Kia's first van in Australia in 20 years is the country's cheapest EV van, slightly smaller than a diesel HiAce for similar money.

Pacific nations spend billions each year importing fossil fuels for electricity. Now the region’s leaders are aiming for energy independence.

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The World Meteorological Organization says carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are increasing at rates that have tripled since the 1960s, and emissions from human activities and more wildfires hav...

Our new insights paper, Powering Up Gladstone, delivers a comprehensive evaluation of the region's capacity to become a

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Demand for secondhand electric vehicle batteries is surging across Australia, as buyers repurpose them for everything from solar storage to off-grid energy

House prices are up 115 per cent, but wages have only risen 84 per cent since 2007.

Nearly 200 shipping companies said Monday they want the world’s largest maritime nations to adopt regulations that include the first-ever global fee on greenhouse gases to reduce their sector’s emissi...

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Rural residents and local councils are deeply unhappy with new taxes, renewable energy, bad roads and mining companies, accusing the state government of "city centric" policymaking.

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A population of little penguins off Perth has almost been wiped out in 17 years, with a quarter of the adorable animals killed by watercraft.

The reality of the situation on the ground in Gaza, and the spectre of children dying of malnutrition or starvation, sits at such extraordinary odds with the language of spokespeople for both the Neta...

We succeeded in making "Electrify Everything" an idea. We failed to make electricity cheap. Lets make electricity cheap again.

Beaches are littered with fish carcasses and scientists warn they are only ‘the tip of the iceberg’ as underwater habitats deteriorate

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Exotic mushrooms are being cultivated in Queensland using bagasse, a by-product of sugarcane processing.

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Energy minister decides against ‘zonal pricing’ backed by Octopus founder but opposed by many other energy firms

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Doctors say Israel is blocking deliveries of formula urgently needed as mothers are either dead or too malnourished to feed their babies

Former Sydney electrician Luke Winder has built one of Australia's largest free-range duck farms on the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, after teaching himself regenerative farming via YouTube.

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Here we update the comparison of climate models and observations through October 2023

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Australians have voted for something that will outlive the next election: the guaranteed switch from coal to renewable energy.

Environment Minister Matthew Swinbourn raised the issue in parliament, stating the scale and duration of a marine heatwave had led to mass bleaching.

The Liberals' 2022 election review couldn't be clearer. What is less comprehensible is the party's decision to initiate a policy reform in the 2025 campaign that could not — even with a lab full of hi...