Converting to solar-powered, all-electric homes is proving challenging for apartment occupants and renters, and pressure to close the gap is building.
Poppy Johnston
Thousands of residents in one Aussie state are in line to claim $150 through a government-run rebate by doing a simple act in their yard.
David Hannant
More close encounters between Australians and snakes could be on the cards as global temperatures climb, with implications for human health and conservation.
Australian investors are dumping ethical funds as a perfect storm of factors push them towards higher-return ‘unethical’ trades.
Ryan Johnson
Australians along the east coast have been warned to avoid water activities, as powerful swells of up to four metres batter the coastline.
Samina Rakhshani
Brumby numbers have rebounded despite efforts to cull the feral horses from a famous alpine national park, coinciding with a break in aerial shooting efforts.
Duncan Murray
Chipping off healthy Great Barrier Reef corals to sell to private aquariums no longer passes the pub test, according to a green group opposed to the practice.
A United Nations vote on state climate change obligations has received overwhelming international support in a major win for its Pacific island proponents.
While winter is usually wet and soggy for those living on Australia’s east coast, this year it’s likely to be different.
Alexandra Feiam
Another rescue plan for the Great Barrier Reef has been unveiled as critics warn new mining approvals are fuelling destructive marine heatwaves.
Robyn Wuth
The search is on for a ball-obsessed rescue dog to help save endangered koalas from fires and floods, after a beloved veteran retired.
Nick Wilson
The neat and tidy Wheatbelt town of Williams has been named the national winner of the 2026 Keep Australia Beautiful Australian Tidy Towns Awards.
Amy Towers
A senior Bureau of Meteorology leader is leaving after the agency’s troubled website overhaul sparked national backlash.
Andrew Hedgman
Emergency crews have rescued 48 students and teachers cut off by flash flooding during a school camp in a national park.
Samina Rakhshani and Emma Kirk
Through Containers for Change, accepted containers carry a 10¢ refund when returned, to keep or donate, and even more importantly, they can be saved from general waste and recycled into new products.
Containers for Change
We take a look at Mid-West community spirit and how groups like the Kalbarri Old Bastards are making real-world, tangible change for their communities.
Over the past month the Harvey River Restoration Taskforce have been hitting the banks of the Harvey River, removing weeds, installing protections and evicting yabbies from the waterway.
Craig Duncan
The Albanese government is at risk of failing to meet another key commitment, a leading advocate warns.
Nathan Schmidt
Would you go to a cemetery to see a concert or scary film? New research suggests we should be rethinking how cemeteries are used.
Emma Kirk
Climate change has the potential to widen the gap between renters and homeowners without fairer policy support directed at the worst off.
The Cook Government has committed $1.4 billion to fund clean energy projects across WA’s south west. But energy experts from Curtin University are waiting to see the impacts.
Eliana Hullett
Melville residents are calling for a review of the umpire’s decision to allow a cricket club to clear 200 native plants for a new pitch, amid claims council members failed to disclose impartiality interests.
An eight-week bin-tagging program employed by the City of Canning involves waste education officers looking inside kerbside bins and providing feedback in the form of a happy or sad face tag.
Michael Palmer
Two states are facing sharply different and unusual weather this week, with tropical rain soaking one while the other is strangely mild.
