The prime minister has lashed out at the opposition for failing to reveal where nuclear power plants after ‘extensive’ polling was done in potential electorates.
Eleanor Campbell
A sunny break has brought a welcome reprieve from wet weather, but the mercury is staying down across southeastern Australia.
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Northern parts of Australia will suffer from ‘lethal heat’ in the coming decades, making it fatal to be outside for more than a few hours, experts warn.
Emma Kirk
A canister containing a toxic chemical has washed onto a Queensland beach, sparking a warning to the public not to touch them.
Savannah Meacham
One capital will be feeling no warmer than 10C as an icy cold air mass pushes over several southeast states, bringing freezing winds, snow and rain.
Blake Antrobus, Madeleine Achenza
Authorities are concerned after fire ants were again found well outside Queensland's containment zone.
Tracey Ferrier
Despite the federal government’s $300 electricity bill relief for Aussie households, more than 50 per cent of the population are expected to ditch their heaters this winter.
Labor has shelved a major change to gas approval processes, in return for Greens support for its fuel efficiency standards.
Jack Quail
An environmental watchdog is cautiously optimistic that water quality is improving in a Tasmanian harbour that's home to an endangered fish and salmon farms.
Ethan James
The bureau is on watch for the system which would bring increased rainfall to Australia, marking the fifth year in a row of extreme weather.
Madeleine Achenza
NSW parliament has rejected calls to urgently suspend logging over claims the Forestry Corporation is failing to properly look for endangered greater gliders.
The full bench of the Federal Court has dismissed an appeal by campaigners related to how the federal environment minister considers fossil fuel projects.
One of Australia’s energy titans will cut 200 jobs, blaming a delay in ‘growth activities’ for the cull.
Duncan Evans
Australians should get their umbrellas prepared, with signs a climate driver, which generally means above-average rainfall, may form later this year.
Lily McCaffrey
Visitors to Muttonbird Beach can get a look inside the stomach of a seahorse thanks to a new bin that hopes to combat pollution and aid research on ocean plastics.
Melissa Sheil
Environmental advocates say they are disappointed with a lack of funding for threatened species and biodiversity in Labor's latest budget.
Esther Linder
A new study has found which states are the most clueless about what to recycle in their household yellow bins.
Members of the Pemberton and Manjimup community heard from officials from DWER and DPIRD at community drop-in sessions on Monday.
Anjelica Smilovitis
A litter-free advocate in the Lower South West claims a 100km stretch of scenic road has been turned into an “open sewer” amid increased holiday litter.
A conservation program launched in Victoria has kicked off in WA at Rockingham.
Laura Pond
Residents who fear what a NSW coal mine might be doing to their health have gone to court, arguing its environmental licence is not fit for purpose.
There is an asbestos risk for people involved in the clean-up following a devastating tornado in Western Australia’s south.
James Dowling
After a long stretch of gloomy weather, Sydneysiders can finally ditch the umbrellas and put on the sunnies.
Angry residents rallied at a ‘tingle graveyard’ in Walpole-Nornalup National Park on Sunday to protest the State’s ‘not intelligent’ prescribed burning policy.