Energy giant backs states going solo on renewables
Renewable energy can add resiliency to electricity grids and there's no reason why individual states can't set their own goals higher than a national target, says a US industry veteran.
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Everything you need to know about lightning
Last week's tragic death of American Sam Beattie to a lightning strike has put a spotlight on this dangerous - if spectacular - natural hazard.
Massive 3.2-metre great white snarled in new nets in Ballina
A massive 3.2 shark is the first of five great whites caught in brand new nets and drumlines deployed along the infamous stretch of mid-north NSW coast marred by a rash of attacks over the past year.
Seven energy charts that will cheer and frighten you
Here's why you should find optimism - but also deep concern - about the major energy trends.
PM and premiers clash over climate, infrastructure and family violence
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's disastrous week-long spat over a climate-change policy review has culminated in a showdown with state premiers in Canberra, and criticism from the nation's chief business group.
Colleagues dump on Frydenberg but Turnbull comes out most damaged
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Government's 'lack of spine' will increase prices: adviser
The man who came up with the scheme at the centre of a humiliating backdown by Energy and Environment Minister Josh Frydenberg says its rejection shows the government lacks spine, and will be responsible for higher electricity prices and reduced energy reliability.
Malcolm Turnbull crumbles and rules out carbon price
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Time for some transparency on the carbon emissions front
Watch out for some 'taking out the trash' of unhelpful climate news.
Sun-loving sand critters found on Melbourne beach could power future green energy
Next time you're lying on the beach soaking up the rays, spare a thought for the sun-loving algae hiding in the sand grains beneath you.
Temperatures climb as cool change delayed
For those wondering "when will this end", Melbourne's steamy conditions won't come to a close until about midnight.
Weather record set in 1868 set to tumble
A record warm December night is in prospect as sea breezes remain weak.
Fantastic beasts: Harry Potter spider found by Indian scientists
In what could be the ultimate accolade by Harry Potter fans, Indian arachnologists have named a creepy new spider after the famous sorting hat which belonged to Godric Gryffindor, one of the founders of Hogwarts.
This stunning Antarctic lake is buried in ice. And that could be bad news
Atop the ice sheet covering the Arctic island of Greenland, you now see dramatic melting in the summer. It forms lakes, rivers and even dangerous "moulins" in the ice where rivers suddenly plunge into the thick ice sheet, carrying water deep below.
Hottest day since last summer on the way
Conditions are about to turn a lot less bearable in the Harbour City.
Immersive penguin experience brings Macquarie Island to Sydney
Rafting through a rugged sub-Antarctic landscape, surrounded by colonies of penguins frolicking and playing in the water: this is the immersion that Sydney Aquarium is offering in a world-first experience.
90,000 Canberra homes to be powered by two new wind farms
Two new wind farms that be built in NSW next year will power 90,000 ACT homes with renewable electricity.
Rice paddies, flatulent cows blamed for 'puzzling' greenhouse gas spike
A 10-fold rise in methane emissions rings fresh alarm bells on the climate front.
Heat spike to bring discomfort in Melbourne before cool spell returns
Melbourne and most of the country's south-east are in for a sweaty few days as a hot air mass sweeps across southern Australia.
'What the hell is that?': Mysterious object washes up on Auckland beach
A giant barnacle-covered shape that washed up on Auckland's Muriwai Beach has locals scratching their heads.
'Scorcher' on the way and don't expect any seaside respite
Sydney and most of the country's south-east are in for a sweaty few days as a hot air mass sweeps across southern Australia.
'Rare' blast of heat on the way to Sydney
Southern Australia is likely to get its biggest blast of heat since last summer.
A Canberra discovery that's bugging scientists
It takes a discerning ear to pick an out of place insect call on a evening stroll through the bush.
'There is a silent extinction going on': Giraffe population plummets
The tallest species on the planet is much rarer than previously understood.
Government killed emissions scheme despite advice it could make power cheaper
The Turnbull government is sitting on advice that an emissions intensity scheme would make electricity bills cheaper.
Santos signals possible CSG exit
Energy giant Santos has relegated its billion-dollar Narrabri gas project to a "non-core asset", stoking speculation the company plans to sell or spin off the venture.
Trump to pick climate sceptic to head Environmental Protection Agency
Donald Trump will pick an ardent opponent of President Barack Obama's measures to curb climate change as head of the Environmental Protection Agency - a choice that enraged green activists and cheered the oil industry.
Capitulation on climate ignores evidence and will come at a cost
The irony of the hysterical attack by some MPs is that by ensuring the scheme isn't on the table they are likely to further aggravate the problems they describe in doomsday language.
The face of the CSIRO climate cuts finds a new home
A leading climate researcher, unceremoniously dumped by CSIRO, has landed a new role.
Chimpanzees recognise rear ends like people recognise faces, study finds
Humans' closest animal relatives trounce us at: recognising each other's butts.
Corbell finds Victorian renewal after politics
Victorian govt hires Canberra's 'Mr Renewables' as clean energy advocate
Household solar to power up to half Australia: CSIRO
As the Coalition backs away from a pledge to consider a climate change policy that the energy industry says it needs, a new study is projecting a rapidly growing mass electricity generator for Australia in the decades ahead: the public.
How to avoid being struck by lightning
The lightning storm that swept NSW on Monday night saw lightning strikes injure several people and take the life of one man camping near Murwillumbah.
Southern elephant seal pup birth a rare event in WA waters
A southern elephant seal has given birth in Western Australia - only the third recorded time it has happened in the state's waters.