Expert panel calls for dramatic re-think on Reef
Expert panel calls for urgent action on threats to the natural wonder.
Environment
Turnbull government cuts Adani's Abbot Point turtle controls
The government has quietly axed environmental conditions aimed at protecting turtle species set to be affected by Adani's proposed $3 billion coal terminal expansion.
China to partly fund new CSIRO climate research centre
CSIRO's re-embracing of climate change research will be stressed on Monday when the national science agency announces a new centre partly funded by Chinese interests.
The man in the shadows who cost scores of Australians their solar dream
To consumers across the country who believed they were buying solar panels for their homes, he is the man who stole their savings.
What's going wrong in our deep blue and warming sea
Climate scientists warn Sydney will have tropical waters by 2040-60.
Queensland considers $320m royalty relief for Adani mine
Queensland holds door open to providing 'royalties holiday' for Indian mining conglomerate.
Businesses, households paid to use less power next summer
Businesses and households to be offered cash to use less electricity at peak times next summer.
The truth about your skyrocketing gas bill
Consumers are set to pay higher energy prices but it has little to do with looming "gas shortages", researchers say.
Gas surge hits power prices
Hazelwood's demise has triggered a surge in gas - and a prediction electricity prices will rise by up to 40%.
Sirens sound in Lismore as levee cracks and city floods
Thousands have abandoned their homes in northern NSW and hundreds of people rescued from floodwaters as the remnants of ex-tropical cyclone Debbie bore down, dumping a staggering amount of rain on the region.
Climate change pushing humans, other species to the brink: new study
Human societies and a multitude of species are going to be tested by climate change in ways that are barely understood, a new study finds.
The real reason power companies block battery systems
If you're wondering why battery storage is still on the fringe of the energy debate in Australia, and also perhaps why power prices are high, just ask Tony Marxsen, the head of the country's energy markets.
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.
Energetic political row - but will there be light as well as heat?
What if the biggest government announcement in electricity generation in years was both a great breakthrough and a distraction?
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.
Climate Institute to shut due to lack of philanthropic support
Australia's original climate change-focused think-tank and lobby group will shut after it failed to replace the multi-million-dollar bequest it relied on.
Sea ice spread around Antarctica hits a record low
As parts of Australia set heatwave records and the government considered building new coal-fired power stations, the vast continent to the south last week quietly marked a milestone.
Victoria to get its first large-scale solar plants
After years of failed promises, Victoria is on the cusp of getting its first large-scale solar power stations.
The health threat that is 'falling through the cracks'
Less than one dollar in a thousand spent on health in Australia goes to one of the biggest threats facing the sector, a new paper finds.
National park could be jobs boon, say consultants
The creation of a long-mooted national park on Melbourne's fringe could create up to 750 jobs by turning the area into an eco-tourism hub, an analysis has found.
Sydney marks hottest month ever with every site setting records
Sydney has marked its hottest ever month, with extended warm spells setting records at all metropolitan sites.
Severe storms trigger emergency declaration in New Zealand
Troops mobilised after heavy rains prompt floods on the South Island.
Big swells, rough surf conditions ahead of mild week
With Sydney drenched in winter sun, a trip to the beach might be tempting.
A frosty minus 7 degree start to the weekend for Canberra
You'd be forgiven for thinking you'd woken up to winter in the wrong hemisphere on Saturday morning.
Return of 'big dry' points to active, early fire season
Weather patterns delivering an exceptionally dry winter across south-eastern Australia show little sign of breaking up.
Draft marine park plans point to reduced protections
The Turnbull government has released draft management plans for the nation's marine parks that amount to an "unprecedented rollback" of protections, a coalition of 25 environmental groups say.
British park donates rhino eggs in IVF bid to save species
The world's first test-tube rhinos could be born from animals at a British safari park.
What Y2K can teach us for fighting climate change
Don't laugh. There are important lessons in the unlikely story of how the world came to mitigate the effects of a ticking time bomb under modern civilisation.
