Tongan authorities have advised residents to remain indoors in the wake of a volcanic eruption and tsunami, which has claimed at least two lives, as chemicals released in the blast threaten to choke survivors and trigger acid rain.

Our cities could soon be a lot cleaner and quieter, as the trucking industry backs a switch to electric fleet vehicles, saying it will save companies money.Numbats have also had a big win, with the creation of a new national park in WA’s Wheatbelt to preserve their habitat. And the dangers of...

Over the weekend a massive volcanic eruption in Tonga coated the country in ash, with tsunami waves swamping the island and communications cut off. Our thoughts are with the 80,000 people caught up in this catastrophic event.In Australia, gas producers are crowing over current high prices, but the...

Towns across Western Australia have recorded some of the hottest weather ever recorded in the country, while the east coast prepares for heavy rains, humid nights and the after-effects of an ex-tropical cyclone. 

A new report by a leading climate change expert has found that proposed gas development in the Lake Eyre Basin could increase Australia's total annual emissions by 60 per centInvestor groups have warned the EU against labelling gas investments as ‘green’Record ocean temperatures continue to drive...

Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese has pledged to revamp the $4.7 billion Emergency Response Fund and spend $200 million a year on disaster prevention and resilience while attacking the Morrison Government for failing to protect Australians from extreme weather.

Cyclone Tiffany has cut a destructive path across North Queensland’s Cape Yorke, causing flooding less than a week after the state was hit by Cyclone Seth.

North Queensland is being inundated by torrential rain and there’s more to come as Cyclone Tiffany closes in on Cape Yorke.

Australia will begin exporting “clean hydrogen” to Japan as part of a "program to grow" the renewable energy industry.In other news, Shell’s Prelude gas vessel off Kimberley Coast faced catastrophic failure and potential collapse.And Brazil will keep using coal till 2040.Morrison government inks...

Port of Newcastle, the world’s largest coal port, will be powered entirely by renewable energy. The announcement comes as coal power generation in Australia’s national electricity market fell to its lowest level in the final three months of 2021.In other news, Denmark aims to make domestic flights...