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'Right the ship': polluters tax could be vote spinner

'Right the ship': polluters tax could be vote spinner

An ex-Labor strategist turned pollster says there are votes in taxing Australia's biggest polluters through reframing the debate and evolving demographics.

Climate squeezing Australia's southern right whales

Climate squeezing Australia's southern right whales

Climate squeezing Australia's southern right whales

Climate squeezing Australia's southern right whales

Longer stints between southern right whale babies are sounding alarm bells for all species reliant on krill and a healthy Antarctic ecosystem.

Japanese gas giants' Canberra lobbying record exposed

Japanese gas giants' Canberra lobbying record exposed

Japanese gas giants' Canberra lobbying record exposed

Japanese gas giants' Canberra lobbying record exposed

A complex web of investment, lobbying and public messaging is thought to be prolonging the life of the gas industry in Australia and the broader region.

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From inconvenience to crisis, islands battle king tides

From inconvenience to crisis, islands battle king tides

Low-lying islands in the Torres Strait have been inundated after another frightening king tide season as locals continue the legal fight for climate justice.

Calls to end climate security secrecy as UK fesses up

Calls to end climate security secrecy as UK fesses up

The Australian government has been urged to come clean on security threats posed by climate change following the release of a troubling UK assessment.

Unions demand new health and safety laws after heatwave

Unions demand new health and safety laws after heatwave

A record-breaking heatwave has prompted calls for stronger laws protecting workers to reflect the dangers of a warming climate.

Carbon credits seeding next chapter of Tiwi forestry

Carbon credits seeding next chapter of Tiwi forestry

Tiwi Islanders are confident they've landed on the right forestry formula, one that's community-led and financially and environmentally sustainable.

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Grim outlook for marine recovery as algal bloom recedes

Grim outlook for marine recovery as algal bloom recedes

Grim outlook for marine recovery as algal bloom recedes

Grim outlook for marine recovery as algal bloom recedes

Marine ecosystems will take years to recover from an algal bloom, which has dissipated in some areas but continues to wreak havoc on marine life and industry.

Heat eases in southeast but WA still red hot

Heat eases in southeast but WA still red hot

Heat eases in southeast but WA still red hot

Heat eases in southeast but WA still red hot

The heatwave that brought sweltering temperatures to most of Australia's southern states has eased but WA has been warned to brace for more hot weather.

'Completely wrecked': fatigue kicks in amid record heat

'Completely wrecked': fatigue kicks in amid record heat

'Completely wrecked': fatigue kicks in amid record heat

'Completely wrecked': fatigue kicks in amid record heat

A record heatwave has pushed the mercury towards 50C in towns across Australia, with days of blistering conditions still to come.

Climate fund top-up for Australia's Pacific neighbours

Climate fund top-up for Australia's Pacific neighbours

Climate fund top-up for Australia's Pacific neighbours

Climate fund top-up for Australia's Pacific neighbours

Australia is adding another half a billion dollars to its infrastructure fund for the Pacific, with spending to focus on digital projects.

Savings coming for households able to use energy in day

Savings coming for households able to use energy in day

Savings coming for households able to use energy in day

Savings coming for households able to use energy in day

Australia is pressing ahead with its three-hour timeslot of free electricity as critics warn the design could disadvantage some customers.

Climate change made heatwave five times more likely

Climate change made heatwave five times more likely

Climate change made heatwave five times more likely

Climate change made heatwave five times more likely

Australia has just experienced its worst heatwave in six years but it's set to become much more common under existing policies to curb carbon emissions.

Coalmine bailout extended on energy security fears

Coalmine bailout extended on energy security fears

Coalmine bailout extended on energy security fears

Coalmine bailout extended on energy security fears

Despite pledging to end support for a debt-laden coalmine in regional Western Australia this year, the premier has relented and thrown it another lifeline.

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'Little warning' as flash flood sweeps cars out to sea

A river has dramatically burst its banks, sweeping cars out to sea and trapping holidaygoers in caravans after "off-the-charts" rainfall caused major flooding.

Third hottest year notched as fires, floods hit at home

The world clocked its third hottest year on record in 2025 and is on track to surpass the 1.5C Paris Agreement threshold by the end of the decade.

Fate of many species rests on stemming bush bulldozing

Australia has rubber-stamped thousands of hectares of threatened species habitat for development, but reworked protections could start to reverse the trend.

The workers helping power Australia's energy transition

Thousands of workers are riding the ups and downs of building the solar, wind and transmission needed for the next-generation energy system.

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Damaging winds warning as cold front brings heat relief

A gusty southerly change is bringing the first relief to heatwave-affected areas, but communities are warned about the threat of damaging winds and lightning.

Secret weapon in climate fight hiding in tree bark

Australian researchers have been barking up the right tree with a revolutionary discovery of resident microbes that guzzle climate-active gases.

Bushfire menace mounts as thousands brace for disaster

Residents are being urged to flee their homes ahead of a catastrophic fire day expected to bring "unsurvivable" conditions not seen in six years.

Extreme hot and cold driving inland health emergencies

As Australia swelters through a heatwave, research suggests inland populations can expect hot days to become a bigger cause of health stress in the future.

Bushfire peril as heatwave advances across the nation

Bushfires have ignited on the first day of some of the worst heatwave conditions since Black Summer and authorities warn more is to come.

Quietly dying: few forests spared from tree losses

Australian forests are thinning in a worrying finding for a world relying on plants to help soak up excess atmospheric carbon.

Australians feel the heat as bushfire threat flares up

Authorities are warning people to be on high alert as several states prepare for intense heatwave conditions not seen since the Black Summer bushfires.

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