Environment
Climate Change
'Mind-blowing': Hazards to multiply and accumulate with climate change
Humanity is already enduring cumulative effects from climate change and damages will continue to mount along with carbon emissions, a new study has found.
- by Peter Hannam
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Global warming
African islands send SOS as climate change worsens health
African island states say they need more help to cope with the health impacts of climate change.
- by Nellie Peyton
Renewables
'We want to do everything we can': NSW readies for renewables surge
The NSW government has set aside $55 million to help smooth the introduction of new solar and wind farms.
- by Peter Hannam
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Great Barrier Reef
'Success guaranteed': Reef centre misses funding despite strong review
A world-renowned coral reef research centre missed out on funding to groups proposing the study of the "digital child", "creative aging" and the Enlightenment despite an external review finding its plan to be "revolutionary".
- by Peter Hannam
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Bill Shorten
'Bare minimum': Greens arc up over Labor's climate policy rebuff
The federal Greens approached their Labor counterparts to secure a 'joint leadership' on climate and energy policy ahead of the next year's elections, only to have their overture rebuffed.
- by Peter Hannam
Kerryn Phelps
'First thing': Phelps set sights on reviving fortunes of climate body
Kerryn Phelps, the likely new member for Wentworth, will push for the revival of the near-defunct Climate Change Authority as part of her efforts to advance action on global warming at a federal level.
- by Peter Hannam
Great Barrier Reef
'Silenced': Leading reef research centre faces axe after funding miss
One of the world's premier coral reef research centres has failed to secure Australian funding as the Great Barrier Reef faces another bout of bleaching.
- by Peter Hannam
Health
Health experts slam government's 'contemptuous' IPCC report response
Almost two dozen leading health experts have blasted the Morrison government's dismissal of the findings of the latest major climate report and called for a rapid phasing out of coal.
- by Peter Hannam
Great Barrier Reef
Coral bleaching changed 'rules of engagement' for feisty butterflyfish
Mass coral bleaching has altered the behaviour of species such as butterflyfish, a finding that identifies an early signal that fish populations are in trouble, researchers say.
- by Peter Hannam
Science
Busy bees' 'alarm clock' recorded for the first time
A bee's "alarm clock" has been documented for the first time by researchers. Scientists have recorded the honeycomb vibration of the bee, which prompts others in the hive to start getting busy.
- by Josh Payne
Coal
'No more hiding': Morrison government set emissions data deadlines
The Morrison government will be less able to delay the release of embarrassing national carbon pollution figures after the Senate approved rolling deadlines for the quarterly data.
- by Peter Hannam