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September 18, 2025

Albanese’s Oprah-style emissions target aims to please almost everyone but falls short of real climate action

The prime minister has a stonking majority and a progressive crossbench that wants deeper cuts. So what has happened to lower the goal?Get our

September 17, 2025

Labor’s 2035 emissions target a ‘sliding doors’ moment for future generations

Australia must lead other nations in committing to 1.5C pathway for safety, security, prosperity and the environment, experts say

September 17, 2025

‘We’re still in the dark’: a missing land defender and the deadly toll of land conflict on Indigenous people

Julia Chuñil is one of 146 land defenders who were killed or went missing last year, a third of them from Indigenous communitiesOne day last...

September 16, 2025

UN tries to limit staff going to Cop30 in Brazil due to high price of hotels

Accommodation costs at climate summit in Belem are pricing out some developing countries and media outletsThe United Nations has urged its staff to...

September 16, 2025

Sydney’s west on frontline for most extreme heat and biggest health risks – but inner city faces water threat

Western suburbs, where temperatures are often 5C warmer, need shaded bus stops, more green space and better environmental standards in rented homes,...

September 15, 2025

The government has laid out the perils of the climate crisis for Australia – but will it meet the moment?

Grave remarks on the potential shocks to people, property and the economy are all too familiar. Putting a credible number on the emissions target is...

September 15, 2025

PM coy on prospect of Trump meeting – as it happened

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September 15, 2025

Millions of Australians at risk from rising sea levels and heat deaths to soar, national climate risk assessment report warns

National climate risk assessment report finds heat-related deaths would surge 450% in Sydney if global heating surpasses 3C

September 12, 2025

Australia’s Cop31 bid teeters as rival Turkey refuses to withdraw

Government rules out using taxpayer funds to buy off competing bid as Pacific leaders urge Turkey to step aside as an ‘act of good faith’Get our

September 12, 2025

Strongest tornado ever recorded in Japan hits Shizuoka prefecture

Devastating twister packs gusts of up to 168mph, injuring 89 people and leaving trail of destructionJapan has experienced the strongest tornado in...

September 12, 2025

Australia’s biggest gas project greenlit to 2070 with ‘partial’ protection for Indigenous rock art

Approval met with fury from conservation groups and the Greens, who called it a ‘betrayal’ of Australians who want climate action

September 11, 2025

Fiji ant study provides new evidence of insects’ decline on remote islands

DNA analysis of endemic specimens in museums finds 79% of ant populations in Pacific archipelago are shrinkingIsland-dwelling insects have not been...

Environment Articles

Albanese’s Oprah-style emissions target aims to please almost everyone but falls short of real climate action

Labor’s 2035 emissions target a ‘sliding doors’ moment for future generations

‘We’re still in the dark’: a missing land defender and the deadly toll of land conflict on Indigenous people

UN tries to limit staff going to Cop30 in Brazil due to high price of hotels

Sydney’s west on frontline for most extreme heat and biggest health risks – but inner city faces water threat

The government has laid out the perils of the climate crisis for Australia – but will it meet the moment?

PM coy on prospect of Trump meeting – as it happened

Millions of Australians at risk from rising sea levels and heat deaths to soar, national climate risk assessment report warns

Australia’s Cop31 bid teeters as rival Turkey refuses to withdraw

Strongest tornado ever recorded in Japan hits Shizuoka prefecture

Australia’s biggest gas project greenlit to 2070 with ‘partial’ protection for Indigenous rock art

Fiji ant study provides new evidence of insects’ decline on remote islands