Experts say east coast humpback whale population has reached record numbers, as tourism boomsBeneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean off Australia's east coast, record numbers of humpback whales are making their way south on their annual migration journey. After commercial whaling from the late...

Australia will rejoin the world’s major global climate finance fund, reversing a Morrison government decision to withdraw from the United Nations initiative. Greenpeace Australia Pacific’s Shiva Gounden said rejoining the fund was the “right decision” but added “Contributing to the fund without...

Woodside’s seismic blasting plan for its $16.5 billion Scarborough gas project off the West Australian coast has been ruled invalid after the Federal Court found the regulator did not have the power to approve it. Mardudhunera woman Raelene Cooper was visibly emotional as the decision was handed...

The Bureau of Meteorology has finally declared that an El Niño weather pattern is underway, increasing the likelihood of a hot and dry summer for Australia, as global weather records continue to tumble. The declaration comes as cloudless skies over the continent which are typical of El Nino...

South-east Australia is warned to brace for the first heatwave of spring, with temperatures soaring to more than 12 degrees Celsius above average in regions including Sydney by early next week as a weather pattern more typical of mid-summer takes hold.

A survey conducted by Headspace shows more than half of young people in Australia are experiencing eco-anxiey due to climate change. While repeated natural disasters is exacerbating their fear for the future, respondents said their eco-anxiety was eased by taking action.

The Albanese government has rejected an internal push to ban native forest logging, instead committing to rewrite the three-decades-old national forest policy statement this term. Labor Environment Action Network spokesperson, Felicity Wade, praised the commitment but labelled native forest logging...

Dozens of longstanding temperature records tumbled across Australia during a warm July, as scientists warn the climate crisis is accelerating. Across the country maximum temperatures were overall about 1.2C above the long-term averages in July.

Pictures of a massive, centuries-old tree on the back of a logging truck in Tasmania have sparked calls from environmentalists for the Prime Minister to visit the area to see damage being inflicted on native forests.Meanwhile in Victoria, a sacred Indigenous birthing tree that was once at the...