Modern houses are being built to better withstand fires, but an urban planner warns missteps are still being made in street and city design.
Poppy Johnston
Australians are set to bask in hot and sunny conditions this Christmas, according to the latest Christmas Day forecasts across the capitals.
Pamela Rontziokos
Newly-created long-range forecasts suggest marine heatwaves may not be as severe this summer as the last but not all coastal seascapes will be spared.
Coalminers and environmentalists are clashing over a climate report on the sector finding net-zero emissions targets are unlikely to be hit at the current pace.
Alex Mitchell
The Shire of Capel will be assessing four-wheel-drive access to beaches as a colony of shorebirds is pushed to the edge by reckless drivers.
Craig Duncan
A controversial South West wind farm is moving forward without an assessment from WA’s environmental watchdog despite community pressure.
The South West’s leading conservation group has appointed sustainability expert Ross Hamilton its new Board Director while celebrating the achievements of the past year.
European Union members have set a new and binding 2040 climate target of reducing net greenhouse gas emissions by 90 per cent compared to 1990 levels.
Staff Writers
Claims of an "infestation" of crocodiles is prompting calls for a cull as part of a management plan of the apex predators and to protect regional communities.
Robyn Wuth
A sturdy type of coral that usually withstands bleaching has been hit hard by a combination of heat stress and a disease rarely seen in the Great Barrier Reef.
British zoologist and founder of the Save the Elephants group, Iain Douglas-Hamilton, who was a "giant in the field of conservation", has died at the age of 83.
EVELYNE MUSAMBI and ISABELLA O'MALLEY
Solar and wind firmed by storage and backed by gas remains the cheapest pathway to meet Australia's growing demand for electricity while reaching climate goals
Severe thunderstorms which could dump as much as 100mm on millions of Aussies – along with damaging wind gusts and hail – have been forecast over the coming days.
Blake Antrobus and Eli Green and Pamela Rontziokos
The company behind the proposal for a gold mine north-east of Katanning has shared its environmental strategy in a bid to ease concerns over its potential impact on the Badgebup site.
Claire Middleton
Tributes have flowed for a veteran NSW firefighter crushed by a fallen tree in a bushfire zone, with his family remembering him as a “great father” and “loving brother”.
Data centres supporting artificial intelligence technology could use as much as 20 per cent of the water supply in some cities unless policies change.
Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson
Millions of Aussies are bracing for a perfect storm of extreme heat and dry thunderstorms, with temperatures climbing into the 40s just days after fires ripped through multiple homes.
Alexandra Feiam and Eli Green
Locals have come forward to share their terrifying moments escaping the bushfires raging across NSW, with one man filming his chaotic escape via water.
Cameron Micallef
NSW is taking action after multiple deadly shark attacks in recent months.
Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer
New details have emerged after an experienced firefighter died when he was crushed by a fallen tree in a bushfire zone.
Alexandra Feiam, Cameron Micallef, Steve Zemek
Four numbats have been released into the Dryandra Woodland National Park as part of WA’s ongoing efforts to conserve one of the State’s most endangered native marsupials.
Amy Towers
A ferocious bushfire has destroyed 12 homes on the Central Coast as NSW swelters in 40C heat, with more than 75 fires burning across the region.
Clareese Packer, Emma Kirk and Andrew Hedgman
Six native Australian trees have been deliberately poisoned in Noosa, prompting a council investigation with fines reaching $141,865.
A major bushfire has claimed four homes and threatens more properties as authorities in one state warn of dangerous winds and heat on the weekend.
Alexandra Feiam and Emma Kirk
