The Greens have used a parliamentary report to make clear that a key Labor climate policy – revamping the safeguard mechanism – will fail unless the Albanese government agrees to changes its plan. The Greens say the changes to the safeguard should not be introduced in their current form “given the...

In a monumental win for ocean protection, a historic UN Ocean Treaty has finally been agreed at the United Nations after almost two decades of negotiations and almost 20 years of relentless campaigning by Greenpeace and many others. The agreement of this Treaty keeps the target alive of protecting...

Good news to start this Friday, as Australia will co-sponsor Vanuatu’s historic bid for the international court of justice (ICJ) to rule on the climate crisis, including the legal consequences for causing significant environmental harm. The Pacific island country will soon put a resolution to the...

Australia must set targets for amount of CO2 to be removed from our air, scientists sayAustralia should set targets for the amount of carbon dioxide that could be pulled permanently from the atmosphere using “carbon drawdown” techniques like tree planting and direct air capture, according to a...

A peak oil and gas lobby, which includes dirty fossil fuel giant Woodside, Shell, and BP, continues to argue against the Albanese Government’s signature climate action plan, including its opposition to international offsets. Under a proposal unveiled earlier this year, emissions would be required...

Minister for Climate Change Chris Bowen has again called for the Greens to support the government’s reforms to the safeguard mechanism, but flat-out rejected the party’s calls to ban new coal and gas. However Greens leader, Adam Bandt, claims the party has already made major compromises by offering...

An area roughly the size of Germany is set to be added to Australia's protected marine zones, safeguarding the future of millions of penguins, seals and sea birds on Macquarie Island.

Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has quietly approved a Santos gas expansion in Queensland, which will operate until 2077 and has documented public concerns over threatened species and impact on water resources. 

Safety concerns have yet again forced regulators to step in at Santos’ Pilbara operations, with 10 gas platforms in a state of dangerous disrepair and evidence the company had identified problems but done little to fix them. 

A Santos employee has accused the Australian oil and gas company of covering up the extent of an oil spill he says killed dolphins off the Western Australian coast last year. The claims were tabled by independent Senator David Pocock in federal parliament on Thursday. Greenpeace Australia Pacific...