A group of climate activists will fight conspiracy charges in court this week after counter-terrorism police intercepted them as they arrived at Woodside CEO Meg O’Neill’s home on 1 August with an ABC camera crew.

Western Australia’s premier has claimed at a WA energy transition summit that expanding the state’s gas industry – and increasing its greenhouse gas pollution in the short term – will be good for the planet as it will lead to a “dramatic reduction” in global emissions. Yet, the state government has...

The world's top management consultancy McKinsey & Company is using its position as a key advisor to the UN's COP28 climate talks to push the interests of its big oil and gas clients, undermining efforts to end the use of the fossil fuels driving global warming, according to multiple sources and...

Australian and international scientists have warned ecosystems such as the Great Barrier Reef will not recover from the effects of climate change unless fossil fuels are reduced within the next decade. The Climate Council on Wednesday released its first oceans report, which said the rate of climate...

Right now, there’s something big spinning off the coast from Sydney – a giant rotating vortex of sea water, powerful enough to dominate the ocean currents off south-eastern Australia. If a 400km-wide ocean vortex moves close to shore, water temperatures could spike – putting species at risk.

A deadly blaze west of Brisbane has destroyed more Queensland homes than the 2019 Black Summer fires, amid fears even more will be lost. Firefighters are battling extreme conditions, with the Prime Minister warning of a “difficult summer” ahead.

New analysis by Climate Analytics shows onshore emissions of proposed fracking in the Beetaloo Basin are understated by up to 84%, stating these emissions are estimated to add up to 11% of Australia’s 2021 emissions.

The Queensland government has promised to put an electric car charging station every 150 kilometres across the state, the ABC can reveal.The $42 million project will install an extra 2,500 electric vehicle (EV) charging stations over three years

In a new push to stop Santos’ monster Barossa gas project, six Tiwi Island elders have applied to Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek to stop the installation of a critical gas pipeline due to start within days. The elders want Minister Plibersek to declare emergency protection for an area they...