21 May 2020

Heat-related deaths have been “substantially underreported” on Australia’s national records, according to experts from The Australian National University (ANU).

20 May 2020

The intricacies of climate change policy have not been front of mind for the Australian government this last half year, but the issue is now back on the agenda.

20 May 2020

It is a strange, interstitial time. We’re somewhere between the initial shock of change brought on by the pandemic (which is wearing off as segments of society...

19 May 2020

A new study by researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) has shown for the first time the full extent of the areas burned by Victorian bushfires...

19 May 2020

Rewriting government funding laws allowing for carbon capture from fossil fuel projects could lead to greater emissions reductions, experts say, but they warn...

15 May 2020

Emissions from Australia's electricity sector have dropped markedly during the pandemic. But a recession could cloud the renewables outlook.

11 May 2020

Promises to keep the mouth of the Murray River open to the sea to meet salt removal and other environmental goals are impossible to achieve and will likely...

11 May 2020

Extreme, possibly fatal, mixtures of heat and humidity are emerging more rapidly across the globe, a comprehensive evaluation of local weather station data...

7 May 2020

A forum aimed at building resilience and hope in rural communities is being brought to Wagga.

5 May 2020

Logging of native forests increases the risk and severity of fire and likely had a profound effect on the recent, catastrophic Australian bushfires, according...

5 May 2020

Governments around the world are considering how to revitalise their economies post-COVID-19. China’s plans for ‘new infrastructure’ construction projects...

30 Apr 2020

As our climate changes, changes in temperature and rainfall and the increased likelihood of extreme weather events threaten to disrupt agricultural...