London: Australian officials fear for the safety of a global flotilla sailing toward Gaza after drones swept over vessels carrying Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg and other activists seeking ...

New fossil research shows how human impacts, particularly through the rise of agriculture and livestock, have disrupted natural mammal communities as profoundly as the Ice Age extinctions.

Australia has a new climate target: cutting emissions by 62%–70% below 2005 levels by 2035. Meeting even the lower end means ...

Do we gain or lose an hour when daylight saving time comes into effect in October? Here's what you need to know.

This week, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will attend the annual United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York. He ...

Some of the sharpest increases were seen in South Australia’s Adelaide Hills, where nearly every home faces extreme bushfire ...

"No-go" zones where development will "simply not be allowed" will be created in the overhaul of Australia's environment laws, minister Murray Watt says. And to speed up the development process, areas ...

The creation of regional ‘go’ and ‘no go’ zones will be the first major change to Australia’s revamped environment laws.

The Australian government approved an extension to a Glencore thermal coal mine, sparking renewed concerns from environmental groups about the country’s efforts to tackle climate change. Glencore’s ...

Australia is currently waiting to know whether it will host – jointly with the Pacific Islands – the 2026 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31). Turkiye has made a rival bid, and a decision ...

Environmentalists are up in arms over the Australian government’s apparent backsliding on its “net zero by 2050” commitments and the interim targets it set. Although the government hasn’t formally ...