More than two dozen bills have passed the Senate today, with debate on the social media ban for under 16s approaching. Follow live.

Fatima Payman's vote was needed to pass a critical reform. It was late on Wednesday the prime minister's office realised it was about to collapse.

The current set-up lean towards playing it safe on team selection but after a first Test humiliation efforts to project calm can be dissembling

Power supplies will become tight in New South Wales and Queensland this week, with parts of western Sydney tipped to approach 40C Follow our Australia politics live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Power supplies will become “tight” in New South Wales and Queensland later this week as the season’s first major heatwave coincides with outages at big coal-fired power stations. Parts of western Sydney are forecast to approach 40C on Tuesday and Wednesday during a pre-summer hot spell spanning a week of 30C-plus days. Heatwave conditions in eastern parts of NSW will be in the low- to severe-intensity range, the Bureau of Meteorology said. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

Experts say moves to stop the protest come amid an escalating crackdown on activism across the country

When the heat is on, the onus should be on the Coalition to explain why they don’t support measures to ensure their newly discovered battlers have access to rooftop solar

Hawaii is the only US state that hasn't reported H5N1 avian flu in birds or animals.

A doubling in battery storage projects and a rebound in wind energy puts Australia back on track to meet its renewable energy target – if it can be sustained.

Global solar PV capacity has reached 2 terawatts, and is forecast to quadruple by 2030.

Far Enough?Remember when you wanted to find the best coffee within walking distance of where you’re at and you googled it? You can apply the same tactic to s...

Referendum On Indigenous Voice to Parliament - Cover of "Solid Rock" (Shane Howard and Goanna) by Euie b Graham Canberra 2023. I feel that this song is a fit...

Australia’s environment does not have sufficient legal protection from climate change, as outlined in a new report from the Climate Council Australia.

Local residents say they heard the sound of a whale crying out early this morning before a calf was released from a shark net.

It's time to talk about electric car fires. How likely is an EV to catch fire and what are the consequences when they do. In this episode we look at a recent...

Australian government was not offered a speaking slot at UN climate ambition summit in New York after it did not put forward a significant new pledge to act

Good progress is being made on DC charging networks in more remote Australia, away from the main grids and powered mostly with solar and batteries.

The future of conservation zones in the Ballina Shire could be left to private landowners in a council vote expected this week.

The Northern Rivers Wildlife Hospital has received a $1.4 million funding boost announced yesterday by NSW Environment Minister Penny Sharpe.  Greens MP Tamara Smith said she has been working closely...