Environment
Climate change
CSIRO doubted Adani mine's predicted impact on groundwater
CSIRO also questioned whether the impact on rare springs could be kept below the federal government limit of 20 centimetres.
- by Tony Moore
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Analysis
Adani
Adani still has a long march ahead before its Carmichael coal mine opens
A final approval for Adani's plans to develop a giant coal mine in Queensland's Galilee Basin may well come after the federal election.
- by Peter Hannam and Felicity Caldwell
Atlassian
Atlassian plans 'ambitious' shift to 100pc renewable energy by 2025
The move to clean energy for all its power by 2025 would make Atlassian among the first Australian firms to hit such a mark.
- by Peter Hannam and John McDuling
Opinion
Blunt Instrument
Watching the trawlers from the Pacific Hotel, I had a sinking feeling
It was a scene worth savouring, because it will pass.
- by John Birmingham
Great Barrier Reef
Legal protections urged as science gears up to aid Great Barrier Reef
Early-stage research into ways to limit the impact of climate change on the Great Barrier Reef is being approved in a ''policy vacuum", potentially limiting risk assessments and undermining public support, researchers say.
- by Peter Hannam
Electric cars
Electric vehicles an opportunity for local government
Local councils could save money and reduce emissions by shifting their fleets to electric vehicles, a study by ClimateWorks Australia suggests.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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State Parliament
'State and planet': new environment minister highlights plans for climate change action
In his first message to staff in his new ministry, Matt Kean said he was "determined to take decisive and responsible action on climate change''.
- by Peter Hannam
Great Barrier Reef
'Shocking' coral spawning drop raises doubts over Great Barrier Reef's resilience
Spawning by dominant coral species on the Great Barrier Reef collapsed after the back-to-back mass bleaching events.
- by Peter Hannam
Analysis
Climate policy
Hopes emerge for a 'great era of bipartisanship' on clean energy policy
In the wake of last month's re-election of the Berejiklian government in NSW, prospects have brightened for a surprising narrowing of the gap between state and federal energy policy.
- by Peter Hannam
Climate policy
Al Gore to head Climate Change Week in Queensland in June
The presenter of An Inconvenient Truth presenter and former US vice-president will run a three-day climate change training session in Brisbane.
- by Tony Moore
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Extreme weather
A record share of Australians say humans cause climate change: poll
There's been a sharp decline in the proportion of Australians who think the federal government is doing a good job tackling climate change
- by Matt Wade