Australia's zero greenhouse gas ambitions could be at risk if a vast reserve of carbon stored beneath the gin-clear waters off WA is released to the atmosphere, says a leading marine ecologist.

The first Tesla Cybertruck to hit a public online auction came short of meeting reserve on the popular website Cars & Bids.

Cyclone expected to make landfall as severe category-three system as cyclonic winds, flooding rain and tides among weather forecast in Queensland Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Tropical Cyclone Kirrily is considered “most likely” to make landfall as a severe category-three system, causing flooding in large north Queensland cities such as Townsville and Rockhampton. Queensland emergency services are planning to respond to two disasters: cyclonic winds, followed by flooding rain and tides, according to authorities. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading...

The system is now forecast to cross the coast late on Thursday between Cardwell and Airlie Beach.

Shutterbugs and stargazers were last night directing their eyes and their lenses upwards at the Aurora Australis, with the iridescent sky show detected in southern and central Australia.

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The NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) have confirmed the detection of three red imported fire ant nests in South Murwillumbah in north-eastern NSW.

Genes, environment and lifestyle are some of the risk factors for serious diseases like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. This is why scientists believe COVID-19 infection should be added to the list, writ...

Yellow crazy ants are one of the world's worst invasive species, and authorities are fighting on the ground and in the air to stop them spreading in north Queensland where they're at risk of devastati...

The family that's made the famed headwear for 147 years says a promise by mining magnates Andrew and Nicola Forrest to keep the brand in Australian hands convinced them to sell.

Welfare recipients are often told to "just get a job". But health, economic and structural challenges mean it's not that simple.

After a near rainless September and October, and the prospect of the driest spring on record, November serves up a pleasant surprise: rain.

Leaders in charge of Australia's response to climate change have told an energy summit the country can have "an even bigger impact" by helping the rest of the world decarbonise, as school students aro...

It’s not mysterious. A highly contagious airborne virus has spread around the world for the past four years and continues to infect people as I write. SARS-Cov-2 has killed an excess of 23 million �...

Bunnings has announced it will stop selling engineered stone by the end of the year, amid calls for a total ban on the product by unions and Safe Work Australia.

Between November 2022 and October this year, the average global temperature was more than 1.3 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, and more record highs are on the way.

Optus mobile services are down across the country, affecting millions of Australian customers and businesses.

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The local environmental group has described the spill as a "pollution event of an industrial scale".

If a 400km-wide ocean vortex moves close to shore, water temperatures could spike – putting species at risk

Much needed rainfall has helped fire crews bring dozens of blazes under control, but authorities have warned the reprieve won't be felt across all of Queensland.

The treasurer admits that Australia is on track to fall short of its climate targets without more money invested, quicker construction of renewables projects, and better regulation.

Conditions have eased today, but there are still a multitude of bushfire warnings in southern Queensland, where dozens of homes have been lost.

Head of volunteer firefighter association says Queensland in ‘survival mode’ amid dry weather, with 53 homes destroyed by fire in the Western Downs

Emergency warnings are issued for Nymboida, Tabulam and Tenterfield in NSW, while dangerous fire conditions remain in south-western Queensland. Follow live.

Recent research has found men are more than twice as likely to own an electric vehicle. It's a trend that's got experts concerned.

A United Nations report warns the world is "perilously close" to triggering tipping points that could have "irreversible, catastrophic impacts for people and the planet" — but it's not too late to...

Exhausted front-line staff have taken the unusual step of writing directly to management to warn of the danger posed by chronic staff shortages in the ED.

A recent study set out to investigate Australia’s long COVID guidelines, services and public health information.

Flu cases per medical institution in Japan exceeds warning level

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