Federal approval on Wednesday for Woodside’s North West Shelf to run until 2070 was a win for the gas industry. But the next major project may face an even higher hurdle.
Matt Mckenzie
The energy company behind Australia’s first commercial wind farm has announced it will be shutting down the operation that has come to the end of its technical life.
Georgie Kibel
A rare sight has emerged at one of Australia’s most iconic landmarks as record-breaking rain smashes parts of the country.
Hannah Wilcox, Georgie Kibel
West Australians are being reminded to switch off their garden sprinklers from Sunday as winter officially arrives.
Oliver Lane
Surf conditions are about to intensify dramatically, with powerful swells set to bring long-period waves and surging tides.
Andrew Hedgman
More than 100 businesses have signed a letter in support of a “game-changing” plan to protect a beloved Australian animal that could become the country’s next great attraction.
Nathan Schmidt
If we are to successfully transition to a more circular and sustainable future, an entire consciousness shift is needed.
Pip Kiernan
The oil and gas industry says keeping Woodside Energy’s LNG plant on the Burrup Peninsula until 2070 proves there is appreciation for gas as a transition fuel, while conservationists have blasted the verdict.
Simone Grogan
A huge swell on Monday saw sand nourishment works on sections of Middleton Beach and Emu Point Beach completed last week eroded away again, with the new artificial surf reef rocks also suspected to have moved.
Jacki Elezovich
A decision six years in the making has finally been made on one of the world’s largest and most controversial natural gas projects.
Jessica Wang
Australia’s bid to list an area abundant in ancient Aboriginal rock art believed to be up to 50,000 years old has not gone according to plan.
Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer
Qantas has promised an expansion of its staff safety procedures following a shock turbulence event that injured three cabin crew. Here’s what happened.
Duncan Evans
A major Australian city has issued a stern warning after its rubbish trucks caught fire seven times in just one month.
Hannah Moore
A professor of archaeology has accused a state government of lying in a report about the impact of industrial emissions on Aboriginal rock art.
Emma Kirk
Thousands remain without power and residents have been urged to stay inside as dust storms sweep over major cities across the country.
Alexandra Feiam
A premier has thrown his weight behind paying bounty hunters to reduce feral cats, goats and pigs roaming his state, but it has come with scrutiny.
Sebastian Tan
About 800 homes have been deemed uninhabitable, and five people have died in the floods that hit the NSW mid-north coast last week.
Georgie Kibel and Jessica Wang
The decision to approve one of six renewable energy projects in Narrogin has been delayed with a representative for the e-battery proponent calling the shire’s conditions “problematic”.
Hannah Whitehead
Wild weather and possible flooding is on the way for southeastern Victorian coastal regions as a “very strong” cold front moves through.
Hannah Wilcox
WA’s environmental regulator is putting its faith in Rio Tinto to adequately manage the potential for ‘severe’ asbestos contamination of drinking water.
Adrian Rauso
An already-approved $1bn wind farm has officially been canned by the state’s deputy premier, after hundreds of residents voiced their opposition.
Anthony Albanese has dropped a major hint on which way his environment tsar will go on a controversial gas project.
Two men have been charged after allegedly stealing from homes destroyed left by flooding as the ADF moves in to help clean up efforts.
Alexandra Feiam and Hannah Wilcox
Millions of Australians are bracing for another ‘significant weather event’, as floodwaters recede in NSW following devastating rains.
Nathan Schmidt and Andrew Hedgman
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