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Some of Australia's key cropping regions have experienced the exact weather conditions known to trigger a mouse plague, prompting a warning to farmers.

Climate change puts workers at huge risk, politicians have been told by nurses that treated mass thunderstorm asthma and firies who tackled Black Summer blazes.

Consumers in some states will be able to use electricity without charge for three hours a day under a market offer designed to spread solar benefits.

Australia's voluntary battery recycling scheme will be allowed to continue but with limited uptake, the public could benefit if more devices were collected.

Environmental reform analysts have weighed in on the federal government's bid to modernise Australia's dated nature protection laws, calling for a key change.

Thousands of dead seabirds washed up on Australia's coastline two years ago following a marine heatwave and scientists warn history could repeat.

Environment Minister Murray Watt is keen to get the almost 1500-page environmental protection reforms cleared through the senate by the end of the year.

Many communities are being asked to host large-scale renewables projects and co-ownership has been billed as a way for regions to extract meaningful benefits.

Heat exposure, drought and natural disasters are causing deaths and economic havoc in Australia and around the world, according to a major global report.

Even if the Paris Agreement is met, Australia's marine life will still be under pressure to adapt or move in response to climate pressures, and fast.

Recycling big batteries, solar panels and wind turbines at the end of their lives could create a lucrative export industry if Australia gets its rules right.

Popular species including calamari, garfish and King George whiting have suffered severe declines because of SA's algal bloom, forcing restrictions on fishing.

Big changes to Australia's environment laws are coming under fierce criticism as the government tries to chart a pathway through parliament for the overhaul.

Scientists and conservationists say a native seed shortage is threatening Australia's commitment to protect and conserve 30 per cent of its landmass by 2030.