Twin blasts for Turnbull government over energy and climate policies

Two resignations from the board of the Climate Change Authority come with criticism of the Turnbull government.

The $6b-a-year asset that is dying on our watch

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The Great Barrier Reef is dying on our watch, and that's almost all we're doing.

Storm mop-up gets under way - but more rain to come

Hundreds of Sydney home owners will be out inspecting damage to their properties on Thursday with rain and even a possible storm hindering the clean-up.

More storms likely in Sydney, possibly severe, as change moves through

Strong wind gusts and "sideways rain" have lashed Sydney and the Central Coast, leaving more than 33,000 homes without power.

Storm warning extended to Sydney as big wet returns

Another soggy journey home awaits Sydneysiders on Tuesday evening with storm cells moving in from the north-west.

'They're absolutely everywhere': Mellissa's nasty surprise

The wet weather seems to be encouraging nature of the slithering kind to hunt out the great - and dry - indoors.

Beijing's pollution plight to get worse with climate change, study finds

Pressure on China's leaders to cut pollution from coal is likely to intensify - potentially hurting Australia's exports - with new research showing Beijing's air quality will get worse with climate change.

Great Barrier Reef tourism on the rocks

The critical reef tourism industry in Queensland is about to take a dive.

Fears that 'significant' coral mortality is still to come

The world is 33 months into its biggest recorded coral bleaching event with little sign of it ending, raising the prospect that coral mortality on the Great Barrier Reef will increase "significantly" from the quarter already lost in the past year, scientists say.