The Western Australian budget has been delivered, with a commitment to a green energy transition away from coal and a new large-scale 500-megawatt battery. Greenpeace Australia Pacific’s Head of Clean Energy Transition Jess Panegyres said that this commitment could mark a historic turning point in...

What we know so far about treasurer Jim Chalmers’ 2023 budgetOn Sunday the government announced a plan to collect $2.4bn more in petroleum resource rent tax over four years by capping the proportion of PRRT assessable income that can be offset by deductions to 90%. Chalmers has also said the energy...

An environmental activist has been convicted and fined after spray painting a Perth police station with four yellow Woodside energy logos protesting the proposed Burrup Hub project. Magistrate Matthew Walton commended Deanna “Violet” Coco for her strong personal beliefs however cautioned her...

A Western Australian journalist who was taking photos of the removal of ancient rock art from the site of a fertiliser plant says she was repeatedly stopped by police and eventually had the images seized during a raid. The police action comes amid a crackdown on environmental activists in the state.

Greenpeace made a bold entrance to Fremantle on Thursday as its colourful ship, the Rainbow Warrior, docked in the tourist town to draw attention to the gas giant Woodside’s deep-sea drilling plans in the west.

Woodside Energy is awaiting two environmental approvals from the offshore regulator, raising questions as to whether a crucial part of its Scarborough gas project will be able to be completed in time. 

Record levels of greenhouse gases have caused “planetary scale changes on land, in the ocean and in the atmosphere”, a UN agency says in a report that shows the past eight years were the hottest ever recorded on Earth. Woodside, the largest Australian gas producer, is expecting a grilling from...

The Australian government has promised to implement a Fuel Efficiency Standard to boost EV supply and cut at least 3 million tonnes of carbon by 2030, but this first step must be followed with a strong policy designed to deliver for Australian households and the climate, not big carmakers. 

AGL, Australia’s biggest climate polluter, this week started the fortnight-long process of closing its Liddell coal-burning power station, marking a win for the climate and a major tipping point for the country’s transition to clean, renewable energy. 

Dozens of climate activists linked to the climate defence group Rising Tide have been arrested after shovelling coal from a train bound for Newcastle, the world’s largest coal export port. The activists say civil disobedience is the only option while NSW was significantly expanding its coal...