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Prince has been given a new leash on life after receiving the first Australian open-heart surgery on a dog.

A small council had more parking inspectors than the state had compliance officers enforcing the water law.

"Over the coming days there may be some isolated rain, if we see heavier falls your greatest risk is Friday night onto Saturday morning as we have a cold front."

Australia ranks as one of the world's worst performing nations when it comes to climate action, with only South Korea, Iran and Saudi Arabia faring worse among 56 countries scrutinised by 300 international analysts.

The Berejiklian government's overhaul of the Planning Act marks a "missed opportunity" to promote greater community input and address the long-term threat from climate change, environment groups say.

Global carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels and industry have renewed their climb after a three-year pause, driven higher by economic acceleration and the failure to find alternatives particularly to oil, international researchers say.

Maybe it's time we re-evaluated our relationship with the oceans of the world.

Medibank says it will transition to low-carbon investments in its international portfolio within the next year.

​What started as a way to cut Japan's dependence on imported fossil fuels has led to an unexpected surge in a different and equally controversial shipment: palm oil.

Paddles, Jacinda Ardern's cat, has been killed.

A New Zealand university is investigating the conduct of researchers who let the subject of a "noise sensitisation" experiment continue to drive a vehicle despite experiencing a "severe" response after visiting a wind farm in NSW.

The so-called shadow zone in the north Pacific circulates perhaps every 2000 years.

The Australian Museum is launching a new smartphone app to track the sounds and locations of frogs across Australia.

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NSW's new biodiversity offsets scheme is likely to save developers millions of dollars, according to a leaked report commissioned by the Berejiklian government.

A trial of shark nets off the north coast of NSW could last for another two years after the Turnbull government waived environment protections despite its own departmental advice.

Deutsche Bank has developed a tool to forecast where its investments may be hurt by natural disasters brought on by climate change.

Security guards had to tackle one protester who tried to interrupt her television interview.

Stop Adani campaigners bid to pressure the LNP to match Labor's vow to kill off any taxpayer loan to the Indian miner.

In almost every election campaign, there's a turning point. 

For Indigenous painter and clan leader Djambawa Marawili, art carries a lot more meaning than aesthetics alone.

His photo of changing skies near Bungendore is the October image in the 2018 Australian Weather Calendar.

An unusual mix of researchers from Australia and abroad will set sail later this month in a bid to locate and then propagate "super corals" that appear best able to survive bleaching caused by climate change.

The world is headed for its third warmest year on record, even without the boost from an El Nino, as the signs of climate change continue to mount, the World Meteorological Organisation, said.

A band of fast-moving thunderstorms has swept over Sydney and parts of eastern NSW, briefly drenching and buffeting those caught outside.

A low pressure system will wreak havoc over Sydney and New South Wales on Monday with high rainfall and possible severe thunderstorms forecast.

Residents and businesses come together to build a community-funded 1.2-megawatt solar farm.

Funding to give greater independence for struggling Indigenous communities is coming from a surprising source.

There's no kidding around when it comes to weed control in the territory.