Sussan Ley’s offer allows a clear path to pass laws to rewrite Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act in final sitting week * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The Coalition has offered to help Labor rush through new nature laws if it agrees to gut environment protection, challenging Labor to side with business interests over green groups to implement the long-awaited changes. Environmental lawyers are urging the government against further weakening already flawed laws at the “behest of industry”. Continue reading...

A breakthrough in long-stalled negotiations over a free trade deal between Australia and the European Union could come as soon as this weekend, sources have told the ABC.

Opponents to climate action are deliberately using details out of context, and have done so countless times in the past.

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Seventeen out of 24 children’s toys from online retailers failed button battery safety tests, according to Choice – but there are ways to check whether toys at home are safe * Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email Consumer advocacy group Choice has found multiple children’s toys bought from major online retailers have failed to meet Australia’s mandatory button battery safety standards. Seventeen out of 24 children’s toys bought from Shein, AliExpress, eBay and Amazon – including a fidget spinner, bath toys and a light-up mouthguard – failed Choice’s product safety testing. Sign up for our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend, every Saturday morning Continue reading...

UN report confirms methane emissions are still rising and warns only full-scale implementation of proven and available measures will deliver on promise to cut emissions by 30 per cent against 2020 lev...

Bottlenecks to scaling both industries are beginning to emerge — with copper as the "canary in the coal mine."

The federal government has begun to contact Pacific leaders to canvass a COP31 "Plan B" which would see Adelaide abandon its bid for the global United Nations climate summit so long as Pacific nations are guaranteed a role in next year's conference.

Iceland has designated the potential collapse of a major Atlantic Ocean current system a national security concern and an existential threat, enabling its government to strategize for worst-case scenarios, the country's climate minister told Reuters.

President Donald Trump says he has agreed to sell the nation's most advanced fighter jet to Saudi Arabia despite concerns that China could gain access to the plane's vaunted American technology.