Human-induced climate change made Australia’s scorching early January heatwave five times more likely, according to a new ...

Australia has experienced a 37 per cent rise in dangerous heat exposure over the past two decades, while becoming the world's second-highest hotspot for climate litigation, a new report reveals.

Australia has just experienced its worst heatwave in six years but it's set to become much more common under existing policies to curb carbon emissions.

Australia’s forests face rising tree mortality from climate stress, threatening carbon storage and ecosystem health ...

Only three members of the Pacific Islands Forum are currently members of APEC. Canberra can – and should – push for the region’s full inclusion. Climate diplomacy efforts in the Pacific are an ...

Environmentalists are up in arms over the Australian government’s apparent backsliding on its “net zero by 2050” commitments and the interim targets it set. Although the government hasn’t formally ...

There’s a chilling line in Australia’s new climate adaptation plan: It is prudent to plan for global warming levels of 2°C to 3°C by the end of this century, with temperatures in Australia likely to ...

Penny Wong is Australia's minister for foreign affairs. Having previously served as the nation’s first-ever minister for climate change and water, she applies an environmental lens to her ...

During black summer, my daughters were too young to know what was happening. Now, amid another Australian heatwave, they deserve answers ...

Flinders University paleontology researchers—with local fossil experts—have discovered how prolific shorebirds, including the ...

Australia is in a unique place when it comes to the energy transition. It is the world’s largest exporter of coal and a leading exporter of gas, yet has set a target to have 82% renewable electricity ...