Exclude coal from clean energy target, AGL says
The nation's largest power generator has urged the federal government to exclude coal from its planned clean energy target, saying there is no appetite among private investors to fund new coal-fired power plants.
Thredbo records largest snowfall of season
Ski fields still packed after school holidays, with 40 centimetres recorded on the slopes.
Cecil the lion's son killed in trophy hunt: officials
Officials said Xanda, who was 6 and had several cubs, was shot several days ago by a trophy hunter.
There's a tonne of plastic for every single one of us
Last week's huge, and still smouldering garbage fire in Melbourne is symptomatic of a growing global problem.
Senior climate scientist warns of potential Trump damage
Budget cuts to key US climate programs proposed by President Trump are a major worry for the international research community.
Shifting storms under climate change to worsen perils
It's not just rising seas and bigger storm surges you need to be worried about.
Get out your T-shirts Sydney, an early burst of spring is coming
The chilly conditions which hit Sydney over the past few days are set to change with warmer weather on the way.
GE global renewables head warns on clean energy target
Momentum in Australia's renewable energy industry remains fragile as uncertainty clouds post-2020 prospects, the US energy giant says.
Banker, ex-ABC director to chair government green bank
The Turnbull government has named investment banker and former ABC director Steven Skala as the new chair of its $10 billion green investment agency in a move welcomed by the renewable energy industry.
Wombat birth boosts numbers of one of world's rarest animals
The shy joey has emerged from its mother's pouch at a nature refuge in south-west Queensland.
'Almost exponential': CEFC eyes rapid renewables growth
Investments by the government's $10 billion clean energy fund are growing at an "almost exponential" rate but growth could shudder to a halt if the industry's post-2020 policy is not settled, according to the agency's new head.
All shook up in Avalon as earthquake strikes
Geoscience Australia said those who felt the quake noted a "rolling sensation and small vibrations".
Subsidised mines would be a $10 billion long-term hit to NSW budget
Subsidies for new coal mines in Queensland's Galilee Basin will have "devastating consequences" for NSW coal industry.
'Unheard of': The 2.5m shark caught in Sydney Harbour
When fisherman Patrick Melograna felt a tug on his line near Gladesville Bridge, he knew he was onto something big.
For the first time, a wild lioness is photographed nursing a baby leopard
Luke Hunter, president and chief conservation officer of the global wild cat organisation Panthera, received an email last week from one of his group's partners in Tanzania. When he opened the attached photos, Hunter said, "My jaw just dropped."
Predictions of record-breaking frosty Sunday morning thaw
There were fears Sydney would experience its coldest day in two years on Sunday morning, but thanks to a change in air temperatures, the city will enjoy a slightly below average day.
First Woolworths, then Coles announces the end of plastic bags
Supermarket giants Woolworths and Coles have announced that its stores across Australia will stop giving out single-use plastic bags over the next 12 months.
The time is now for laws banning plastic bags at all stores
The avalanche of lightweight plastic bags pouring into landfill and the environment is about to come to an end. Woolworths and Coles have announced a ban from mid-2018. Importantly this should also tell Australia's environment ministers who meet on July 28 that the time has come to pass legislation that will cover all stores.
States strike out on their own to build a clean energy target
Four east coast states will go it alone in drawing up plans for a clean energy target.
Photographer reveals he's broke after being sued by a monkey
It was meant to be a harmless selfie, designed to highlight the plight of the endangered crested black macaque.
Frydenberg warns states not to go it alone on clean energy
The Turnbull government has warned the states their threat to "go it alone" on a clean energy target will only create chaos and inefficiency.
In Paris, Donald Trump hints climate deal change of heart
US President Donald Trump is holding the door open to a reversal of his decision to pull his country out of the Paris climate accord.
Remarkable footage captures Navy saving elephant washed out to sea
Incredible video has emerged of an elephant being rescued by the Sri Lanka Navy, 16 kilometres off the Sri Lankan coast.