Canberrans will see their electricity costs fall from 1 July as the state’s renewable energy contracts shield consumers from soaring wholesale electricity prices. 

The energy crisis continues to dominate news and the efforts of the newly-elected Labor government, with experts warning that electricity users are set to pay much, much more and thousands of manufacturing jobs could be at risk.

In a final act of destruction before departing for the incoming Labor government, former environment minister Sussan Ley tore up the recovery plans designed to prevent the extinction of almost 180 threatened species and habitats, including the Tasmanian devil.

Chris Bowen has been announced as Australia’s new climate change minister and has flagged taking Labor’s 43 per cent emissions reduction target to Parliament while also pledging to cut taxes on electric vehicles.

Australia’s new foreign minister, Penny Wong has praised Pacific leaders for their leadership on climate action, vowed Australia would listen to them, and acknowledged they had been "ignored" and "disrespected" in the past, during a speech in Fiji.

In a last-ditch bid to save its re-election chances, the Morrison government delayed news that electricity bills were due to rise, in order to continue crowing about keeping prices down during their time in office.

Australia ranks as the world’s worst polluter from the use of coal, with per capita emissions from coal-fired generation higher than any other developed country and four times larger than the global average, according to damning new analysis. 

The Greens are set to announce a $7.8 billion property disaster resilience plan that offers homeowners up to $20,000 in matching grants to raise or flood-proof their houses, as survivors of the recent east coast flooding disaster still await their assistance grants. 

While the nation’s attention turns with laser focus to the election, elsewhere in the country another head of hot air is gathering at the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (APPEA) conference, the annual gathering of Australia’s gas and oil industry.Amidst the swirling gas...

Just one more week to go for an election campaign that feels like it’s been running for an eternity. Today sees the Greens lay out their policy priorities and Fairfax’s editorial team back Labor on climate.The other looming big vote, the AGL demerger, continues its colourful press run, with an...