The case for renewables is clear. Every extra EV on an Australian road is litres of petrol saved, every home battery means less gas used and a more resilient electricity grid

Exmouth local says devastating impact on wildlife along the coastline is ‘hard to put into words’ * Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates * Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here As the flooding from Tropical Cyclone Narelle’s violent visit to Exmouth subsided and the winds dropped, Brinkley Davies headed to Graveyards beach. The beach, at least according to some Exmouth locals, got its name because of the tendency for turtles to get stuck on the dunes. Continue reading...

Exclusive: Fixing a leak can be simple and equivalent to closing a coal power station, making lack of action maddening, say analysts

More than 20,000 sq km of coast has succumbed to Australia’s first bloom of toxic Karenia cristata algae – and scientists worry it could explode again

Santos, the country’s second-biggest listed oil and gas producer, finalised a deal with a commodities trader at more than double recent market rates.

Independent Senator for the ACT David Pocock has called for an inquiry into why gas companies pay less for gas exports than Australians pay in the beer excise.

FoI documents show ministers ignored recommendation for fresh inquiry that could have reduced or paused farming

A total of 27 banks and credit agencies have committed not to provide financing for a proposed TotalEnergies-Santos...

Researchers say carbon emissions change in Queensland tropical rainforests may have global climate implications

The Andaman coast was one of very few places in the world with a viable population but then dead dugongs began washing up. Now half have gone

A grim year on our roads, especially for pedestrians.

As the green energy boom gathers pace, experts say climate change is a bigger threat to biodiversity than wind farms and other renewables projects.

The COP30 global climate summit in Brazil may have been the last opportunity for the nations of the world to reach an agreement that limits planetary […]

One expert says she is ‘starting to visualise the point where all we have left of corals and reefs is memories’

Protesters hope a campaign of civil disobedience will force JPMorgan Chase — the biggest lender to fossil fuel companies — to change course

Former ACCC chair condemns proposed exemption allowing minister to approve projects that don’t comply with law

Opposition leader Sussan Ley wrote to the government on Sunday to suggest its environmental reforms be split into two to prioritise "practical measures to streamline approvals".

An Alcoa plant to produce gallium in WA's South West will need green tape shredded to start on schedue and long term forest mining to be viable.

Researchers say decline in phytoplankton suggests weakened planetary capacity to absorb carbon dioxide

There are growing fears that a major overhaul of planning laws promoted to fast-track housing development will bypass environmental protections and remove safeguards against corruption.

Restricted now to the tropical north, the mysterious red goshawk is fast disappearing as a result of climate change and habitat loss * Australian bird of the year 2025: vote now for your favourite * See more bird of the year content Setting up a base in the tallest tree, usually around a creek somewhere, the red goshawk will hunt beneath the canopy – chasing down speed demons such as the rainbow lorikeet and plucking them out of the air. The soft thrum of their deep, powerful, metre-wide wings can be heard from the ground as they accelerate, before they silently swoop and bank like some feathered fighter jet. Continue reading...

The rapid spread of canine ehrlichiosis since it was first detected in Australia five years ago "has left a lot of destruction in its wake", a veterinarian says.

Conflict in Ukraine and Middle East as well as trade tariffs are making states focus on energy security

Demand for secondhand electric vehicle batteries is surging across Australia, as buyers repurpose them for everything from solar storage to off-grid energy * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Written-off vehicles typically earn little attention, with the main buyers usually being auto wreckers seeking parts or car enthusiasts hunting for restoration projects. But at salvage auctions across Australia, a new type of buyer is emerging, and they are interested in one thing: the high-powered batteries inside electric vehicles. Continue reading...

Thousands of dodos could return within a decade according to Colossal Biosciences, a ‘de-extinction’ company – but experts warn of ‘moral hazard’