Albany, Denmark and Mt Barker are all finalists in this year’s WA Tidy Towns Sustainable Communities awards, with Albany also in the running for the State gong.
Jacki Elezovich
The Noosa Triathlon has cancelled its swimming leg for the first time in 43 years after a shark sighting forced organisers to act moments before the race.
David Hannant
A drive for better bushfire risk detection is taking the fight against the natural disasters all the way into space.
Dramatic footage of a tornado ripping through the NSW Southern Tablelands has emerged as authorities warn further wild weather could hit on Sunday.
A multi-day search for a man who was washed away in floodwaters in the remote outback of the Northern Territory has reached a grim conclusion.
West Australians have helped recycle nearly one billion containers every year for the past six years, as the State’s container deposit scheme celebrates a milestone.
Jessica Evensen
Reforms to Australia's carbon credits have divided an inquiry, with critics warning they will not do enough while others argue they could undermine confidence.
Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson
A court has given a mining company the go-ahead to develop a new mine despite activists' concerns about its impact on the environment.
Catherine Bouris and Rex Martinich
Derby Day punters and trick-or-treaters are in for a wet and woolly day, with strong winds and rain set to batter Melbourne.
Alexandra Feiam
Indigenous groups fear an invasive weed capable of choking out native flora and fauna could cross containment lines and impact sacred waterholes.
Luke Lay
Alcoa will be forced to mine further away from Perth’s drinking water supply, with buffer zones extended from one to two kilometres under new approvals granted by the Cook Government.
Adrian Rauso
A study has uncovered a surprising and rapid shift in an important ocean layer which is fed by melted sea ice from Antarctica.
Ethan James
Four Wheatbelt towns are finalists in this year’s WA Tidy Towns Sustainable Communities awards, with Pingelly also in the running for the overall State gong.
A study into the disruptions to fresh water shoring up in a globally protected wetlands has revealed hidden algae threats looming on the surface.
The carcass of a whale calf has washed ashore for a third time, forcing the closure of another capital city beach.
Blair Jackson
Residents in one Australian capital city were given a rude awakening, with their mornings rattled by an earthquake.
A former councillor, One Nation candidate and farmer has died after attempting to drive through a flooded creek in regional Queensland.
Alexandra Feiam, Emma Kirk and Andrew Hedgman
A discovery of fire ants at a crucial logistics centre has prompted a kilometres-wide lockdown targeting high-risk material to try and curb the spread.
Tom Wark
A monster storm system is tearing across Australia, smashing one state and putting millions more on alert.
Cameron Micallef and Andrew Hedgman
As temperatures rise and West Australians head outdoors, a new study has identified the State’s snake-sighting hotspots.
Amy Cavender
The Water Corporation is still battling for hearts and minds when it comes to its proposed desalination plant in Nanarup and is hosting a community meeting about the scheme on Tuesday.
Claire Middleton
A state parliament has passed legislation establishing the creation of a major national park designed to protect koala habitats in the state.
Catherine Bouris
Dramatic footage has emerged of rescuers pulling a man to safety from raging floodwaters, as wet weather will continue to smash multiple states.
Emma Kirk
One of Australia’s largest oil and gas processing plants has been hit with a methane emissions warning by the UN.
