Australia’s first climate risk assessment has the stated purpose of guiding adaptation responses to protect people and property in a  heating climate, but what happens if the reality is worse than some low-ball projections of future risks?

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There are growing fears that a major overhaul of planning laws promoted to fast-track housing development will bypass environmental protections and remove safeguards against corruption.

Advocacy group Climate Integrity has accused the gas industry of using "distorted research", produced by the accounting firm EY, to influence the Australian government's Future Gas Strategy.

Indonesia is moving to ban LGBT+ content across digital platforms. Activists warn this will fuel harassment and arrests. Urge lawmakers to reject the Broadcasting Bill and defend free expression – cen...

We congratulate the NSW Government for establishing the Great Koala National Park, which will protect a nationally significant koala population.

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Emissions reduction targets won’t solve the climate crisis if they’re built on fiction. It's time for the government to tackle the biggest source of carbon emissions in Australia – fossil fuels.

Thousands of native tree ferns are harvested from Tasmania's forests for export each year. Some say the trade saves ferns from destruction, while others accuse the industry of greenwashing.

Paper Australia alleges the state government failed to provide enough raw materials for its Maryvale mill, causing substantial loss and damage.

On 7 September 2025, the NSW Government formally unveiled the proposed boundaries of the Great Koala National Park (GKNP), together with a moratorium on logging in state forests ear-marked for protect...

Our research has revealed there are now more licenced firearms in Australia than before the 1996 Port Arthur massacre. ✍️ Add your name to call on the Federal Government to urgently establish a Nation...

The announcement has led to calls for the business to be shut down. Find out more.

The announcement has led to calls for the business to be shut down. Find out more.

Eucalyptus regnans – which regularly reach 60 to 80m tall – lose about 9% of their trees for every degree of warming, research finds * Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here Victoria’s mountain ash forests are thinning rapidly as the globe heats up, and could lose a quarter of their “giant” trees that grow up to 80m tall in the coming decades, research has found. Forests of Eucalyptus regnans – one of the tallest tree species in the world – lose about 9% of their trees for every degree of warming, according to a University of Melbourne-led study published in Nature Communications. Sign up to get climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s Clear Air column as a free newsletter Continue reading...

New research suggests dingoes are distinct enough to have their own scientific name. If this is accepted, it will have far-reaching consequences