Climate Change

Hydrogen is not dead, and Labor's historic victory could change the global energy trade, economist Ross Garnaut says.

Consumers will see the price for home batteries slashed by the federal government. With a mandate to address climate change, investment in renewables is expected to soar.

The Department for Environment and Water said it was unclear at this stage if new penguin deaths on the Eyre Peninsula were linked to the ongoing algal bloom across South Australia.

In the rush to install ever more solar and, now, batteries on people's homes, one consumer warns of the risks of giving control to big energy.

Oyster farms on South Australia's Yorke Peninsula have voluntarily cordoned off their sites as health authorities investigate a toxin outbreak.

A drop in little penguin numbers was noticed around the middle of the month. Scientists say the East Australia Current is extending further south and impacting ecosystems. (Data from Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System)

After an "unprecedented" drop in numbers, adult little penguins have begun returning to an east coast Tasmanian town, with scientists predicting winter breeding is to come.

WA Roger Cook says he won't "shackle" the state to legislation enshrining climate targets, and emissions may instead rise in the state as it develops a "green steel" industry.

A deadly disease outbreak associated with the wet season in Northern Australia has created a medical mystery for Queensland scientists who are working tirelessly to understand its spread.

In the middle of a housing crisis, when a sizeable amount of commercial real estate is sitting vacant, the Make Room project is billed as a blueprint for giving under-utilised buildings new life as residential spaces - and lowering carbon emissions in the process. 

Queensland can expect a drier-than-average winter after a sodden start to 2025, with parts of the state recording their wettest April on record. 

Luke Bantoft has survived melioidosis but the experience has left him "petrified" of returning to his home where he believes he caught it. Experts say the source of the outbreak could be the Bruce Highway upgrade.

A fourth-generation dairy farmer is using a world-first genetic index to breed heat-tolerant cattle, with his animals grazing in hot, sticky conditions and producing large quantities of commercial-grade milk.

From injuring a camera operator with a wayward kick to denying falling off a stage, it has been an exhausting five weeks for the two men vying for Australia's top job. 

Scientists and legal experts warn against commercial deep-sea mining as US President Donald Trump signs an executive order opening up both US and international waters.

A carbon farming project developer is looking to sign up growers in WA's Mid West Wheatbelt region to $15,000-a-year contracts, leading one expert to ring alarm bells.

After an unprecedented disaster season in Queensland, climate action is not on the minds of many voters in some of the hardest-hit regions this federal election.

Founded on Australia's environmental movement, the Greens have shifted focus to rental affordability. Some say it's an "incredibly smart" strategy.

The Greens have outlined an extensive policy wishlist in the hope they will wield the balance of power in a Labor minority government. So what are their key priorities?

With Australian voters facing an increasingly dangerous and uncertain world, both Labor and the Coalition are trying to burnish their national security credentials.