The Great Barrier Reef story Pauline Hanson didn't show
This is the disparity that explains why Pauline Hanson chose to snorkel where she did last week, while giving the Great Barrier Reef a clean bill of health.
Environment
Coal station closures inevitable, start planning: Labor and Greens
Many of Australia's coal-fired power stations will shut in coming years no matter what the government does, but a national plan will be needed to ensure the lights stay on and price rises are limited while they are replaced with cleaner models, Labor and the Greens say.
Damage to Great Barrier Reef 'worse than thought'
The government agency responsible for the Great Barrier Reef says urgent action is needed to save the world heritage site after yet-to-be-published surveys found the record coral bleaching damage earlier this year was even worse than initially thought.
'Nowhere on earth safe' from climate change as survival challenge grows
People can fixate on polar bears and say "it's a pity but it doesn't affect me'. They're wrong, a conservation biologist says.
'Remarkable year': What's behind the record low sea ice in Antarctica
While odd things are happening at both ends of the globe, it's the South Pole that is harder to decipher.
NASA chief slaps down climate sceptic Malcolm Roberts
A senior NASA official has taken the extraordinary step of personally rebuking One Nation senator Malcolm Roberts' claims the agency had falsified key data.
Dry, hot start to summer brings a threat
Australia is heading for a relatively hot and dry start to summer as key climate drivers combine to raise the fire threat is many parts of the country.
'How are they going to enforce it?' Widow of slain inspector slams new laws
Alison McKenzie, the wife of a slain environmental investigator Glen Turner, says she is worried the Baird government's new land-clearing laws won't resolve the circumstances that led to his death.
How safeguarding pollinators will improve our well-being
A better understanding of what pollinators are and how they are inextricably linked to human well-being could be the catalyst needed to improve their conditions, a review has found.
Great Barrier Reef records worst coral bleaching: study
A new study has found higher water temperatures have ravaged the Great Barrier Reef, causing the worst coral bleaching ever recorded by scientists.
Thunderstorm coming, and more on the way
Severe thunderstorms are in prospect for each day until early next week for a wide swathe of the NSW coast.
Brothers plead guilty over theft of pygmy marmosets
The baby pygmy marmoset stolen from a Helensburgh wildlife park has been found, but Gomez and Sophia are still missing.
Two pygmy marmosets found, one still missing
The baby pygmy marmoset stolen from a Helensburgh wildlife park has been found, but Gomez and Sophia are still missing.
The one thing that could wipe 7.4pc off your home's value
Property values in Sydney could be affected if plastic pollution continues.
Melbourne weather: Get ready for a warm start to summer
After a string of below-average temperatures this week, Melbourne will turn on the heat to mark the first day of summer. But don’t get too excited; it won’t last long.
Pauline Hanson lands in hot water over Great Barrier Reef dive
Pauline Hanson is copping flak for taking her senators to a healthy part of the Great Barrier Reef in an effort to disprove claims the icon is dying.
First fledgling night parrot spotted in nearly 100 years
A fledging of the rare night parrot, thought extinct for nearly 100 years, has been photographed for the first time.
Donald Trump shifts tone on climate change, environmentalists sceptical
Donald Trump, who called climate change a hoax during his campaign and vowed to pull out of the Paris accord, now says global warming might be real after all.
Threat to NASA climate role a 'disaster' for global warming action
A threat by the incoming Trump administration to the climate research of US space agency NASA would be disastrous for global efforts to monitor and counter global warming, Australian researchers said.
How one Sydney law firm is undoing 213,900 years of damage
Marco Tschannen like many other Sydneysiders, enjoys a coffee from his local cafe in the morning but every paper cup he throws out will take up to 50 years to decompose while contributing to 3.2 billion cups Australia throws out annually.
Sydney storms trigger airport delays, douse commuters
Fast-moving thunderstorms create airport havoc but the peak has passed, the bureau says.
Daylight saving could save south-east Queensland koalas, study finds
Researchers say adopting daylight saving time in south-east Queensland could save the declining koala population.
Dodo skeleton sells for half a million dollars
The skeleton of a dodo has been sold at auction to a private collector for £280,000 ($560,000).
'Sneaky piece of accounting': How government dug up $240m to pay farmers
The Baird government has been accused of raiding NSW's $1.4 billion Climate Change Fund to subsidise increased land clearing.
ANU researchers raise $70k in less than 48hrs to help save endangered bird
ANU researchers raised a huge $70,000 in less than two days to help with their desperate efforts to save Australia's most endangered bird.
Water to be returned to farmers under Murray Darling Basin changes
Up to 70 gigaltires will be redirected to agriculture because of concerns about job losses in rural towns.
Pigs can be optimists, too
We're not the only ones who can wear rose-coloured glasses. Little pink pigs can as well.
Senior fire managers sacked as season ramps up
Claims that a rejig of the national parks service in NSW will undermine fire emergency responses.
The new magpie? Emu attacks Canberra cyclists
"I stopped to turn my bike around and went a bit closer towards them to try and get a photo and one started running for me."
Climate-endangered nations sign up to 100 per cent renewable energy
More than 45 countries, mostly developing nations, have said they will switch entirely to renewable energy as soon as possible.
Macquarie Marshes: A great sight of nature only being kept alive by life support
Like the thousands of waterbirds he tracks every year, Professor Richard Kingsford migrates annually to NSW's Macquarie Marshes to witness a "great sight of nature: tens of thousands of waterbirds breeding in wetlands".