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As well as the expected host of global climate talks in 2026, regional security and costume mishaps have kept tongues wagging at meetings of Pacific leaders.

Australia's fossil fuel exports remain a source of tension as Pacific leaders double down on supporting a bid to co-host global climate talks.

Building codes must be updated to contend with intense weather cycles driven by climate change that put homes at risk of serious damage, research shows.

Scientists say a common garden bird species is vulnerable to sudden drops in temperature during more frequent extreme weather events and may become extinct.

Vanuatu's climate change adaptation minister Ralph Regenvanu says a recent World Court advisory opinion has reset the legal framework on climate change.

The federal government ignored warnings of a marine heatwave and failed to commit funding to fight SA's devastating algal bloom, a senate inquiry has heard.

Market Forces and other groups say a super fund needs to take a firmer stance against Australian oil and gas companies Woodside and Santos.

Six months after SA's algal bloom crisis began taking a devastating toll on both its marine and human populations, a Senate inquiry is seeking solutions.

In a major speech, the prime minister will say future economy growth will be tied to the shift to clean energy and the private sector will play a leading role.

The existential threat of climate change and ever-intensifying regional rivalries will loom large over Pacific leader talks in Honiara.

Now that the dust has settled on the World Court's landmark advisory opinion on climate, the young Pacific leaders behind it are mapping out next moves.

Australia is not doing enough to prepare for widespread human displacement, sea level rise and other security risks posed by a warming planet, experts warn.

Offshore wind technology could give Australia's renewable energy a significant boost but projects are facing headwinds, both locally and abroad.