Environment

EXCLUSIVEMore plastics set to be phased out

The last straws were just the beginning. Retailers are set to stop selling other plastic goods, while the government has revealed what items will be phased out next.

David Mills

EnvironmentCouncillors issue plea for climate action

A group of councillors have banded together to plead with the federal government to do more on climate change as it costs their communities billions.

Tiffanie Turnbull

EnvironmentAnother 12 Australian animals now extinct

The federal environment minister has updated the nation's threatened species list to reveal another dozen animals have been declared extinct.

Rebecca Gredley

EnvironmentQld graziers hit by grasshopper plague

A grasshopper plague in outback Queensland has sparked calls for graziers to get the kind of financial help given to bushfire victims.

Tracey Ferrier

Go greenBrick-and-fence spread creates sweltering heat islands

Perth needs a tree quota, so that the footprint of every new development is matched by an equal amount of greenery, according to landscape architects.

Kim Macdonald

EnvironmentInquiry told NT mine may harm sacred site

Glencore's McArthur River Mine in the Northern Territory is likely to impact an Indigenous sacred site, a federal parliamentary inquiry has been told.

Aaron Bunch

EnvironmentSix arrested at Tas timber mill protest

The Bob Brown Foundation says 27 protesters have rallied at a sawmill at Bridgewater, near Hobart, with people locked on to entrance gates and machinery.

EnvironmentPFAS firefighting foam banned in NSW

Firefighting foam with toxic PFAS chemicals will be banned from use in NSW - except in catastrophic or extraordinary circumstances.

EXCLUSIVEWhy you’ll pay for plastics ban

Bans on single-use plastics kick off in SA today with other states and territories set to follow – but food retailers warn there will be a cost.

David Mills

EnvironmentPlastics ban in force in South Australia

The South Australian government says a ban on single-use plastics will help create jobs as well as being good for the environment.

Tim Dornin

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Collie Liberal hopeful ‘undermined’ by Kirkup coal plan

The Liberal candidate for Collie-Preston says her campaign was ‘undermined’ by the party’s failure to consult her about its signature policy to close Collie’s coal-fired power stations.

Peter Law

EnvironmentNT residents concerned over cotton farms

Northern Territorians are concerned the emerging cotton industry could damage Top End rivers, a poll of about 850 people has found.

Aaron Bunch

EnvironmentVictoria to ban many single-use plastics

A number of single-use plastics will be banned in Victoria within two years, the state government has announced, in a crackdown on pollution in the state.

Tiffanie Turnbull

NEW DISCOVERYNew bee discovery in Qld has scientists buzzing

A species of native bee not seen in nearly 100 years has been rediscovered after extensive searches along Australia’s east coast.

David Mills

EnvironmentRare bee found after almost 100 years

Researchers have rediscovered a rare Australian bee species, not recorded for almost 100 years, after extensive sampling of more than 200 sites.

Tim Dornin

EnvironmentEnvironment bill sparks extinction fears

Planned changes to Australia's environment protection laws will further harm the nation's native animals, a major conservation group has warned.

Rebecca Gredley

EnvironmentFeds chip in to fund Victoria big battery

The federal government has chipped in $160 million to help design and build a battery in Victoria, which will be one of the biggest in the world.

Benita Kolovos

EnvironmentGermany sees record temperature swings

Germans have faced extreme temperature swings of up to 41.9 degrees in one week, with readings well below zero climbing to record highs for winter.

EnvironmentRescued orangutans back to wild in Borneo

Helicopters have taken ten endangered orangutans, who've been in captivity, back to the wild on the island of Borneo.

Yuddy Cahya Budiman

New roleFortescue recruits Turnbull on clean energy venture

Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull will become chair of Fortescue Metals Group’s Australian green energy arm.

Danielle Le Messurier

Plastic not fantasticColes dumps single-use plastic tableware

The supermarket giant has announced plans to stop selling single-use plastic cups, plates, bowls, straws and cutlery - a move it says will divert 1500 tonnes of plastic from landfill each year.

Charlotte Elton

EnvironmentZombies spook Qld MPs in climate demo

A bunch of zombies have harrassed Queensland politicians, stopped traffic by wiggling on a major road and breached state parliament in a climate change protest.