Northern NSW residents, who have already dealt with deadly flooding and weeks of rain, have been warned to evacuate again as floodwaters rise.

Life-threatening flash flooding and intense rainfall could hit some of Australia’s most disaster-ravaged areas with another dangerous weather system looming.

A whistleblower who spent years working on the Australian government’s carbon credit scheme has described the system as a “rort” that hurts the environment and has wasted more than $1 billion in taxpayer funding. 

UN boss Antonio Guterres has warned the goal to keep global warming to 1.5 degrees is in “intensive care” and laid the blame at the feet of wealthy nations, singling out Australia for its poor emissions reduction target. 

One of the world’s leading coral scientists claims a sixth mass bleaching event is unfolding across the Reef on the eve of the 10-day Unesco monitoring mission. 

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced a new electric vehicle strategy, including $45 million in subsidies for upfront car purchases and $10 million for new charging stations. 

In a decision that broke the hearts of people all over the world, the Federal Court has overturned a landmark decision that Environment Minister Sussan Ley has a duty of care to protect young people from the impacts of climate change when assessing fossil fuel projects. 

Communities forced to fend for themselves when the Prime Minister and the federal government went MIA claim the flooding emergency in the New South Wales Northern Rivers has exposed an over-reliance on volunteers that needs to be urgently addressed.

A Unesco monitoring trip to the Great Barrier Reef will land in Queensland later this month just as forecasts suggest the risk of widespread coral bleaching will be at its highest.

Residents of flood-ravaged Lismore have berated Scott Morrison over the absence of government support in their hour of need, gathering where he planned to stage a press conference and urging him to take stronger action on climate change and end his support for the coal and gas industries that are...