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Calls to power up energy workforce as shortfall looms

Calls to power up energy workforce as shortfall looms

Australia's clean energy future is at risk if it fails to meet fast-growing demand for energy, gas and renewables workers.

'Broken' nature laws fast-tracked but details up in air

'Broken' nature laws fast-tracked but details up in air

'Broken' nature laws fast-tracked but details up in air

'Broken' nature laws fast-tracked but details up in air

Tougher nature protections are promised as the government tries to steer long-stalled law reforms into the fast lane, but it's not clear how they will pass.

Climate clash: coalition divide over targets laid bare

Climate clash: coalition divide over targets laid bare

Climate clash: coalition divide over targets laid bare

Climate clash: coalition divide over targets laid bare

Divisions over how to tackle Australia's climate targets have continued to deepen within the coalition as its conservative members push for a rethink.

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Starring role for households in least-cost transition

Starring role for households in least-cost transition

Solar panels adorn more than four million rooftops and the energy regulator wants these sorts of energy assets playing nicely with the grid moving forward.

Warning building rule book freeze not consequence-free

Warning building rule book freeze not consequence-free

A pause or review of the construction code has garnered support as a way to speed up home building but some argue a full hiatus could be counterproductive.

Antarctica's 'abrupt changes' spell climate warming

Antarctica's 'abrupt changes' spell climate warming

Sea ice loss and other indicators point to fast changes to Antarctica that will have troubling consequences for Australia and the rest of the world.

Grid reliability gaps covered, if no project delays

Grid reliability gaps covered, if no project delays

Australia's investment pipeline for clean energy, storage and transmission to replace coal is "healthy", but project delays pose reliability questions.

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Salmon farms green lit, but conservation fight not over

Salmon farms green lit, but conservation fight not over

Salmon farms green lit, but conservation fight not over

Salmon farms green lit, but conservation fight not over

Salmon farming has been allowed to continue in a harbour at the centre of a conservation battle, but further legal action has been flagged.

Climate adaptation secrets hidden in reptilian genes

Climate adaptation secrets hidden in reptilian genes

Climate adaptation secrets hidden in reptilian genes

Climate adaptation secrets hidden in reptilian genes

Nature is declining at an unprecedented rate and a vast library of reptiles, birds and other specimens could help researchers better understand pressure points.

Worst bleaching on record for coral reef ecosystems

Worst bleaching on record for coral reef ecosystems

Worst bleaching on record for coral reef ecosystems

Worst bleaching on record for coral reef ecosystems

The results are in for another of Australia's heat-vulnerable reef ecosystems hammered by elevated ocean temperatures ahead of a key climate target deadline.

'More gruelling, precarious': climate biting workforce

'More gruelling, precarious': climate biting workforce

'More gruelling, precarious': climate biting workforce

'More gruelling, precarious': climate biting workforce

From disrupted trucking routes to teaching in hot classrooms, the changing climate is already being keenly felt by Australian workers.

More 'infrastructure, not advisers' key to Pacific aid

More 'infrastructure, not advisers' key to Pacific aid

More 'infrastructure, not advisers' key to Pacific aid

More 'infrastructure, not advisers' key to Pacific aid

Australia could boost support for Pacific climate change resilience and infrastructure by about $500 million by changing its aid strategy, a think tank says.

Coral coverage crashes after 'unheard of' heat events

Coral coverage crashes after 'unheard of' heat events

Coral coverage crashes after 'unheard of' heat events

Coral coverage crashes after 'unheard of' heat events

Two of the Great Barrier Reef's three regions have recorded their sharpest declines in coral coverage in four decades as heat stress batters the living wonder.

Australia, Tuvalu look to develop landmark climate pact

Australia, Tuvalu look to develop landmark climate pact

Australia, Tuvalu look to develop landmark climate pact

Australia, Tuvalu look to develop landmark climate pact

Developing climate and strategic ties with Australia has been discussed by Tuvalu's leader as the Pacific island nation opens a high commission in Canberra.

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UN urges Australia to lead world with climate goal

Australia is being encouraged to set a more ambitious climate target as the government maintains it has already significantly reduced emissions.

Coalition splinters as heat rises on net-zero policy

More coalition troops are calling for a key climate target to be axed but the opposition leader is standing firm as debate rages within the political partners.

Australia called to lift on global health as US yields

Australia's spending on global health research is lagging international peers as its foreign aid contributions stagnate, reports show.

The long, winding road to a climate-resilient Pacific

Sea level rise is not the only threat to island life for Australia's near neighbours, with sources of local income also under pressure from climate change.

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Marine heatwaves spark major climate change concerns

Unprecedented marine heatwaves have sparked fears but an Australian expert warns it's too early to tell whether climate change has reached its tipping point.

Bank hit with first strike as shareholders push back

Shareholders in Australia's largest investment bank have expressed their concerns over the firm's pay report, resulting in Macquarie's first-ever strike.

Pacific nations applaud 'lifeline' climate ruling

Pacific Islanders have welcomed a landmark ruling from an international court which could leave polluting nations such as Australia liable for climate impacts.

Countries have a duty to battle climate change: court

Climate change is "an existential problem of planetary proportions" and countries have a responsibility to take it on, the International Court of Justice says.

Climate warning turns up heat on efforts to net zero

Australia must slash its emissions and reach net zero by 2035 or suffer the environmental damage that catastrophic warming could do, the Climate Council warns.

Eyes of the world on international court climate ruling

An international court will be beamed around the world when it rules on nations' obligations to prevent climate harm and redress greenhouse emissions damage.

'Incredibly disturbing': federal help for algae crisis

Millions of dollars in federal funding have been pledged to tackle a massive and toxic algal bloom choking life along a state's coast and waterways.

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