Environment News

New technology is giving Australian scientists an unprecedented insight into the hidden world of seabirds in the harsh and inhospitable Antarctic environment.

The Barnett Government makes a pitch to the third of the state who fish, offering to create artificial reefs and invest more money boosting stocks if it wins re-election.

About 100 people protest outside Glenside Hospital against plans to remove 83 trees as part of a new housing development in Adelaide's inner-south-east.

Adelaide Hills resident Keith Bladon is working toward taking his property off the electricity grid and is keen to frame his final power bill.

Coober Pedy's new electricity system will cost almost double what it should, according to an independent report, prompting the South Australian Opposition to ask for an investigation by the auditor-general.

Bob Brown recently helped inspire the creation of a brand new oboe concerto, premiering at the Sydney Opera House next week.

President Donald Trump promises to boost US manufacturing and punish companies for moving jobs overseas, during a visit to a South Carolina Boeing factory to celebrate the unveiling of the company's latest Dreamliner jet.

With the year getting off to a wild start, we asked a range of experts what they're most excited about for the rest of 2017— and what they're most worried about.

For a few days every February the setting sun hits a waterfall in Yosemite National Park at just the right angle to make the water glow orange and red like a cascade of molten lava.

NT rangers warn people to remain alert to the danger of saltwater crocodiles after a 3.7-metre croc is caught in Katherine Gorge.

Climate change could threaten the stability of the entire financial system, the prudential regulator warns, as it prepares to apply climate change "stress tests" to the nation's financial institutions.

The Queensland Government declares an expanded "investigation zone" after the discovery of flammable levels of hydrogen in soil on the western Darling Downs.

With political heat flaring the length of the Murray-Darling, there are fears the future of the fragile water sharing deal hangs in the balance.

Rare and endangered northern bettongs have been found in far north Queensland in an area where the animal was thought to have died out, environmental group WWF says.

It was back to the 1990s on the campaign trail as former leaders lent their support, while old tweets, solar subsidies and law and order also rated mentions.

The power company that provides a third of Queensland's electricity using some of Australia's most advanced coal-fired generators says new technology is not game-changing and clean coal is too expensive to operate.

Officials are racing to drain more water from a lake behind the battered Oroville Dam, as new storms begin rolling into Northern California.

Malcolm Turnbull is particularly critical of the SA Government for what he describes as its renewable energy scheme, but it's the Commonwealth's scheme, says energy expert Danny Price.

The "patchwork" of different renewable energy targets from the states and territories will "create widespread power system security problems", according to Danny Price, a respected expert who helped design Australia's national energy market rules.

More than 60,000 mines have been abandoned across Australia and there is evidence that only a handful have ever been fully rehabilitated, according to a report, raising concerns about how the land will be managed as the mining boom ends.

Rabbit owners are being urged to make sure their pet is vaccinated, as the South Australian Government prepares to release a new strain of the calicivirus.

Californians who were ordered to evacuate due to a threat from the tallest dam in the US can now safely return to their homes and businesses may reopen, authorities say, although a warning remains.

Australian engineering students building the next generation of faster, lighter and more efficient solar cars for this year's Darwin to Adelaide race are excited about a new IMAX movie that will showcase the event to an American audience.

The man who first documented Ediacara fossils, the late Dr Reg Sprigg, is again being recognised, with South Australia's first state fossil emblem named after him.

While endangered green turtle hatchlings have more than doubled on Queensland's remote Raine Island, scientists are still working to help the species in its battle against rising sea levels and overcrowding.