2025 • Oct 06
Cause of Gold Coast mass fish kill unknown with marine heatwave most likely culprit, scientists say
Local community group says whatever the cause ‘kids shouldn’t be in the water’ with dead fish
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2025 • Oct 06
Weather tracker: Typhoon Matmo batters southern China
About 350,000 flee homes as heavy rain and winds sweep region, while Hurricane Priscilla forms near MexicoTyphoon Matmo made landfall on the southern coast of China on Sunday afternoon, shor...
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2025 • Oct 05
Hot public holiday expected for Sydney and Brisbane after record rain for parts of NSW and Queensland in September
Warm weather follows deluges in more than a dozen places in NSW and Queensland which topped daily records for the monthFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updates...
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2025 • Oct 04
‘Baudin’s or bauxite?’: stark warning black cockatoo won’t survive mining expansion
BirdLife WA calls consequences of Alcoa’s proposals to clear 11,000ha of jarrah forest ‘irreversible and catastrophic’ for endangered birdGet our
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2025 • Sep 29
Turkey argues both countries can win from drawn-out contest with Australia over Cop31 hosting rights
Exclusive: Turkey’s climate minister says country is working on ‘innovative solutions’ as Labor privately downplays expectations impasse can be broken
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2025 • Sep 26
Native forest logging must end in order to reach Labor’s emissions reduction target, expert says
Murray Watt says ‘it’s not the government’s intention to stop old growth logging’ as Greens and academics press for total halt
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2025 • Sep 26
Abnormally hot days may hit Australia’s south-east after rare sudden warming over Antarctica
Phenomenon extremely unusual in southern hemisphere and last occurred in 2019 when it contributed to worsening of black summer bushfires
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2025 • Sep 26
Big trees in Amazon more climate-resistant than previously believed
Forest is ‘remarkably resilient to climate change’, but remains under threat from fires and deforestationThe biggest trees in the Amazon are growing larger and more numerous, according to a ...
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2025 • Sep 26
‘History will remember who showed up’: Keir Starmer faces call to attend Cop30 summit
Response from leaders and key climate figures comes after PM’s aides advised non-attendance over concerns Reform may attack himLeading climate figures and Labour MPs have urged Keir Starmer ...
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2025 • Sep 25
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 for fossil fuel exports
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2025 • Sep 24
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
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2025 • Sep 24
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
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