Environment
'Twin peaks': Sydney prepares for double burst of polar chill
Sydney's run of record warmth will come to sudden halt on Friday, with the first of two blasts of Antarctic chill passing over the city within days.
- by Peter Hannam
Latest
Renewables
Budget 2018: Funding cuts put Paris climate goal further out of reach
Australia's 2030 Paris climate pledge will be harder to achieve after the Turnbull government ended funding to its "centrepiece" emissions policy.
- by Peter Hannam
Weather
Melbourne to endure hail, thunder and a month's worth of rain in two days
Better get your brolly ready. Heavy showers, hail and snow are predicted to hit the state from Thursday, ending the unseasonably warm start to autumn.
- by Simone Fox Koob
Bushfire
Oh sister! Huge hazard-reduction burns smoke out the state
Large bushfires will again shroud Sydney in smoke on Wednesday but visitors to the Blue Mountains may spy views not seen in decades.
- by Peter Hannam
Analysis
Water
If this is 'world's best' water management, we're all in trouble
The Turnbull government and federal Labor's deal to amend the $13 billion Murray Darling Basin Plan isn't the same thing as fixing it.
- by Peter Hannam
Water
Labor deal means Murray-Darling Basin Plan amendments to proceed
Environmental water savings for the country's main river system will be reduced by about a fifth after Labor sided with the Turnbull government.
- by Peter Hannam
Extreme weather
Big chill coming to Sydney, but city may miss out on much-needed rain
Sydney's record hot start to 2018 will come in for at least a temporary jolt by the week's end as a burst of Antarctic chill sweeps through.
- by Peter Hannam
Water
'Sensitivities': Federal agency cracks down against embarrassing leaks
The Murray-Darling Basin Authority has cracked down on unauthorised releases of information, blocking access to public email domains and launching probes.
- by Peter Hannam
Weather
A warm start to the week for Sydney before showers, cooler temperatures
Warm sunny days are on the menu this week, before temperatures drop and much-needed rain arrives.
- by Josh Dye
Energy
Pollution from coal-fired power plants should be reviewed: NSW EPA
There's scope to tighten and make more consistent the pollution permitted from the state's five coal-fired power stations, the watchdog has found.
- by Peter Hannam
Animals
Wild at heart: Rescuers oppose caring ban proposal
Wildlife rescuers across Victoria are incensed by the prospect of being banned from caring for injured kangaroos, wombats, possum and cockatoos under a government proposal.
- by Joe Hinchliffe