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...

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.

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.

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 young dolphin has been found dead, deeply entangled in a NSW Government-owned shark net off Bronte Beach in Sydney over the weekend, prompting renewed calls to ban the devices. A review of the state's shark net program concluded that of the 300 animals caught in its 51 shark nets during the...

After mammoth commitments to invest in green energy by the US, clean energy advocates are warning this may now see critical resources, investment, and talent drawn to the US unless governments led by the Commonwealth boost their efforts to keep pace.

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...

The Federal Government is believed to have made a bid to give UNESCO World Heritage Status to the Burrup Peninsula. The bid comes as Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek is weighing up a number of major fossil fuel and resources developments in the area, including Woodside's North West Shelf and...