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.
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.
Rug up Sydney, this weekend's going to be cold
If you were planning to get out of bed on Sunday morning, you've been warned to rug up or change your plans with temperatures expected to be the coldest in two years.
Hervey Bay's first whale watch company changes hands
Fraser Coast whale watch pioneers sell 30-year business on to friends.
'Canberra horses used to cold': ACT in for minus 7 degree weekend
There'll be snow on the Brindabellas and a low of minus 7 this weekend.
It's not the wind, it's the gas. Why power prices are going berserk
Prepare for a shock. On July 1 electricity prices jumped 15 to 20 per cent.
One trillion tonne iceberg breaks off Antarctic Peninsula
The iceberg has broken off from an Antarctic ice shelf, changing the shape of the Antarctic Peninsula forever.
Blame gas for the latest power price jump
Attempts to blame renewable energy for high electricity prices are misguided says expert report.
$5.8m project aims to tap potential energy of tidal power
Environment Minister Josh Frydenberg is now embracing the waves in hunt for new energy sources.
Push for plastic straw ban in Queensland
Drinking straws, coffee cups, bait bags and releasing helium balloons need to be banned in Queensland, environmental groups argue.
Food trumps coal as NSW refunds Shenhua $262m for licence
The state government says it will protect fertile farmland from the activities of a Chinese-owned coal miner.
Look out Sydney, the cane toads are coming
Australia's punishing climate has made invasive cane toads tougher than their country of origin counterparts.
The very hungry caterpillars that turned to cannibalism
Plants can't run or hide, but they have powerful ways to alter the minds of herbivores that try to eat them.
White whale Migaloo spotted off Gold Coast
Australia's famous white whale Migaloo has swum into Queensland waters as he makes his annual migration towards the Great Barrier Reef.
Chinese animal activists rescue 1000 dogs and cats
About 100 activists took part in the rescue in Guangzhou, confronting the driver and stopping the truck.
G20 leaders agree deal on trade but fail on climate
A G20 communique has been agreed despite the US stalling over a fossil fuel clause.
Having a whale of a time at Booderee
More than 30,000 whales will head north this year.
How Melbourne's trees keep the city cool
One way Melbourne can plan for climate change's warmer temperatures is by becoming more like Sydney (but only in terms of vegetation).