Climate activist Deanna “Violet” Coco has been released from prison after she was granted bail by a court judge. Coco was jailed earlier this month after blocking traffic on the Sydney Harbour Bridge in an act of protest. Coco was the first person to be jailed under controversial New South Wales...

Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek will push for a global effort to prevent any new extinctions of wildlife by 2030, warning the world is heading down an “unsustainable” path unless a major international agreement is reached. Plibersek, who will travel to Montreal on Wednesday for the COP15...

Today Australia’s leaders will meet virtually for a National Cabinet meeting, with soaring energy prices being at the top of the agenda. The federal government plans to cap coal prices to help households struggling to pay their energy bills. The rising costs of fossil fuels like coal and gas are...

Environment minister, Tanya Plibersek, is launching a Biodiversity Council, a scientist-led thinktank based at the University of Melbourne. Brendan Wintle, a professor in conservation science at the University of Melbourne, was the director of the Threatened Species Recovery Hub, which gave frank...

Emails obtained by daily newspaper the Guardian show how NSW premier Dominic Perrottet’s advisers, along with several other ministers, sought to fast-track a bill targeting climate protests after media furore. It’s the bill that led to climate activist Violet Coco being jailed for 15 months. The...

Countries will meet in Montreal for the Cop15 biodiversity summit this week to work on a new framework agreement to end biodiversity decline. If successful, it should result in the global destruction of nature being halted and reversed with wild areas and habitat for threatened species starting to...

The federal government on Thursday delivered Australia's first annual climate change statement. It also released an emissions projection report, part of Australia's new Climate Change Act. The Albanese government says despite being behind on its promised target of a 43 percent emissions reduction...

IThe island nation Vanuatu and 17 other countries on Wednesday published a draft resolution asking the world's top court to clarify what responsibilities governments around the world have to protect future generations from climate change. The resolution, which the United Nations General Assembly is...

TagEnergy is set to build the first stage of the Golden Plains Wind Farm near Geelong in early 2023. This development will include 122 turbines, making it one of the largest wind farms in Australia. The farm is expected to start providing green electricity to households by 2025. Commonwealth Bank...

A United Nations-backed delegation has recommended the Great Barrier Reef be placed on a list of world heritage sites "in danger", citing serious risks from climate change and water quality. The long-awaited report on the 10-day mission that took place in March said climate change was presenting a...