatures on the New South Wales north coast today to voice their support for a planned six-month shark net trial in the region.
The organisation that manages the national electricity market is accused of hanging the wind industry out to dry to protect its own reputation after the recent statewide blackout in South Australia.
The United Nations warns the world is not on track to achieve temperature goals set in the landmark Paris climate change agreement, which has started to come into effect.
As developers eye a key piece of Darwin coastal land, Indigenous and other stakeholder groups call on the Northern Territory Government to make its intentions clear.
The Department of Defence says it will offer "alternate drinking water" to landholders in Katherine whose properties have been tested as part of an investigation into possible contamination on and around RAAF Base Tindal.
IPA Adjunct Fellow Georgina Downer takes a different view of Australia's position on climate change to Naomi Klein, who claims that Australia is 'raising a middle finger to the world'.
Helmet-cam footage shows the moment a Scuba diver is rescued after being swept away from his anchored boat and spending more than 17 hours in the ocean.
In this episode: Euthanasia laws under consideration in WA, young scientists at the forefront of climate research, the illustrator's pen and fish farming the answer to sustainability or a threat? #AustraliaWide.
The environmental crusader, made famous by the film named after her, is in SA for the Festival of Ideas and says she wouldn't want the hazardous waste stored in her backyard either.
