The Turnbull government's National Energy Guarantee is set for a rocky reception when energy ministers meet in Hobart, with one state declaring new modelling confirmed its 'worst fears', and another saying it was 'deeply disappointing'.
Why Frydenberg's modelling is unlikely to win over critics from both ends of the political spectrum.
Coogee Beach has the highest number of ambulance call-outs for suspected spinal injuries across the entire NSW coastline.
A La Nina is almost certain to develop in the Pacific this summer, with all eight models used by the Bureau of Meteorology anticipating threshold levels for the key climate pattern will be reached or exceeded in December.
Four tiny meerkat pups have played peek-a-boo with delighted spectators in the spring sun at Melbourne Zoo.
NSW's newest baby rhino weighed almost 40 kilograms at birth but nevertheless "slipped out like a cake of soap".
The President strongly suggested he will permanently block imports of elephant trophies from two African nations.
From his multi-million dollar Woollahra terrace, Graham Chen sold Asian art and antiquities that often went under the hammer for more than $100,000.
Most of the tree clearing is happening in Queensland, and it is accelerating.
The surge in new wind farm developments has failed to produce a concurrent upswing in complaints.
Providing a $1 billion loan to underwrite Adani's proposed mega coal mine would "unpick the progress" of the Paris climate agreement.
Perhaps the most revealing moment at this year's United Nations climate talks came on Wednesday, when Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany addressed the nearly 200 nations gathered here.
On Sydney's northern beaches, a dedicated group of ocean lovers has helped to halt seismic testing during the peak whale migration season.
Exciting marine life is popping up down under.
The US President's Twitter message on Friday evening reversed a decision by the US Fish and Wildlife Service.
A line of storms has ripped through the Goldfields city of Kalgoorlie-Boulder felling trees, bringing down power poles and flooding the streets.
Conservation groups decry a decision by the Trump administration to allow elephant hunters to bring back trophies.
Canberra could be in for some thunderous weather on Friday.
A warning of severe thunderstorms with large hail and damaging wind has been issued for a large band of eastern NSW.
Australia could post a warmer and even drier than average summer even with a La Nina event being declared in the Pacific.
Australia's backing of the fossil fuel industry is expected to come under more scrutiny at the Bonn climate talks in Germany, as a global effort to reduce coal use gathers momentum.
Prince has been given a new leash on life after receiving the first Australian open-heart surgery on a dog.
Droughts come regularly to outback Broken Hill, killing sheep, burning profits and carving farmland into craters. But the wind is constant, said local farmer Greg Lawrence, sitting on a rocky and gusty hill that only a feral goat could love.
The federally funded study of 1.5 million city trees in 29 council areas across Australia has produced dramatic findings.
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.
Australia's backing of the fossil fuel industry is expected to come under more scrutiny at the Bonn climate talks in Germany, as a global effort to reduce coal use gathers momentum.
Prince has been given a new leash on life after receiving the first Australian open-heart surgery on a dog.
"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.
A small council had more parking inspectors than the state had compliance officers enforcing the water law.
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.
The federally funded study of 1.5 million city trees in 29 council areas across Australia has produced dramatic findings.
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.
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