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...

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission watchdog will step up its probe of companies’ environmental claims after an initial sweep of 247 businesses found 57% made misleading statements ranging from overstating climate action to developing their own certification schemes.

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...

Coles and Woolworths offer to ensure stockpiled plastic rubbish does not go into landfill. The supermarket chains say they will take responsibility for the 12,000 tonnes of waste stockpiled after the collapse of the REDcycle recycling scheme’s major supermarket chains say they have offered to take...

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.

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...

The Greens leader Adam Bandt says they will pass the Albanese government’s planned overhaul of the safeguard mechanism – a climate policy promised to cut industrial emissions – if Labor is prepared to stop new coal and gas projects. Greenpeace has identified problems with this proposed legislation...

Energy giant AGL has posted a $1.1 billion half-year loss, sending its shares tumbling. The loss was largely attributed to a string of breakdowns across AGL’s fleet of ageing coal-fired power plants. AGL brought forward their coal closure deadlines to 2035, 13 years earlier than originally planned,...

Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has blocked Clive Palmer’s coal mine near the Great Barrier Reef, marking the first time that a coal mine has been rejected under national environmental laws. 

Major industry groups representing Australian manufacturers have accused the gas industry of getting around the federal government's gas price controls by withholding supply. East coast gas producers have effectively suspended new sales since the federal government announced price caps on fossil...