Australia

Indigenous people around the world have lived in concert with nature for centuries, practicing responsible land management, regenerative farming practices and water conservation. But as Indigenous…

The NSW independent planning commission is due to hand down a decision on the proposed gas development at Narrabri. Here’s what is at play. The New South Wales independent planning commission is due…

Atlassian billionaire tells Q+A panel China’s move to become carbon neutral by 2060 spells doom for Australia’s coal and gas production. Australia’s fossil fuel industry will collapse within 20…

Australia’s major scientific research organisation, the CSIRO, has turned to solar to power its operations in Victoria, NSW and the ACT, via a long term energy contract with the Ross Garnaut-led…

Survey finds that many researchers are banned from speaking about their work or have had their research altered to downplay risks.

Beijing now has a more ambitious long-term climate goal than Australia – and there are fears that could have a dire impact on our economy. Australia’s resistance to a mid-century net zero emissions…

If there was a moment of true emergency in the fight to preserve our climate, it is now

More long-finned pilot whales were found stranded today on beaches in Tasmania, Australia. About 500 whales have become stranded, including at least 380 that have died, the AP reported. It is the…

Just as in Australia, landscape along the US west coast has evolved to withstand fire. But precedents are collapsing all around us.

Records show relatively even contributions to Coalition and Labor as Morrison government announces ‘gas-led recovery’ of economy. Some of the biggest players in Australia’s gas sector have made more…

By early June, emissions had mostly returned to the levels of the same period in 2019, a UN report found. The Covid-19 pandemic will deliver an unprecedented annual drop in global greenhouse gas…

Pinning hopes of economic recovery on fossil fuel comes at huge environmental cost, analysis warns. Australia’s untapped gas reservoirs could lead to three years’ worth of global greenhouse gas…

Retailers say they don’t have enough time to adjust to law, which is likely to come into force in early 2021. South Australia has become the first Australian state to introduce laws banning some…

State government says money will hasten new renewable projects as it announces additional $1bn economic stimulus package. The Queensland government has announced a $500m renewable energy fund – to…

Climate Action 100+ group put 161 fossil fuel, mining, transport and other big-emitting companies on notice in latest campaign by shareholders. A group representing investors that collectively…

Oz Minerals is one of the biggest mining companies in Australia, and it is now developing one of the most ambitious off-grid renewable energy projects in the world – how to power a $1 billion mining…

Australians are far more welcoming of change than we expect, and are furious at having been shut out of being direct participants. In August 2015, I spent a cold night at the old TAB Royal Hotel in…

The basin has faced challenges throughout history but the system designed to protect it does not factor in a changing climate

Coal company Adani sought to raid the home of an environmental activist who opposed its controversial mine in Queensland, Australia's Galilee Basin, court documents have shown.

As water scarcity increases from factors including climate change, so do drivers of water theft, an ongoing problem in Australia. Between 30% and 50% of the world’s water supply is stolen each year…