Summer has arrived in Australia with a bang, with fire and searing heat in the west, while a sprinkling of snow accompanied record cold temperatures in the south-east of the country.

In what are dangerous times for democracies around the world, parliament’s overhaul of nature laws in the EPBC Act shows ambitious reform remains possible

Rising CO2 is changing the nutrition in everyday foods. Crops may offer more calories but fewer essential nutrients, creating health risks.