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  • Alarm bells as Murray declared critically endangered

    Regional

    Listing the beleaguered Murray River as critically endangered must be backed with action if it is to be saved, environmentalists say.

    Australian Associated Press
    / 15 January 2026
    Mannum in the Riverland region of South Australia,
  • Recyclers squeezed by plastic aplenty but nowhere to go

    Climate

    Governments are being urged to act on promised packaging reforms or risk another recycling facility collapse caused by inferior demand for pre-loved product.

    Australian Associated Press
    / 13 January 2026
    Workers sort waste from domestic recyclables
  • Fate of many species rests on stemming bush bulldozing

    Climate

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

    Australian Associated Press
    / 12 January 2026
    A koala (file image)
  • Secret weapon in climate fight hiding in tree bark

    Climate

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

    Australian Associated Press
    / 08 January 2026
    Melaleuca tree
  • Quietly dying: few forests spared from tree losses

    Climate

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

    Australian Associated Press
    / 06 January 2026
    Forests
  • Dire warning over native species conservation funding

    Environment

    Conservationists say hundreds of programs to control invasive species, and save native flora and fauna could be impacted without ongoing government funding.

    Australian Associated Press
    / 05 January 2026
    Yellow crazy ants
  • Australia's biggest energy project hits major milestone

    Australian General News

    The last of the 1500 transmission towers in Australia's largest energy project has been built, as the delayed and cost-overrun project prepares to come online.

    Australian Associated Press
    / 27 December 2025
    TRANSGRID TOWER
  • Bee-sieged island keeping deadly mite at bay

    Agriculture

    An island that is home to a unique population of honey bees hopes biosecurity measures will protect it from a deadly parasite taking hold across Australia.

    Australian Associated Press
    / 24 December 2025
    Bees are seen on a flower
  • Australians fleeing south to escape climate extremes

    Climate

    Australians are already on the move due to climate change, with one state the number one choice for those seeking relief from heat, floods and fires.

    Australian Associated Press
    / 18 December 2025
    People playing in the snow at Mt Wellington, in Hobart
  • Drivers told to paws and think of road risk to koalas

    Regional

    Wildlife volunteers remind drivers to keep their eyes peeled for koalas as summer road trips begin, with a spike in the number of car strikes in one region.

    Australian Associated Press
    / 17 December 2025
    Koala
  • Charges and changes: electric car shifts coming in 2026

    Future Economies

    Twists and turns are coming to Australia's electric car market, from a potential road-user charge and tax reform to the price of models launching on our shores.

    Australian Associated Press
    / 17 December 2025
    BYD will launch its latest electric vehicle in Australia in 2026
  • Push to enshrine Pacific gender lens on COP31 agenda

    Climate

    Pacific women are facing compounding pressures from climate change-fuelled droughts and floods, sparking calls for more gender-specific adaptation resources.

    Australian Associated Press
    / 17 December 2025
    A woman returns on Nguna Island, Vanuatu
  • Nukes and carbon capture remain off future energy plan

    Future Economies

    Wind and solar systems are projected to be the cheapest energy-generating technology in 2050 while small nuclear reactors will cost the most.

    Australian Associated Press
    / 16 December 2025
    Electricity transmission lines are seen on the Gold Coast, Queensland
  • Warning Australian cities not immune to LA-style fires

    Climate

    A year on from the deadly wildfires that tore through Los Angeles, a comprehensive report shows Australian city fringes share many of the same vulnerabilities.

    Australian Associated Press
    / 16 December 2025
    Bob Sudharshan Ratnarajah
  • 'Smash-hit' battery scheme topped up, subsidies trimmed

    Climate

    Government backing for home batteries will be dialled back for larger systems in a move intended to make the scheme sustainable and open to more households.

    Australian Associated Press
    / 13 December 2025
    A general view of a home rooftop solar system
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