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September 25, 2025

China has announced its first target to cut emissions in real terms. What does it mean for Australia?

With China accounting for nearly a third of the world’s total emissions, any cuts it achieves will make a substantial difference for the world - and...

September 24, 2025

Australia’s horrifying climate future in four charts – and how we can avoid the worst

Maps released by the Australian Climate Service show just how bad things will get for heatwaves, drought and coastal flooding

September 24, 2025

Chris Bowen meets Turkey’s first lady as lobbying to hold Cop31 intensifies

Exclusive: Climate minister, who is trying to persuade Turkey to allow Australia to host the summit, appears with Emine Erdoğan at New York event

September 24, 2025

Vanuatu working toward UN vote aimed at fighting fossil-fuel industry influence

Ralph Regenvanu, minister of climate change for the Pacific island nation, says step taken on ‘behalf of everybody’Vanuatu is working on securing a...

September 22, 2025

‘A heavy burden’: Belém residents evicted in rush for profits from Cop30 rentals

As the Brazilian city prepares to host 50,000 delegates, local people are being pushed from their homesThe two-bedroom apartment in Belém became...

September 22, 2025

Weather tracker: Flash floods and landslides wreak havoc in California

Two-year-old boy dies and homes buried as remnants of Tropical Storm Mario bring downpours and thunderFlash flooding and landslides led to the

September 21, 2025

Canavan claims Coalition ‘on the cusp’ of abandoning net zero as Ley urged to follow Dutton’s voice referendum tactics

Queensland Nationals senator tells Cpac conference ‘last rites being administered’ and praises Andrew Hastie for threat to quit frontbench over policy

September 19, 2025

Kenya’s Turkana people genetically adapted to live in harsh environment, study suggests

Research which began with conversations round a campfire and went on to examine 7m gene variants shows how people survive with little water and a...

September 19, 2025

Sussan Ley says she ‘misspoke’ after comments that Coalition doesn’t believe in setting climate targets

Liberal leader later clarifies she doesn’t support setting targets while in opposition

September 18, 2025

How vulnerable are Australia’s cities to extreme heat? Explore our maps

Exclusive: Residents of western Sydney and outer suburbs of Melbourne are at particular risk of high temperatures, data shows

September 18, 2025

Bowen says cutting emissions by more than 70% ‘not achievable’ as 2035 target criticised from all sides

Albanese says 62% to 70% range represents ‘the sweet spot’ as Coalition rejects ‘economy wrecking’ target while Greens label it a ‘betrayal’

September 18, 2025

Whale and her calf entangled in shark net off Queensland coast

‘Heartbreaking’ drone footage has captured the moment a mother and calf became trapped. Four humpbacks have been snared in recent days

Environment Articles

China has announced its first target to cut emissions in real terms. What does it mean for Australia?

Australia’s horrifying climate future in four charts – and how we can avoid the worst

Chris Bowen meets Turkey’s first lady as lobbying to hold Cop31 intensifies

Vanuatu working toward UN vote aimed at fighting fossil-fuel industry influence

‘A heavy burden’: Belém residents evicted in rush for profits from Cop30 rentals

Weather tracker: Flash floods and landslides wreak havoc in California

Canavan claims Coalition ‘on the cusp’ of abandoning net zero as Ley urged to follow Dutton’s voice referendum tactics

Kenya’s Turkana people genetically adapted to live in harsh environment, study suggests

Sussan Ley says she ‘misspoke’ after comments that Coalition doesn’t believe in setting climate targets

How vulnerable are Australia’s cities to extreme heat? Explore our maps

Bowen says cutting emissions by more than 70% ‘not achievable’ as 2035 target criticised from all sides

Whale and her calf entangled in shark net off Queensland coast