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.
Adani coal spill shows it can't be trusted: green groups
Pollution of wetlands adjacent to Adani's main coal export port in Queensland is proof the Indian-owned company can't be trusted to operate a much larger operation should the Galilee Basin ever be opened up to mines, environmental groups said.
NSW could record its first 40-degree September day this weekend
As Sydney temperatures climb into the 30s, 'quite hot' conditions will put NSW records in play.
Sharks circle off beach where whale carcass buried
The 18-tonne humpback whale was interred at Nobbys Beach in Port Macquarie because it was too big to be moved.
Whale carcass buried on Port Macquarie beach stirs debate
Community debate has raged over the burial of a dead 12 metre, 18 tonne humpback whale on Nobbys Beach.
Do we want 'old lady Liddell to run a marathon'?
If Matt Canavan visits Liddell power station next month, there's a good chance staff will show the corroded pipes and fatigued metal that serve as signs its use-by date of 2022 is closing in.
Hurricane Maria makes landfall as a Category 5 storm
Hurricane Maria has strengthened to a category 5 storm and is now 25 kilometres east-south-east of the Caribbean island of Dominica.
The threat facing many creatures great and small
Environmentalists and policymakers trying to avert the world's growing extinction crisis need to lower their sights from not trying to save the largest, often "charismatic" threatened species such as elephants and tigers, but also many of the smallest ones, a new research paper finds.
'Weird winter': Climate change behind Australia's record hot and dry weather
Australia had its hottest winter on record with temperatures up by two degrees celsius on average and it is related to worsening climate change, according to a leading scientific group.
Delta knocks Liddell power plant purchase on the head
Delta Electricity, the only company to declare an interest in buying AGL's ailing Liddell power station, has all but ruled out any purchase.
Tall tale but true: rare white giraffes spotted in Kenya
A villager in Kenya was herding animals recently when he came upon a head-turning sight. A ghostly creature with a mighty long neck was grazing off in the distance.
'Historic lows': Coal exports left power plants with 'weeks' of stocks
A shortage of rail capacity in the Hunter Valley prompted by rising coal exports led three of the country's biggest power stations to run down stockpiles to their lowest in years.
Kelly the koala makes daring 16km trip clinging onto a car
A koala has been released back into the wild after miraculously surviving a 16 kilometre trip clinging onto the underside of a car wheel arch.
What you need to know about magpies this spring
At the beginning of spring, we all know to expect swooping magpies.
Best season in years: big snowfall extends ski season
Skiers and snowboarders are continuing to hit the slopes in Australia's ski resorts with spring providing conditions that have been described as the best in years.
Greek oil spill spreads to Athens Riviera
Greek authorities have insisted they are doing everything they can to clean up pollution following the sinking of an oil tanker.
Jaguar seen roaming through US mountains
The video also shows a black bear, deer, mountain lion, and black bear cub.
From power failures to brain-eating amoebas
Brain-eating amoeba might be the only way to explain the government's energy policy.
Planned burns delayed ahead of 'next big hit' of fire danger
The exceptionally dry conditions around Sydney and much of the state have prompted the Rural Fire Service to scale back hazard reduction burning this weekend.
Is your chocolate bar fuelling climate change?
Your afternoon chocolate bar may be fuelling climate change, destroying protected forests and threatening elephants, chimpanzees and hippos in West Africa, research suggests.
World's oldest giant panda Basi dies in China
China is mourning the death of the world's oldest panda, Basi, who passed away at the age of 37.
Sydney Airport flights cancelled due to gusty winds
Up to 70 flights have been cancelled in and out of Sydney airport as strong winds buffet the runways.
Energy scarcity fears unfounded due to jump in solar roll-out: council
Official estimates of the risk of an electricity shortfall this summer are exaggerated, the Australian Solar Council says.
World will 'go down' if leaders ignore climate change: Pope
The Pope said those who failed to act were "stupid" and would be judged by history for failing in their "moral responsibility".
Meet Maratus sapphirus, a new species of spider in Australia
New species of spider named after the Sapphire Coast.
No, NSW isn't about to lose its newest coal-fired plant
In Australia's self-induced and largely imagined energy crisis, it seems any ambit claim - particularly if it encourages coal - can generate immediate and unwarranted media and political attention.
African wild dogs sneeze when they are ready to hunt
When meerkats want to move as a group, they call to each other. Capuchin monkeys trill. Gorillas grunt. Honeybees make what is called a piping sound.
Snow leopard kittens play the cute card
Brother and sister snow leopard kittens romped as they made their public debut at Los Angeles Zoo.
Total fire ban as Sydney to mark its hottest September day in years
Sydney, the Hunter and two other regions of NSW will have total fire bans on Wednesday as the temperature spikes into the 30s and winds pick up.
Damaging winds headed for Canberra
Damaging winds reaching up to 90km/h could hit Canberra, the Snowy Mountains and the coast.
Cracks above mine spark fears for city's water catchment
An independent study has found unexpected valley bulging and fractures reaching the surface above a major coal mine in the greater Sydney catchment, prompting WaterNSW to seek greater scrutiny of future mining applications.