A Federal Court judge has sided with the Barngarla people and blocked a nuclear waste facility from being built near Kimba, South Australia, citing the “apprehended bias” of former Coalition resources minister Keith Pitt.An unrelenting heatwave is sweeping across southern Europe and North America,...

Rooftop solar is on track for another near-record annual installation tally as households seek to beat rising power prices, yet this growth is in contrast with a sharp slowdown in new investments for large-scale solar farms in recent years. Data group Rystad Energy attributes this to supply chain...

Nuclear power should not form part of Australia’s plans to reach net zero emissions, a new report has found - but the pipeline of solar and onshore wind projects could fall short of what’s needed.The Andrews Government is being urged to end its opposition to Commonwealth water purchases in the...

Latest industry figures show EVs accounted for a record 9.4 per cent of new car sales in June, up from 1.7 per cent a year earlier. The age of the plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) appears to be drawing to an end, at least in Australia, with plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) forming a significantly...

A joint scheme between the Federal and New South Wales governments aims to eliminate predicted energy shortfalls in the electricity network by boosting investment in renewables such as wind and solar. 

Tonga will be the first Pacific nation to experiment with wave energy, after signing a Memorandum of Understanding to trial new technology.

Tech giant Uber has set a 2040 deadline to phase out petrol vehicles and unnecessary plastic waste from food deliveries made through the Uber Eats platform across Australia as part of a push to curb its impact on the environment.

Seabin - an environmental project that filters the water in Sydney Harbour to capture microplastics and large plastics - has observed a 70% reduction in lightweight plastic bags floating in the harbour. The company’s CEO says that this shows the staggering impact of an enforced ban on lightweight...

UNESCO hails $2.9-bn Australian plan to protect Great Barrier ReefThe UN's cultural agency UNESCO welcomed on Tuesday commitments from Australia to protect the Great Barrier Reef, with the government pledging 4.4 billion Australian dollars ($2.9 billion) to safeguard the natural wonder. There has...

Woolworths has announced that it will launch 27 new electric vehicles onto the roads of Sydney in coming months, the first stage of a broader plan to make its entire fleet 100 per cent electric-powered by 2030. According to Woolworths, the plan will help it hit its target of reducing transport...