Australia's High Court rules in favour of a Hunter Valley community group in a landmark climate ruling that could redraw how fossil fuel projects are approved in Australia.

The prime minister told a gathering of Pacific leaders in Fiji that a combination of climate change and a monster El Nino would hit Australia hard.

Australian banks continue to bankroll forest destruction that is cutting into threatened species habitat, increasing the severity of climate impacts and…

Climate leadership in the Pacific will take centre stage this week in Fiji and Tuvalu, as they host Pre-COP31, the preparatory talks for the next UN Climate Summit coming up next month in Türkiye.

Australian leaders will face pressure over the nation's fossil fuel exports as they attend climate talks in the Pacific.

The contradiction between the Australian government’s solid performance on domestic renewables and its continued support for expanded coal and gas exports…

Coverage falls a million square kilometres short of long-term average with global heating likely driving losses

The World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2026 (WNISR2026) assesses on 596 pages the status and trends of the international nuclear industry. It provides a comprehensive overview of nuclear power plant...

Large moths have been visiting homes in NSW, ACT, and Victoria, which scientists say is great news for the species.

A new tool called Carbon Impacts Tracer can be used to estimate climate impact from emissions across eight metrics, including lost food production

Bogong moths numbers have surged after years of decline, flying evidence of an ancient transfer of vital nutrients from lowlands to the fragile high country.

A phenomenon not seen in around 20 years has returned to Sydney.

Researcher says sightings of the endangered moth have increased over the last two years but ‘this year has blown them out of the water’

The decision announced today to approve the destruction of coastal heathland for a rocket launching facility at Whalers Way on South Australia’s Eyre…

The Eyre peninsula site is ‘precious and important’ habitats for southern emu-wren and home to 80% of the mallee whipbird population

Liquidators surrender the leases of a central Queensland coal mine, with questions around who will manage and pay for the rehabilitation of the site.

International Day of Peace: Mayors, Councillors and Campaigners discuss AUKUS nuclear safety and risks for Cockburn Sound Alongside the sunlit expanse of South Beach Recreation Reserve in South Freman...

Federal Coalition vows to detonate most of Australia's efforts to decarbonise "within 30 days" of winning power, including the advance of renewables and the emissions-curbing policy it introduced.

The Coalition has basically declared it has no climate policy. Its eight energy priorities, announced today, include no plan to provide clean, cheaper,…

Data Centres Australia said the changes were "disappointing" and would impose restrictions on data centres not applied to other industries.

The two new species are in the same genus and are both winged and more than 10cm long.

Batteries now meet almost half of the grid’s dispatchable power needs during hours of highest demand

Australia is the only wealthy nation still clearing native vegetation for beef despite the efforts of major buyers to meet goals to clear their supply chains.

An ACF investigation has detected 150 cases of deforestation with the majority linked to beef production.

On the 90th anniversary of the death of the last-known Tasmanian tiger, conservation groups say more extinctions will occur if governments don't act.

The extinction of the crested-tailed mulgara is a stark example of how failures in environmental policy and inadequate resources for comprehensive conservation management can allow species to slip thr...

Unusual heat this year may have melted ice and thawed bonds that hold glaciers in place – leading to catastrophe

A glacial collapse registering as a magnitude 5.2 seismic event occurred near the border on Wednesday morning

The federal government has announced a boost to its bird flu response, but a conservation group says it amounts to a "drop in the ocean".

Climate scientists have been warning that the Himalayas are warming faster than the rest of the world, increasing the chances of a disaster of this scale.

Australia’s biggest oil and gas company recorded a 27% increase in sales profit to $1.67bn in the six-month reporting period

More than 70,000 people have backed ACF’s request for Environment Minister Murray Watt to consider the climate impacts from Woodside’s proposed Browse gas…

Woodside has taken the monumental step to abandon its Scope 3 clean energy goals, cutting billions from its project pipeline.

The rush of AI data centres is expected to put a larger burden on the electricity grid than previously estimated, with projects in development more than doubling in a year.