NSW Premier Chris Minns has announced the state government will hand out $275 million in grants for clean energy manufacturing for small and medium-sized businesses. 

An evacuation warning was issued for 28 communities in rural Victoria last night, amid an out-of-control blaze that 1,000 firefighters have been attempting to control. No properties had yet been reported as damaged, and the fire caused the closure of a major highway.

A report charting the staggering rise of rooftop solar technology in Australia has found that its capacity will eclipse the country's entire electricity demand in coming decades. The authors argue that rooftop solar will play an outsized role in helping Australia meet its climate goals.

Ten of Australia’s best-known corporations – including Coles, Telstra, Woolworths and Qantas – have no clear plans to stop using or supporting fossil fuels despite having targets to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions, according to a UTS report.

A former senior NSW Environmental Protection Agency officer says the state’s asbestos contamination crisis was “destined to happen” after the regulator failed to act on problems in the waste recovery sector uncovered back in 2013.

Woodside Energy’s shares have hit a two-month low this week, largely due to the company flagging an asset impairment of around $1.2 billion for their Shenzi oil and gas fields. This occurs when a company’s asset has less profitability than originally reported. The company also flagged a reduction...

The Victorian government has warned of the need for a national solution in support of energy resilience after destructive winds tore down transmission towers and blew trees onto power lines, leaving almost 130,000 homes without electricity over a day later and with many still facing a week without...

Meat and Livestock Australia says it has reduced emissions by 65% on 2005 levels but data analysis suggests figures underpinning claim are ‘erroneous’. 

Victoria braces for worst fire conditions since Black Summer bushfiresVictoria is facing the worst fire-risk day since the Black Summer bushfires, as a catastrophic fire danger warning has been issued for the state’s north-west ahead of very hot and windy forecast conditions on Tuesday.