A new study has sounded the alarm on how the record-breaking temperatures experienced in early January will become “five times more likely” in the future.
Andrew Hedgman
A dangerous heatwave that shattered January records is now barrelling towards Australia’s southeastern states, with millions set to swelter through next week.
Emma Kirk
The Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions should reconsider burning unburnt tingle pockets in mid-summer, says farmer and volunteer firefighter Tony Pedro.
Tony Pedro
A genetically modified purple tomato enriched with added anthocyanin - a powerful antioxidant found in berries - may provide extra anti-inflammatory benefits.
Samantha Lock
Long-term exposure to air pollution could increase a person’s risk of developing motor neurone disease and accelerate its progression, according to new research.
Hannah Cross
After being almost entirely wiped out in a 2023 bushfire, a rare Australian plant species has been discovered growing back in record numbers in a Wheatbelt reserve.
Hannah Whitehead
The Environmental Protection Authority said Bennett Resources, part of Black Mountain Energy, could sink the exploration and appraisal wells subject to strict environmental conditions.
Sean Smith
Historic downpours have triggered thousands of emergency call-outs across NSW, with communities warned more wet weather is on the way.
Aris Schuler-Shah
As devastating bushfires continue to rip through almost 400,000 hectares of land across Victoria, a horrifying figure that dwarfs numbers from the Black Summer bushfires has emerged.
Alexandra Feiam
Authorities have located a giant 40 litre European wasp nest in a suburban area, warning residents about the invasive pest.
A woman has died and some communities across NSW faced evacuation as the state was lashed by “very dangerous” thunderstorms.
Phoebe Griffiths, Emma Kirk, Clareese Packer, Pamela Rontziokos
A rare shark pairing has been sighted off Western Australia’s coastline, according to a documentary filmmaker who has been tracking the duo.
Brooke Rolfe
Millions of Aussies are facing a weekend washout as wild weather lashes the coast - with the rain and winds so severe campers have abandoned their holiday plans.
The boss of WA’s peak resources group has unleashed on the Australian Conservation Foundation for grossly exaggerating the amount of bush Rio Tinto is bulldozing for an iron ore project.
Adrian Rauso
The NSW government will spend $3bn to upgrade Sydney’s largest wastewater plant after mysterious debris balls forced beach closures across the harbour city.
Phoebe Griffiths
The Australian division will assist in the desperate search for a diver who disappeared under the ice during a dive in the territory.
Underfunding has been blamed for the scale of losses from ferocious bushfires but state authorities insist conditions made containment impossible.
Callum Godde, Allanah Sciberras and Nick Wilson
Major flood alerts have been issued for multiple states, while other parts of the country experience a heatwave.
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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.
Poppy Johnston
Queenslanders have begun to clean up the colossal mess left in the wake of ex-Tropical Cyclone Koji - but the danger is not yet over for some.
Eli Green
Labor did learn a lesson out of the election. It learnt that it can ride out this fish ban backlash. But the Government’s not off the hook.
Jessica Page
Australia has rubber-stamped thousands of hectares of threatened species habitat for development, but reworked protections could start to reverse the trend.
More than 120 people took to the streets in Denmark on Saturday to protest the planned burning of the red tingle forest in the Walpole-Nornalup National Park.
Jacki Elezovich
Bushfires are continuing to burn out of control across the state, with more than 400,000 hectares and 1000 farms destroyed.
