Climate Change

The Goulburn Islands are a haven for endangered turtles, and as climate change causes sea levels to rise rangers are worried erosion is causing the turtle numbers to decline.

Biologist Deon Gilbert says this month's Victorian release of 70 juveniles from a spotted tree frog breeding pool is incredibly heartwarming.

The red and white obelisk is a must-see for visitors to the South Australian tourist town of Robe, but it's at risk of plunging into the water below.

Authorities say "exceptionally dry" conditions have put a dampener on this season's migration, which normally sees the mass of red crabs blocking traffic.

Researchers from the Australian Antarctic Division have completed one of the most ambitious expeditions since the 1960s, but the world's ice remains locked deep in the frozen continent.

Western Australia is again enduring extreme weather, with a heatwave gripping the middle and south of the state and a 'high risk' a cyclone will form up north.

Two months after the flooding in far north Queensland, communities in isolated townships ask whether it is wise to rebuild in the same places.

Researchers uncover new information about the coldest times in the continent's history by studying a system of caves on South Australia's Limestone Coast.

Professor Ross Garnaut says Australia's economy experienced a "lost decade" from 2013 to 2023. Can these ideas turn things around, asks Gareth Hutchens.

When China opened its fifth research station in Antarctica this month, analysts sounded alarm bells about potential security threats on Australia's southern doorstep.

The building blocks for a reconstruction of the political debate seem to be there — if there are willing takers who want to flesh out and examine these ideas, writes Laura Tingle.

A small group of climate activists interrupted Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's media event on the Central Coast.

Anthony Albanese spoke with the protesters after the event on the NSW Central Coast and told them that the government needed to be strategic in the transition away from fossil fuels.

This northern WA region has already experienced three heatwaves, and meteorologists say it's just getting warmer.

You probably imagine Antarctica is just covered in snow and ice, but parts of the frozen continent are home to lush beds of green moss that chart changes over thousands of years.

Animal experts are concerned rising temperatures will have a dire impact on Australian wildlife. But there's something simple you can do to help at home.  

The Bureau of Meteorology predicts a third heatwave for Perth in as many weeks, with the city breaking its record for the most days over 40 degrees Celsius in the month.

Architecture expert Anthony Burke says the fallout of climate change has "landed squarely in the living room of the average Australian", and that's dictating new home designs.

The music industry is grappling with how to reduce the carbon footprint caused by global touring but few have attempted what Arka Kinari have, cutting out air travel.

As car executives meet to discuss the government's new Vehicle Efficiency Standard, Hyundai, Volkswagen and Kia are among the car brands lining up behind the government's plan to cut car industry emissions.

Australians are still reeling from a summer of extreme weather events, so the news a US climate agency is on La Niña watch could spark fears about the years ahead. However, Australian scientists are taking a cautious approach.

A new scheme to help Queenslanders buy solar battery storage systems launches today, with the state government to give out rebates worth thousands of dollars.

The Swedish climate activist joined the protest in southern France which took place despite authorities placing a ban due to "risks of serious harm to public order".

The WA government confirms it will reject a plan to protect mature trees put forward by two Perth councils, and instead develop its own urban greening strategy.

As Perth and parts of Western Australia swelter through a second heatwave in as many weeks, data shows hot weather has left almost five times more people in hospital than bushfires in recent years.